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    Airframe Family: Bell 209 / AH-1 Cobra
    Latest Model:AH-1E Cobra
    Last Military Serial:78-23066 US
    Compressed ID:Bell AH-1E sn 78-23066 US
    Latest Owner or Location:Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5990, Avra Valley, Marana, Arizona

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AH-1E.

    Circa 1978

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 78-23066.

    By 1988

    Transferred to Alpha Troop, 2/17th Air Cav, 101st Airborne, Fort Campbell, KY.

    From 1988 to 1991

    Ron Henley comments (7 April 2018): I was the crew chief on this airframe from 1988-1991, serving with Alpha Troop, 2/17th Air Cav, 101st Airborne, Ft. Campbell, KY. When I became the crew chief, the aircraft had just crashed with Bravo Troop at JRTC in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and was lowboyed back to Ft. Campbell. I spent 6 months putting her back together, changing out as many parts as possible, from the main mast nut all the way down to the landing skids. The aircraft participated in two tours to NTC in Ft. Irwin, CA, as well as Operation Forward Heavy at Ft. Hunter-Liggett, CA before being deployed on the Merchant Marine vessel the American Eagle to be used in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm (Gulf War I). This is a wonderful airframe, beautiful to fly, and a very high flight readiness (98 percent ) almost the whole time I was the crew chief on 066 Awesome Eddie. I named the aircraft after the famous mascot of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden. I have many photos and fond memories of this aircraft and glad it still survives out in Arizona. Hope to visit 066 with my wife and 5 kids someday. Roy D. Henley, crew chief, hehenley7@gmail.com 270-804-2642.

    To Disruptive Paintball, Rillito, Marana, AZ.
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    To Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 5990, Avra Valley, Marana, AZ.
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    13 November 2012


    Photographer: Chris Kennedy
    Notes: Too bad about the fence.

    13 November 2012


    Photographer: Chris Kennedy

    30 October 2016


    Photographer: Bastiaan Hart
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