Cobras

71-20998
1971Manufactured by Bell Helicopter as an AH-1G.
1972-1981Accepted by U.S. Army and assigned to B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division, Ft Campbell, KY.
1981Returned to Bell Helicopter and converted to an AH-1S.
1982-1988Assigned to the Air Troop, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR) in Fulda, Germany.
Patrolled the East/West German Border during the "Cold War."
1988-1992Assigned 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.
1993-1996Assigned to 4th Squadron, 3rd ACR, Ft Bliss, TX and later Ft Carson, CO.
1996-1999Assigned to DOL/AVIM LSI, Ft Drum, NY.
1999-2001Assigned to the Ohio Army National Guard.
2001-2005Assigned to DOL/AVIM, Ft Drum, NY.
2005Assigned to Army Aviation Heritage Foundation.
2006Certified by the FAA at 3281.5 A/C hours as the FIRST flyable AAHF AH-1F Cobra.
Assigned FAA Tail Number N998HF.
2007-2014Participated as one of six AAHF Black and Gold Cobras supporting the U.S. Army Sky Soldiers Cobra Demonstration Team.
2014-PresentPainted 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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67-15589
1968-1972Accepted 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.
1972-1975Served with 175th Aviation Company in Illesheim, Germany.
1975Loaned to NASA for research and spent two months at the Langley, VA Research Center.
1975-1981Served with B Troop, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry in Ft Lewis, WA.
Modified from a G model to a F model.
1981-1989Served with C Troop, 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry and D Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment in Korea.
1990-1997Served with A Company, 3rd Squadron, 501st Aviation Regiment in Germany.
1997-2001Assigned to the Tennessee Army National Guard.
2001-2006Retired to storage
2006-PresentTransferred to AAHF and restored to flying condition.
Now performs with the Cobra Demo Team as part of our airshow and ride program.
67-15826Assigned to 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 6th Cavalry Division. Ft. Hood, TX
November 1968-1971Assigned 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.
1971-1980Crashed a second time in Vietnam.
Rebuilt and saw service at Ft Hood, TX and Ft Knox, KY.
1980-1990Modified into an AH-1F and assigned to B Company, 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion, Fort Campbell, KY.
1991-1997Served in Operation Desert Storm with the 101st Airborne Division making it a two-time combat veteran with the same organization.
Upon return from Operation Desert Storm, 826 continued to serve at Fort Campbell, KY until April 1997.
1997-2001Served with the 1st Squadron, 230th Cavalry Regiment, Tennessee Army National Guard Smyrna, TN until September 2001.
2001-2005Was retired into storage.
2005-PresentAcquired by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, restored, and FAA certified.Acquired by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, restored, and FAA certified.
Performed for several years as part of the Army’s Cobra Demonstration Team.
67-15766
1968-1971Sent new from the factory to Vietnam and served with 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion.
Flew a total of 2,727 combat hours.
1971-1981Served with various units at Hunter Army Airfield, GA.
1981-1996Served with various units in South Korea.
1996-2001Assigned to the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment (ACR), Tennessee Army National Guard, Smyrna, TN.
2001-PresentAcquired by the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, restored, and FAA certified.
66-15283Assigned to 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 6th Cavalry Division.
1969- 1973Assigned to Department of Defense Technical Institute, Ft Belvoir, VA.
1973-1976Assigned to Ft Hood, TX.
1977-1979Assigned to B Troop, 2d Squadron, 17th Cavalry, Ft Campbell, KY.
1979Assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, Korea.
1979-1981Assigned to Bell Helicopter Textron, Amarillo, TX.
1981-1986Assigned to 214th Attack Helicopter Battalion (AHB), Ft Lewis, WA.
1986-1988Assigned to HSC, 5th AHB, Ft Polk, LA.
1989-1996Assigned to D Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, Korea.
1996-2005Assigned to the Michigan Army National Guard, Grand Ledge, MI.
2005-PresentAssigned to the Army Aviation Heritage Foundation.