1986


Bell 209 AH-1 Cobra

Bell AH-1W Super Cobra







  • Bell AH-1W Super Cobra
  • Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

First delivered on 27 Mar 1986, the USMC retired its last AH-1W Super Cobra at the end of Sep 2020 after 34 years of service.
Some USMC AH-1W still fly on, re-manufactured as the AH-1Z Viper.


  AH-1W Super Cobra News


Twenty-Four Refurbished AH-1W Super Cobras for Bahrain

Twenty-Four Refurbished AH-1W Super Cobras for Bahrain

31-Mar-23 - US State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Bahrain of 24 ex-Marines Bell AH-1W Super Cobra as Excess Defense Article (EDA) . The helicopters will be refurbished at a cost of $ 350M before delivery #SuperCobra
Marines Retire AH-1W After 34 Years of Service

Marines Retire AH-1W After 34 Years of Service

19-Oct-20 - The USMC retired the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra gunship after 900,000 flight hours and 34 years of service. Bell delivered 179 helicopters (originally known as AH-1T+) between 1986 and 1999 #SuperCobra
Camp Pendleton Last AH-1W Super Cobra

Camp Pendleton Last AH-1W Super Cobra

26-Jul-18 - Fleet Readiness Center Southwest (FRCSW) Site Camp Pendleton inducted the last Bell AH-1W Super Cobra to undergo the Integrated Maintenance Program (IMP) to keep it mission-ready but in storage #aircraft
HMLAT-303 Says Farewell to Their Last AH-1W

HMLAT-303 Says Farewell to Their Last AH-1W

06-Feb-18 - USMC training squadron HMLAT-303 transitioned from the AH-1W to the AH-1Z Viper and flew their last Super Cobra to the boneyard in Arizona



  List of Operators of AH-1W Super Cobra


Years Model Org
1968-    209 AH-1 Cobra usa US Marine Corps
1995-    taiwan Taiwan Army
1995-    turkey Türk Kara Kuvvetleri
2023-    bahrain Royal Bahraini Air Force



  Global Distribution of AH-1W Super Cobra



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