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    Airframe Family: Bell 209 / AH-1 Cobra
    Latest Model:AH-1F Cobra
    Last Military Serial:68-15133 US
    Construction Number:20667
    Compressed ID:Bell AH-1F sn 68-15133 US cn 20667
    Latest Owner or Location:American Legion Post 237, Footville, Wisconsin

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as an AH-1G.

    Circa 1969

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 68-15133.

    Circa 1981

    Converted to an AH-1S (Modernized).

    By August 1988

    Transferred to 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), Germany.

    Circa September 1988

    Redesignated as AH-1F.

    Assigned to Fort Drum, NY for storage.

    To Fort McCoy, WI.
    Placed on display.

    Restored with the tail boom from 68-17101,which was TOS USMC as 15739 and later returned to be converted to AH-1S.

    By December 2002

    To American Legion Post 237, Footville, WI.
    View the Location Dossier

    Markings Applied: U.S.ARMY, AH-1F, U.S.ARMY SERIAL NO.68-15133, UNITED STATES ARMY

    2008


    Photographer: Andy West

    18 October 2017


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    18 October 2017


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Aircraft ID section

    18 October 2017


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Showing tail boom ID
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Military Aircraft Serials of North America by S. Mitchell and A Eastwood
    U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947 by Stephen Harding GC
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2007 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
    Andy West
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