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Old February 22nd 09, 03:25 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Bob
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Hoping somebody here who understands US Army unit structure better
than I (this would include most everyone on the planet as well as many
multi-cellular lifeforms...) might help on the operator for this
UH-60L that came through Boeing Field a couple days ago.

I'm guessing it might be based at Fort Lewis a few tens of miles south
of Seattle, and perhaps Army Reserve or Washington Army National Guard
- and thinking the patch on the engine housing is a Big Clue - but I'm
still drawing a blank.

Coinkydinkally, one web source indicates this aircraft served with the
Colombian Air Force for a spell in the 1990s, which might account for
the repainted patch on the tail boom and unusually located "United
States Army" text.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Bob ^,,^




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Old February 22nd 09, 03:36 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Maple1
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Bob wrote:
Hoping somebody here who understands US Army unit structure better
than I (this would include most everyone on the planet as well as many
multi-cellular lifeforms...) might help on the operator for this
UH-60L that came through Boeing Field a couple days ago.

I'm guessing it might be based at Fort Lewis a few tens of miles south
of Seattle, and perhaps Army Reserve or Washington Army National Guard
- and thinking the patch on the engine housing is a Big Clue - but I'm
still drawing a blank.

Coinkydinkally, one web source indicates this aircraft served with the
Colombian Air Force for a spell in the 1990s, which might account for
the repainted patch on the tail boom and unusually located "United
States Army" text.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Bob ^,,^




Best Guess

101st airborne division
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Old February 22nd 09, 08:37 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay
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Bob wrote in
:


Hoping somebody here who understands US Army unit structure better
than I (this would include most everyone on the planet as well as many
multi-cellular lifeforms...) might help on the operator for this
UH-60L that came through Boeing Field a couple days ago.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Bob ^,,^



Based at Ft Lewis 4-6 ACS

http://flickr.com/photos/mooresark/2384397490/sizes/l/

notice the tailnumber in this picture taken in Iraq..





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Old February 23rd 09, 06:54 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Bob
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On Sun, 22 Feb 2009 14:37:54 -0600, John Szalay
wrote:

Bob wrote in
:


Hoping somebody here who understands US Army unit structure better
than I (this would include most everyone on the planet as well as many
multi-cellular lifeforms...) might help on the operator for this
UH-60L that came through Boeing Field a couple days ago.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Bob ^,,^



Based at Ft Lewis 4-6 ACS

http://flickr.com/photos/mooresark/2384397490/sizes/l/

notice the tailnumber in this picture taken in Iraq..


Excellent! She's a ve, no less.

Thanks much, John!

Bob ^,,^
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Old February 23rd 09, 06:58 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Bob
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On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:36:39 -0700, Maple1 wrote:

Bob wrote:
Hoping somebody here who understands US Army unit structure better
than I (this would include most everyone on the planet as well as many
multi-cellular lifeforms...) might help on the operator for this
UH-60L that came through Boeing Field a couple days ago.

I'm guessing it might be based at Fort Lewis a few tens of miles south
of Seattle, and perhaps Army Reserve or Washington Army National Guard
- and thinking the patch on the engine housing is a Big Clue - but I'm
still drawing a blank.

Coinkydinkally, one web source indicates this aircraft served with the
Colombian Air Force for a spell in the 1990s, which might account for
the repainted patch on the tail boom and unusually located "United
States Army" text.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Bob ^,,^




Best Guess

101st airborne division


Thanks, Bill!

Looks like John nailed it.

I love usenet...

Bob ^,,^
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Old February 23rd 09, 05:52 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
John Szalay
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Bob wrote in
:
Best Guess

101st airborne division


Thanks, Bill!

Looks like John nailed it.

I love usenet...

Bob ^,,^


He also may have been right, while not a 101st unit, the serial fits into
the birds first assigned to the 160ST SOAR NightStalkers Group based at FT
Campbell. however in your photo and the photo I found, shes a Blackhorse
bird now...
 




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