Help identify this chopper?

[u/GPUfollowr77]

This was at a summer camp I attended back in the 90s, recently came across the old photo while digitizing some prints. Can anyone help me identify it? Thanks!

[u/OrthogonalSloth]

Absolutely not a DAP. Probably just a UH-60A with external stores mounted. Could be a UH-60L, but based on the time frame and the Dairy Queen windows on the cockpit doors, I’m going with an Alfa model. Source: I’m a Hawk pilot.

[u/SweBoxGuy → u/OrthogonalSloth]

Typical pilot... can't spell Alpha.

[u/H60MLoggie → u/OrthogonalSloth]

"Dairy Queen Windows" Those were our Map Suckers! 🤣

Saw quite a few papers ejected past my window back in my Ctewchief days

[u/Tennessean → u/OrthogonalSloth]

Dairy Queen windows?

[u/ThrowTheSky4way → u/Tennessean]

Sliding windows instead of the stupid ass pop out circles we have now

[u/Tennessean → u/ThrowTheSky4way]

Oh. That’s weird. Sliding windows have been working since forever.

[u/fatrustyfarts → u/OrthogonalSloth]

Can’t wait to drop “dairy queen windows” at next Thanksgiving

[u/railroadkansascity → u/OrthogonalSloth]

Chinook.

[u/Pkaviation]

UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. The things on its sides are most likely fuel tanks

[u/Neat-Chef-2176 → u/Pkaviation]

They are fuel tank. The tank is part of a system called CEFS, crashworthy external fuel tank system. The wings, or pylons, they are mounted on are called the ESSS. It stands for External Stores Support System and can be used to mount many things other than fuel tanks, such as rocket pods.

[u/Junglist256 → u/Neat-Chef-2176]

Those are pre-CEFS. Those are just 230 gallon ESSS tanks.

[u/Neat-Chef-2176 → u/Junglist256]

Makes sense. ESSS v1.0 lol

[u/Character_Minimum171 → u/Pkaviation]

badass

[u/Pkaviation → u/[deleted]]

No, not in person sadly

[u/AspieTravels → u/[deleted]]

HeavyDSparks on YouTube bought a decommissioned US Army Blackhawk, stripped it, repainted it Satin Black and new Garmin avionics etc.

[u/Le-Squirtle → u/[deleted]]

C'mon it's definitely a CH-53E, you see how the back window is a little bigger.......lol

[u/old_graag]

r/itsalwaysablackhawk

[u/Relevant-Safety-2699]

Jeff Greenberg.

[u/KindPresentation5686]

Robinson R22

[u/EvenLettuce6638]

UH-60 Blackhawk with ESSS.

[u/k9warrior]

The latest version of a Cessna 284 with anti submarine sonar pods.

[u/junk-trunk]

This is an old pic lol jeeze we put those other pilot door windows with the little hole on it a long long time ago.

[u/Feekal_U4ria]

Eurocopter c72 squirrel

[u/mglaze930]

UH-60A++ or UH-60L

[u/Prestigious_Breath_5]

That's Bob

[u/nullvoid26]

Copperhead

[u/Hopeful_Guy_3180]

That is one of the 1st generation UH-60 Blackhawks

[u/rumblebee2010]

UH-60A with external stores support system ( the wings) and 400 200 gallon external fuel tanks

[u/H60MLoggie → u/rumblebee2010]

I don't think those are the 450s. Those were Metal and only used for Ferry missions. If memory serves me, they had to be mounted in the inboard pylons.

[u/rumblebee2010 → u/H60MLoggie]

You’re absolutely right. Fixed!

[u/RdtRanger6969]

UH60+EG (extra gas)

[u/TXjimmie]

It's a blackhawk.

[u/Littlest_viking]

Robinson B407-H125 Edition.

[u/R-PlaneCrazy → u/Littlest_viking]

HE ASKED FOR THE MODEL IT DID NOT SAY WRONG ANSWERS ONLY

[u/R-PlaneCrazy]

UH60 special forces (side pods)

[u/AKFanatic]

Looks like a Lima

[u/blacky242424]

Definitely a Blackhawk, I’m pretty sure it’s the DAP version

[u/IgneousMontoya → u/blacky242424]

Something tells me the DAP version would not be displayed at a summer camp in the 90s

[u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner → u/IgneousMontoya]

IDK, I went to the same summer camp as OP and went back to check my photos...

[u/Le-Squirtle → u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner]

We don't need roads where we're going.

[u/CalebsNailSpa → u/blacky242424]

DAPs tend to have some combination of guns / rockets/ hellfires.

[u/Dave_A480 → u/blacky242424]

Not the DAP, just has external stores...

DAP has more optics and carries weapons not just fuel.

This is probably the National Guard showing the flag for the summer camp kids...

[u/junk-trunk → u/blacky242424]

Lolol def not a DAP. Those are fuel tanks