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The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engined attack helicopter that was developed on behalf of, and primarily operated by, the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The twin Cobra family, itself part of the larger Huey family, includes the AH-1J SeaCobra, the AH-1T Improved SeaCobra, and the AH-1W SuperCobra.
During Operation Urgent Fury, the invasion of Grenada in 1983, several Marine AH-1T SeaCobras and Army AH-1S Cobras were deployed to fly close air support and helicopter escort missions. On the first day of the invasion, two of the four AH-1Ts involved were lost to anti-aircraft fire in the attack on Fort Frederick.
The missile was primarily fielded aboard Marine Corps AH-1T/W Sea Cobra attack helicopters, and Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier jump jets, and could take the place of self-defense air to air missiles. The weapon retained the same warhead of the AIM-9C, which gave it a fairly limited destructive ability against armored vehicles.
The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
AH-1S. 80-23517 - Celebrade Freedom Foundation in Columbia, South Carolina [22] [23] Display AH-J Sea Cobra AH-1E (ECAS) Enhanced Cobra Armament System. 78-23063 – Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #5327 in Wentzville, Missouri. [citation needed] AH-1F. 66-15309 – Veterans Administration Medical Center, Walsenburg, Colorado. [citation needed]
Bell AH-1F Cobra ; Bell AH-1J SeaCobra (USMC) Bell AH-1T Improved SeaCobra (USMC) Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (United States Marine Corps) Boeing AH-64A Apache (Army) Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight ; Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight (USMC) Boeing CH-47D Chinook (Army) Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion (USN, USMC) Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion (USMC)
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On 1 October 1986, the re-designated HMLA-169 had all 24 of their advanced AH-1T (TOW) cobras phased out which were replaced with 12 of the new AH-1W (Super Cobra). These were complemented with 12 UH-1N Hueys, increasing the Vipers' capabilities commensurate with the needs of the Marine Air Ground Task Force. This made HMLA-169 the first ...