UH60L Blackhawk Collectible Helicopter

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) boasts the largest fleet of rotary wing aircraft in the world, with the 5th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, being just one of three UH-60L Assault Battalions in the Division. In February 2003 the Battalion was ordered to deploy to the Persian Gulf for the upcoming offensive action. Not knowing when that operation would begin, the Battalion had to load the equipment already prepared to roll off the ships and launch straight into combat. This is exactly what happened. All ground support forces were loaded ready for combat. The soldiers of 5-101st Aviation Regiment met the equipment in Kuwait in early March and crossed the Iraqi Berm as part of the first forces into country on 22 March 2003. The aircraft followed, quickly moving the Division over 500 kilometres in the first week of the war. As the Coalition force moved north at a record pace, 5-101st Aviation Regiment remained the mainstay for transporting combat forces on time and on target mission after mission, leading to the taking of Karbala, a key city in the defence of Baghdad. Limited Edition