Cobra Gunship’s Firewatch Mission Ends

Cobra
The U.S. Forestry Service has retired its Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopters used for the aerial supervision of firefighting operations. The Firewatch Cobra Program used a pair of Vietnam-era AH-1F Cobra gunships for 19 years, flying 7,600 hr. since the aircraft entered service. The Firewatch Cobra’s last...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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