Khác biệt giữa bản sửa đổi của “Bell OH-58 Kiowa”

On ngày 27 tháng 3 năm 1970, an OH-58A Kiowa (s/n 68-16785) was shot down over South Vietnam, one of the first OH-58A losses of the war. The pilot, [[Warrant Officer (United States)|Warrant Officer]] Ralph Quick, Jr., was flying [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Joseph Benoski, Jr. as an artillery spotter. After completing a battle damage assessment for a previous fire mission, the aircraft was damaged by.51 cal (13&nbsp;mm) machine gun fire and crashed, killing both crew members. Approximately 45 OH-58A helicopters were destroyed during the [[Vietnam War]] due to combat losses and accidents.<ref>Roush, Gary. [http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf "Helicopter Losses During the Vietnam War"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029002005/http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf |date = ngày 29 tháng 10 năm 2008}}. VHPA.org. Truy cập on ngày 4 tháng 1 năm 2009.</ref> One of the last combat losses was of an OH-58A (s/n 68-16888) from [[17th Cavalry Regiment (United States)#Units|A Troop, 3-17th Cavalry]], flown by [[First Lieutenant]] Thomas Knuckey. On ngày 27 tháng 5 năm 1971, Lieutenant Knuckey was also flying a battle damage assessment mission when his aircraft came under machine gun fire and exploded. Knuckey and his observer, [[Sergeant]] Philip Taylor, both died in the explosion.<ref>[http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa_nam.html "Kiowa crewmember line of duty deaths"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231224422/http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa_nam.html |date = ngày 31 tháng 12 năm 2008}}. armyaircrews.com. Truy cập on ngày 4 tháng 1 năm 2009.</ref>

 

In early 1988, it was decided that armed OH-58D (AHIP) helicopters from the 118th Aviation Task Force would be phased in to replace the SEABAT ([[MH-6 Little Bird|AH-6/MH-6]]) teams of [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment|Task Force 160th]] to carry out [[Operation Prime Chance]], the escort of oil tankers during the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. On ngày 24 tháng 2 năm 1988, two AHIP helicopters reported to the Mobile Sea Base Wimbrown VII, and the helicopter team ("SEABAT" team after their callsign) stationed on the barge returned to the United States. For the next few months, the AHIP helicopters on the Wimbrown VII shared patrol duties with the SEABAT team on the Hercules. Coordination was difficult, but despite frequent requests from TF-160, the SEABAT team on the Hercules was not replaced by an AHIP detachment until June 1988.<ref name="160-1">{{chú thích web|url=http://www.nightstalkers.com/history/4.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20020615003730/http://www.nightstalkers.com/history/4.html |url-status=dead |archive-date = ngày 15 tháng 6 năm 2002 |title=Operations EARNEST WILL and PRIME CHANCE |access-date = ngày 25 tháng 3 năm 2007 |work=Night Stalker History}}</ref> The OH-58D helicopter crews involved in the operation received deck landing and underwater survival training from the Navy.