The 2nd and 3rd Battalion of the 82nd AVN is operating the Black Hawk in assault and general support roles

Note the M 240 mounted gun and the pilot door removed.

This Apache was part of a contract of 68 AH-64D Block IIs that were War Replacement Aircraft. This particular AH-64D was accepted by the US Army on 29 August 2008. It was delivered to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 82d Aviation Regiment "Wolfpack", as it still was during its deployment to Afghanistan.

Former Czech Air Force 0816 was donated to Afghanistan after an overhaul at LOM Praha (Letecké opravny Malesice). It was delivered in December 2007 to 337 Regiment of the Afghan National Army - Air Corp and served since then from Kabul IAP and the Kandahar Air Wing (supporting 205th Corps).

This uncoded RAF Chinook is here seen assigned to 1310 Flight, that operated Chinooks in Afghanistan's Helmand Province for Operation Herrick and Kandahar Province supporting the International Security Assistance Force on Operation Toral. The flight had eight Chinooks under its control. In November 2014 five of these were returned to the UK and the three remaining were moved to Kabul to support the personnel training the Afghan Army.

Dusk take-off of a GR4 from the single runway of Kandahar. ZA609 was flown first as a Tornado GR1 on 20 May 1982 and was brand-new delivered to Marham with destination 617 Sqd on 20 May 1982. But the aircraft went into storage pending activation of 27 Sqd. The aircraft had a long RAF career and was eventually last flown on 2 February 2016 and stripped for spares at Leeming. It was then fully scrapped in 2017.

Former Boeing test registration N37025 was delivered to the RAF on 13 April 1981 as HC1. It was later converted to HC2 and then to HC4 and HC6A. Alpha Golf is here seen assigned to 1310 Flight, that operated Chinooks in Afghanistan's Helmand Province for Operation Herrick and Kandahar Province supporting the International Security Assistance Force on Operation Toral. The flight had eight Chinooks under its control. In November 2014 five of these were returned to the UK and the three remaining were moved to Kabul to support the personnel training the Afghan Army.

This Chinook started its life with Boeing as a new-built CH-47D with serial 92-00367 (c/n M4301). The helicopter was accepted by the US Army on 28 February 1994. It was converted to CH-47F from December 2007 and redelivered on 31 January 2009. It was directly assigned to the B/3-82nd AVN and deployed from Fort Bragg (NC) to Kandahar.

This Chinook was Boeing test registration N37040 before it was delivered to the RAF on 28 September 1981. It was built as a HC1, converted to HC2 and later to HC4 and HC6A. Echo Oscar is here seen assigned to 1310 Flight, that operated Chinooks in Afghanistan's Helmand Province for Operation Herrick and Kandahar Province supporting the International Security Assistance Force on Operation Toral. The flight had eight Chinooks under its control. In November 2014 five of these were returned to the UK and the three remaining were moved to Kabul to support the personnel training the Afghan Army.

On the picture, the Lima was assigned to Company C "Vipers", 2d Battalion (Assault), 82d Aviation Regiment "Corsair". The Viper marking is just visible on the engine bay.

When pictured, this Black Hawk was assigned to the A Company "Mustangs", 3d Battalion (General Support), 82d Aviation Regiment "Talons"

When pictured, this Black Hawk was assigned to the A Company "Mustangs", 3d Battalion (General Support), 82d Aviation Regiment "Talons"

This Black Hawk crashed on 21 September 2010 after recurring technical problems during flight. The helicopter came down in Zabul province, Afghanistan. Sadly, ten of the thirteen military on board were killed. On the picture, the Lima was assigned to Company C "Vipers", 2d Battalion (Assault), 82d Aviation Regiment "Corsair". The Viper marking is just visible on the engine bay.

On serial sequence... only the fiscal years are different, from left to right 04-08717, 06-08718, 06-08719, 06-08720, 07-08721, 07-08722, 07-08723 and leading the flight line (from this side), 07-08724. All these CH-47Fs belong to the B/3-82 AVN, normally based at Fort Bragg (NC).

This Chinook was built as a CH-47A with serial 63-07918. It was accepted by the US Army on 14 Oct'64. It was converted to CH-47D with serial 84-24186 from May'84 and was returned to service on 27 Nov'85. The Chinook was again converted from Aug'07. It became CH-47F with serial 07-08041. Like a cat with three lifes, the helicopter was accepted on 31 Jul'08 and assigned to B/3-82nd AVN. Its life came to an end on 18 Aug'10, only a few months after this picture was taken. It rolled on its side during a brown-out landing in Kandahar province (Afghanistan). The crew and passengers escaped uninjured