Marine Corps says goodbye to the Super Cobra
Philip Athey
The AH-1W Super Cobra participates in a final flight during the Whiskey Sundown Ceremony at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans, on Oct. 14. (Lance Cpl. Christopher England/Marine Corps)
With its final flight over the New Orleans skyline, the Corps said goodbye to the historic AH-1W Super Cobra after 34 years of service as the Corps' go-to attack helicopter.
The first Super Cobras were deliver to the Corps on March 27, 1986, and during the next 13 years the Corps built up a fleet of 179 of the Bell manufactured attack helicopters, a press release from Bell said.
Super Cobras racked up 933,614 flight hours since it first hit the fleet, deploying with Marines all around the globe.
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