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AH-64 Apache (wallpaper 3). AH-64 Apache aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. AH-64 Apache aircraft pictures collection 3. The U.S. Army formally accepted its first production AH-64A in January 1984 and training of the first pilots began later that year. The first operational Apache unit, 7th Battalion, 17th Cavalry Brigade, began training on the AH-64A in April 1986 at Fort Hood, Texas. Two operational units with 68 AH-64s first deployed to Europe in September 1987 and took part in large military exercises there. The helicopter was first used in combat in 1989, during Operation Just Cause, the invasion of Panama. The AH-64 participated in over 240 hours of combat attacking various targets, mostly at night. AH-64 Apache (wallpaper 3). AH-64 Apache aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. AH-64 Apache aircraft pictures collection 3. During Operation Desert Storm on 17 January 1991, eight AH-64As guided by four MH-53 Pave Low IIIs, were used to destroy a portion of the Iraqi radar network. This was the first attack of Desert Storm and it allowed attack aircraft into Iraq without detection. The Apaches carried an asymmetric load of Hydra 70 flechette rockets, Hellfires, and one auxiliary fuel tank each. During the 100-hour ground war a total of 277 AH-64s took part, destroying over 500 tanks, numerous armored personnel carriers and other Iraqi vehicles. Only one AH-64 was lost in the war. It was hit by an RPG at close range and crashed, but the crew survived. AH-64 Apache (wallpaper 3). AH-64 Apache aircraft images wallpaper gallery 3. AH-64 Apache aircraft pictures collection 3.