- 1971 Manufactured by Bell Helicopter as an AH-1G.
- 1972-1981 Accepted by U.S. Army and assigned to B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, Ft Campbell, KY.
- 1981 Returned to Bell Helicopter and converted to an AH-1S.
- 1982-1988 Assigned to the Air Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) in Fulda, Germany.
- Patrolled the East/West German Border during the "Cold War."
- 1988-1992 Assigned to B Company, 8th Squadron, 158th Aviation Regiment at Fliegerhorst Kaserne in Hanau, Germany, subsequently becoming 4th Squadron, 11th ACR and participated in Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm, 1990-1991.
- 1993-1996 Assigned to 4th Squadron, 3rd ACR, Ft Bliss, TX and later Ft Carson, CO.
- 1996-1999 Assigned to DOL/AVIM LSI, Ft Drum, NY.
- 1999-2001 Assigned to the Ohio Army National Guard.
- 2001-2005 Assigned to DOL/AVIM, Ft Drum, NY.
- 2005 Assigned to Army Aviation Heritage Foundation.
- 2006 Certified by the FAA at 3281.5 A/C hours as the FIRST flyable AAHF AH-1F Cobra.
- Assigned FAA Tail Number N998HF.
- 2007-2014 Participated as one of six AAHF Black and Gold Cobras supporting the U.S. Army Sky Soldiers Cobra Demonstration Team.
- 2014-Present Painted in Desert Storm Sand by Bell Helicopter, Ozark, AL.
- Dedicated to the memory of CW2 Richard D. Stroh, Quicksilver-27, 4th Squadron, 3rd ACR.
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- 1968-1972 Accepted new from Bell Helicopter and sent directly to Vietnam.
- Served with A Troop, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry and A Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry.
- Crashed, recovered, and sent back to Bell Helicopter in Corpus Christi, TX, for rebuild.
- 1972-1975 Served with 175th Aviation Company in Illesheim, Germany.
- 1975 Loaned to NASA for research and spent two months at the Langley, VA Research Center.
- 1975-1981 Served with B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry in Ft Lewis, WA.
- Modified from a G model to a F model.
- 1981-1989 Served with C Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry and D Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment in Korea.
- 1990-1997 Served with A Company, 3rd Squadron, 501st Aviation Regiment in Germany.
- 1997-2001 Assigned to the Tennessee Army National Guard.
- 2001-2006 Retired to storage
- 2006-Present Transferred to AAHF and restored to flying condition.
- Now performs with the Cobra Demo Team as part of our airshow and ride program.
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- 1967 Assigned to 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 6th Cavalry Division. Ft. Hood, TX
- 1968-1971 Assigned to A Battery, 4th Battalion, 77th Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA), 101st Airborne Division, Camp Evans, South Vietnam.
- Missions included support for Ground Troops, Landing Zone Preparations, Interdictions, Counter-battery Fire and Aerial Escorts for MEDEVAC.
- Crashed six months after arrival in country from ground fire which took out the tail rotor, killing one pilot and wounding the other.
- 826 was recovered, repaired and placed back in action.
- 1971-1980 Crashed a second time in Vietnam.
- Rebuilt and saw service at Ft Hood, TX and Ft Knox, KY.
- 1980-1990 Modified into an AH-1F and assigned to B Company, 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY.
- 1991-1997 Served in Operation Desert Storm with the 101st Airborne Division making it a two-time combat veteran with the same organization.
- 1997-2001 Served with the 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard Smyrna, TN until September 2001.
- 2001-2005 Was retired into storage.
- 2005-Present Acquired by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, restored, and FAA certified.
- Performed for several years as part of the Army’s Cobra Demonstration Team.
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- 1968-1971 Sent new from the factory to Vietnam and served with 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion.
- Flew a total of 2,727 combat hours.
- 1971-1981 Served with various units at Hunter Army Airfield, GA.
- 1981-1996 Served with various units in South Korea.
- 1996-2001 Assigned to the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), Tennessee Army National Guard, Smyrna, TN.
- 2001-Present Acquired by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, restored, and FAA certified.
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- 1966 Assigned to 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 6th Cavalry Division.
- 1969- 1973 Assigned to Department of Defense Technical Institute, Ft Belvoir, VA.
- 1973-1976 Assigned to Ft Hood, TX.
- 1977-1979 Assigned to B Troop, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, Ft Campbell, KY.
- 1979 Assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, Korea.
- 1979-1981 Assigned to Bell Helicopter Textron, Amarillo, TX.
- 1981-1986 Assigned to 214th Attack Helicopter Battalion (AHB), Ft Lewis, WA.
- 1986-1988 Assigned to HSC, 5th AHB, Ft Polk, LA.
- 1989-1996 Assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, Korea.
- 1996-2005 Assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard, Grand Ledge, MI.
- 2005-Present Assigned to the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation.
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