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October 1992 Turkish Incursion Into Northern Iraq
, image= , image_size= 300px , width= 300px , caption=Commandos from the 1st Commando Company, 3rd Team, Task Force 2/A inserting near Hakurk via Sikorskys. , partof=the Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–present) , place= Iraqi Kurdistan , date=12 October – 1 November 1992 , result= Decisive Turkish Victory *PKK's heavily defended and fortified Hakurk Camp is destroyed. * KRG– PKK cease-fire *2 captured Turkish soldiers rescued by Turkish forces *All routes between Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan re-opened , territory= PKK flees from Hakurk Region. , combatant1= , combatant2= Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) , units1= 5th Commando Brigade *Brigade Headquarters *1st Commando Battalion, Order 70/4, 71/1, 71/2 *2nd Commando Battalion, Order 71/3, 71/4 *3rd Commando Battalion, Order 72/1, 72/2 *Artillery Battalion, Order 71/1, 71/3 Special Forces Command *309th Combat Search and Rescue Hakkâri 12th Land And Air Aviation Squadron *9 UH-60 *2 UH-1 Hakkâri Assault Helicopter Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UH-60 Blackhawk
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the ''YUH-60A'' and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61. Named after the Native American war leader Black Hawk, the UH-60A entered service with the U.S. Army in 1979, to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. This was followed by the fielding of electronic warfare and special operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH-60L and UH-60M utility variants have also been developed. Modified versions have also been developed for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard. In addition to U.S. Army use, the UH-60 family has been exported to several nations. Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
