| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 87-24634 |
| Alternate Serial: | 0-24634 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Sikorsky S-70 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Sikorsky S-70 (H-60 Black Hawk/Seahawk) |
| Aircraft Version: | Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (S-70A) |
| C/n (msn): | 701165 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Army |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | February 2010 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 143328 |
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In a war environment Medical Evacuation (MedEvac) is often necessary. Some UH-60s are assigned to this duty, and they received a red cross on their doors. In this way, during combat evacuations, the military are hoping they will not receive enemy ground-to-air fires on their helicopter. In a worldwide gentlemen agreement, fighting forces will not attack machines of buildings with these markings. Unfortunately... for some rebel and opposing forces it doesn't matter at all. This old UH-60A was seen during its take-off for another MedEvac mission from deployment location Kandahar. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 26 May 2019, and has since been viewed 268 times. |