Del'd: 876 - 1983 to 2012

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US Army Aviation AH-64A Apache


1974 : Hughes Model 77 YAH-64 prototype
1983 : AH-64A by Mc Donnell Douglas
1992 : AH-64A+
1997 : Boeing AH-64D ( both conv and new airframes )
2011 : Around 100 A models still in service
2012jul : last A model retired

BuNos 82-23355/23365 : AH-64A c/n PV-01/PV-11
BuNos 82-23366/23368 : AH-64A cancelled
BuNos 83-23787/23834 : AH-64A c/n PV012/PV059
BuNos 84-24200/24311 : AH-64A c/n PV060/PV171
BuNos 85-25051/25188 : AH-64A (??)
BuNos 85-25351/25488 : AH-64A c/n PV172/PV309
BuNos 86-9056/9083 : AH-64A cancelled
BuNos 86-8940/9055 : AH-64A c/n PV310/PV425
BuNos 86-9056/9083 : AH-64A cancelled
BuNos 87-0407/0507 : AH-64A c/n PV426/PV526
BuNos 88-0197/0263 : AH-64A c/n PV527/PV593
BuNos 88-0275/0284 : AH-64A c/n PV594/PV603
BuNos 89-0192/0263 : AH-64A c/n PV604/PV675
BuNos 90-00280/00345 : AH-64A c/n PV676/PV741
BuNos 90-0415/0522 : AH-64A c/n PV742/PV849, some MAP Egypt
BuNos 90-0536/0537 : AH-64A MAP Greek Army as 1013/1014
BuNos 91-0110/0111 : AH-64A MAP Greek Army as 1015/1016
BuNos 91-0112/0123 : AH-64A c/n PV850/PV876

AH-64A+
BuNos 92-0478/0517 : AH-64A+ (Some to United Arab Emirates & Greece )
BuNos 93-1701/1706 : AH-64A sims
BuNos 94-0328/94-0337 : AH-64A+ c/n PV906/PV-915
BuNos 94-0338/94-0347 : AH-64A+ c/n PV916/PV-925 to United Arab Emirates as 070/079
BuNos 95-0108/0119 : AH-64+ c/n PV926/PV937 conv to AH-64D Egypt as 3725/3736

Production line changed to AH-64D Longbow Apache




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Apache Helicopter Celebrates 40 Years

Apache Helicopter Celebrates 40 Years

22-Mar-24 - The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter is celebrating 40 years since the first one was delivered to the US Army in January 1984. Delivered in three major variants (A, D, and E), Apaches have totaled more than five million flight hours, with 1,340,000 hours logged in combat and peacekeeping operations #Apache
Five Million Flight Hours for US Army Apaches

Five Million Flight Hours for US Army Apaches

05-Mar-23 - The US Army reached 5 million flight hours on the AH-64 A/D/E Apache since 1984, 1.3 million of those in combat #Apache
Utah Guard aviator First to Reach 10K Hs in Apache

Utah Guard aviator First to Reach 10K Hs in Apache

07-Oct-15 - A Utah National Guard Army aviator was recognized as the senior Apache aviator in the world achieving more than 10,000 flying hours in the AH-64 attack helicopter.

US Army retires last A model Apache

17-Jul-12 - By Sofia Bledsoe, Program Executive Office Aviation - REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - It was a proud, historic and emotional moment for the Soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack/Reconnaissance) as the last AH-64A Apache helicopter, aircraft 451, was “retired” from the Army and handed over to the Project Office for Apache Helicopters during a ceremony on Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston, July 15. The event was hosted by the battalion as it was the unit that had the last A-model Apache in its fleet.



  Units


YearsUnitsBase
1992/121-183 AVN Gowen Field
1991/121-149th AVN Ellington
1989/972-227th AVNDE Hanau closed 2007
1989-    3-1 AVNDE Ansbach / Katterbach
1987/081-130th AVN Raleigh Durham Intl
1987/032/6 CAVDE Illesheim / Storck Barracks
Hood Army Airfield - Fort Hood
1987/9782nd CAB Simmons AAF
??/011-3 AVNDE Ansbach / Katterbach






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