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During the 1970s, the US Army became interested in pursuing an advanced scout helicopter, for which the OH-58 would be further developed, evaluated, and ultimately procured as the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. The OH-58D is equipped to perform armed reconnaissance missions and to provide fire support to friendly ground forces; it is equipped with a ...
9 December – An OH-58 Kiowa helicopter is hit by a rocket-propelled grenade, forcing a crash landing. Both crewmembers survive. [148] [149] 25 November – OH-58D Kiowa 96-0040 crashes after its tail rotor struck ground. [128] 21 November – OH-58D Kiowa 92-0605 from D Troop, 1–17 Cavalry Regiment written off, reason unknown. [136]
Hampton died when the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter she was flying was shot down near Fallujah, Iraq on January 2, 2004. Captain Hampton was the first female military pilot in United States history to be shot down and killed as a result of hostile fire. [5] [6] [7] She was also the first female combat casualty in Iraq from South Carolina.
English: (cropped version) - An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter from 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, returns to Forward Operating Base Mackenzie, Iraq, after completing a reconnaissance and close combat attack mission for Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division
At 11:45 AM, several Kiowa OH-58D helicopters arrived and began firing at the safehouse, destroying a large portion of the building with machine gun rounds and rockets. Nevertheless, the task force continued to receive heavy gunfire from the house's occupants, who also lobbed grenades from the roof.
2007 – OH-58D(R) Kiowa 93-0978 from B Troop, 2–6 Cavalry Regiment is shot down between Baquba and Muqdadiyah with small arms, killing the chopper's two pilots. [3] [4] [5] 2004 – First flight of the NAL Saras; 2003 – First flight of the Van's Aircraft RV-10
All 229 people are successfully evacuated from the aircraft via the emergency chutes. The aircraft is substantially damaged. 2004 – OH-58D Kiowa (3–17 CAV) shot down over Tal Afar, Iraq; both pilots safe. Incident highlighted in TV Documentary Kiowa Down. [1]
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