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Author: Chris Bishop Illustrator: Ian Palmer About this book The successor to the legendary Bell UH-1 ' Huey', the Sikorsky UH-60 first flew in 1974 & was christened the Black Hawk. It has become one of the most versatile & successful utility helicopters currently in service & has been used widely, from the invasion of Grenada to the ongoing operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. An attack helicopter configured with missiles, rockets, machine guns & cannon, the Black Hawk is also capable of undertaking a wide range of missions on the battlefield, including troop transport, command & control & aeromedical evacuation. Although the Black Hawk is most recently associated with the disaster in Mogadishu, this book looks past Hollywood interpretations to investigate the design, development & operations of what is arguably the most important helicopter in the world today, with fantastic full-colour digital artwork & up-to-date information about the Black Hawk's role in Iraq. Also examined are the more unconventional missions the Black Hawk has been used in, from drug-busting operations in South America to peacekeeping operations around the world. Contents Introduction· Development· Variants: UH-60L; UH-60M; UH-60; Firehawks; Electronic Hawks; A2C2S; VH-60; UH-60Q; MEDEVAC; Special operations Hawks; MH-60K; Air Force Hawks; MH-60G Pave Hawk; Future Hawks· Black Hawks in Action: Grenada – Operation Urgent Fury; Panama – Operation Just Cause; Iraq – Operation Desert Storm; Somalia – Operation Continue Hope; Haiti – Operation Uphold Democracy; The Balkans; Afghanistan – Operation Enduring Freedom; Iraq – Operation Iraqi Freedom; Humanitarian relief· Black Hawk operators: Japan; Australia; Israel; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; Miscellaneous· Appendix· Index Paperback; June 2008; 48 pages; ISBN: 9781841768526 ...