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| playername = Paul Deacon
|name= OH-58 Kiowa
|image= Image:OH-58D 2.jpg
| image = Paul Deacon.jpg
| image_size= 250px
|caption= OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
| country = England
|type= Observation/scout helicopter
| height(m) = 1.69
|national origin = [[United States]]
| weight(kg) = 83
|manufacturer= [[Bell Helicopter]]
| fullname = Paul Deacon
|first flight= 10 January 1966 (206A)<ref name=Donald>{{cite book|author=D.Donald|year=1997|title=The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft}}</ref>
| nickname =
|introduced= May 1969
| living = Yes
|retired=
| dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1979|2|13}}
|status= Active service
| dayofbirth = 13
|primary user= [[United States Army]]
| monthofbirth = 2
|more users= [[Australian Army]] <br/>[[Republic of China Army]] <br/>[[Royal Saudi Land Forces]]
| yearofbirth = 1979
|produced= 1966-1989<ref>The last new build aircraft were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1989. The subsequent arming of the AHIP and the System Safety Enhancement Program (SSEP) caused aircraft to be steadily refitted until 1999.</ref>
| placeofbirth = [[Wigan]]
|number built= 2,200+
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
|developed from= [[Bell 206]]
| position = [[Rugby league positions#Scrum Half|Scrum Half]]
| currentclub = {{leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|size=16}} [[Bradford Bulls]]
| clubnumber = 7
| representative = true
| club1 = {{Leagueicon|Oldham|size=16}} [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham Bears]]
| year1start = 1997
| year1end = 1998
| appearances1 = 4
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = {{leagueicon|Bradford Bulls|size=16}} [[Bradford Bulls]]
| year2start = 1998&ndash;
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 420
| tries2 = 61
| goals2 = 1744
| fieldgoals2 = 37
| points2 = 3769
| teamA = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national rugby league team|England]]
| yearAstart = 1999&ndash;
| appearancesA = 10
| triesA = 0
| goalsA = 0
| fieldgoalsA = 0
| pointsA = 0
| teamB = [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|border|22px]] [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]]
| yearBstart = 2002&ndash;
| appearancesB = 11
| triesB = 1
| goalsB = 9
| fieldgoalsB = 0
| pointsB = 22
| updated = [[10 August]], [[2008]]
| source = [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Paul_Deacon.html Rugby League Project]
}}
}}


'''Paul Deacon''' (born [[February 13]], [[1979]]) is an [[England|English]] [[rugby league]] player. He has been the captain of [[Bradford Bulls]] since January 2007. He usually plays [[Rugby league positions#Scrum half|scrum half]] for the [[Super League (Europe)|Super League]] side. Deacon is currently Bradford's Longest serving player.
The '''OH-58 Kiowa''' is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, observation and light attack [[helicopter]]s manufactured by [[Bell Helicopter]] and originally based on the company's [[Bell 206|Bell 206A JetRanger]] helicopter. The OH-58 Kiowa has been in continuous use by the [[United States Army]] since its introduction in 1968. The latest model, the '''OH-58D Kiowa Warrior''', is primarily operated in an armed reconnaissance role in support of ground troops.


==Development==
==Background==
Hailing from [[Standish]] in the [[Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Wigan]] borough, a former Hindley amateur, Deacon made his senior professional debut four days before his 18th birthday as a substitute for [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham Bears]] in a 48-6 RL Challenge Cup fourth round home defeat of [[Rochdale Hornets]] on 9 February 1997. He made only four appearances for Oldham before moving to Bradford. He has been one of Bradford Bull's most influential players in the 21st century.


==Bradford Bulls==
In October 1960, the Army submitted a request for proposals (RFP) for the [[Light Observation Helicopter]] (LOH). Bell, along with 12 other manufacturers (including [[Fairchild Hiller|Fairchild-Hiller]] and [[Hughes Helicopters|Hughes Tool Co. Aircraft Division]]), entered the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5JRs1SFaO|title=The Cessna CH-1 Helicopter|author=Steve Remington|publisher=CollectAir (commercemarketplace.com)|work=|date=}}</ref> In January 1961, Bell proposed their Model 206 design,<ref name="Hirschberg">{{cite web|url=http://www.vtol.org/History.htm#_Toc486998807|title=US and Russian Helicopter Development In the 20th Century|author=Michael J. Hirschberg and David K. Daley|date=7 July 2000|publisher=[http://www.vtol.org American Helicopter Society]|accessdate=2007-04-20}}</ref> which was selected out of the design phase of the Navy-run competition by the Army<ref name="GAS-1">{{cite paper|title=George A. Spangenberg Oral History|author=George A. Spangenberg, edited by Judith Spangenberg-Currier|url=http://www.georgespangenberg.com/gasoralhistory.pdf|format=pdf pp.187-190|publisher=www.spangenberg.org }}</ref> and designated as the '''[[Bell YOH-4|YHO-4]]'''.<ref name="LOH-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5J1lvgxQH|title=U.S Army Aircraft Acquisition Programs|work=Uncommon Aircraft 2006|author=Robert Beechy|date=18 November 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/rotary-desig.htm|title=Rotary Aircraft Designation Crosswalk|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref>


He signed for the Bulls from [[Oldham Roughyeds|Oldham]] and came through the youth system at at the same time as [[Jamie Peacock]] and [[Stuart Fielden]].
===Light Observation Helicopter (LOH)===
Bell produced five prototype aircraft in 1962 for the Army's test and evaluation phase. The first prototype flew on 8 December 1962.<ref name="1000photos-1">Visschedijk, Johan. [http://www.webcitation.org/5J1mlLyeb "Bell 206 JetRanger".] 1000AircraftPhotos.com. 16 October 2003. Accessed on 19 September 2006.</ref> That same year, all aircraft began to be designated according to the new Joint Services designation system, so the prototype aircraft were redesignated as ''YOH-4A''. The YOH-4A also became known as the ''Ugly Duckling'' in comparison to the other contending aircraft. During the testing phase, the test pilots complained about the power problems of the aircraft{{Fact|date=April 2008}} which eliminated it from consideration.<ref name="1000photos-1"/>


====1998====
When the YOH-4A was rejected by the Army, Bell went about solving the problem of marketing the aircraft. In addition to the image problem, the helicopter lacked cargo space and only provided cramped quarters for the planned three passengers in the back. The solution was a fuselage redesigned to be more sleek and aesthetic, adding {{convert|16|cuft|m3}} of cargo space in the process.<ref name="aastad">Aastad, Andy. [http://rotormagazine.org/Portals/24/pdf/winter2006_7/32.pdf "The Introduction to the JetRanger".] ''Rotor Magazine''. Helicopter Association International. Winter 2006-2007. Accessed on 29 April 2008.</ref> The redesigned aircraft was designated as the '''Model 206A''', and Bell President Edwin J. Ducayet named it the ''JetRanger'' denoting an evolution from the popular [[Bell 47|Model 47J ''Ranger'']].
Deacon scored a try and goal on his debut for the Bulls at scrum half in a 36-10 Super League home defeat of [[Huddersfield Giants]] on 28 June 1998.


====2002-2003====
[[Image:Oh4a002.jpg|thumb|right|YOH-4A LOH in flight.]]
He has since gone on to be one of Bradford's key players. He is a superb organiser and has a tremendous kicking game. In the seasons of 2002 and 2003 his goal kicking percentage was near 80%.


====New Points Total====
In 1967, the Army reopened the LOH competition for bids because Hughes Tool Co. Aircraft Division couldn't meet the contractual production demands.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Bell resubmitted for the program using the Bell 206A.<ref name="LOH-1">LOH Lot 2</ref> Fairchild-Hiller failed to resubmit their bid with the YOH-5A, which they had successfully marketed as the [[Fairchild Hiller FH-1100|FH-1100]].<ref name="Hirschberg"/> In the end, Bell underbid Hughes to win the contract and the Bell 206A was designated as the OH-58A. Following the U.S.Army's naming convention for helicopters, the OH-58A was named Kiowa in honor of the [[Kiowa|Native American tribe]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
Paul Deacon broke the (1,834) record points scored for a Bulls Player on the 23rd June 2006, which was previously held by [[Keith Mumby]].


====2007====
===Advanced Scout Helicopter===
In 2007 Paul became the Bradford Bulls captain taking over from [[Iestyn Harris]]. Also in 2007 he became famous for going to several bars and celebrating in obscure manners. Once he got a chair held it in his arms ran across the dancefloor and slammed it down on the bar and went touchdown!
In the 1970s, the U.S. Army began evaluating the need to improve the capabilities of their scout aircraft. The OH-58A lacked the power for operations in areas that exposed the aircraft to high altitude and hot temperatures, areas where the ability to acquire targets was a critical deficiency in the tactical warfare capabilities of Army aviation.<ref name="cmh-1972-05">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1972/ch05.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1972|accessdate=2007-04-14|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref> The power shortcoming caused other issues as the Army anticipated the AH-64A's replacement of the venerable AH-1 in the Attack battalions of the Army. The Army began shopping the idea of an Aerial Scout Program to industry as a prototype exercise to stimulate the development of advanced technological capabilities for night vision and precision navigation equipment.<ref name="cmh-1972-05"/> The stated goals of the program included prototypes that would: <blockquote>...possess an extended target acquisition range capability by means of a long-range stabilized optical subsystem for the observer, improved position location through use of a computerized navigation system, improved survivability by reducing aural, visual, radar, and infrared signatures, and an improved flight performance capability derived from a larger engine to provide compatibility with attack helicopters.<ref name="cmh-1972-05"/></blockquote>


In August 2007 he was named Bradford's [[Bradford Bulls#Team of Century|team of the Century]].
In early March 1974, the Army created a special task force to develop the system requirements for the Aerial Scout Helicopter program,<ref name="cmh-1974-11">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1974/ch11.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1974|accessdate=2007-04-14|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref> and in 1975 the task force had formulated the requirements for the Advanced Scout Helicopter (ASH) program. The requirements were formulated around an aircraft capable of performing in day, night, and adverse weather and compatible with all the advanced weapons systems planned for development and fielding into the 1980s. The program was approved by the System Acquisition Review Council and the Army prepared for competitive development to begin the next year.<ref name="cmh-1975-10">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1975/ch10.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1975|accessdate=2007-04-14|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref> However, as the Army tried to get the program off the ground, Congress declined to provide funding for it in the fiscal year 1977 budget and the ASH Project Manager's Office (PM-ASH) was closed on 30 September 1976.<ref name="cmh-1976-10">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/DAHSUM/1976/ch10.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1976|accessdate=2007-04-14|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>


In Semtember 2007 Deacon reached 2,000 goals for the Bradford Bulls.
While no development occurred during the next few years, the program survived as a requirement without funding. On 30 November 1979, the decision was made to defer development of an advanced scout helicopter in favor of pursuing modification of existing airframes in the inventory as a near term scout helicopter (NTSH) option. The development of a mast-mounted sight would be the primary focus to improve the aircraft's ability to perform reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition missions while remaining hidden behind trees and terrain. Both the UH-1 and the OH-58 were evaluated as NTSH candidates, but the UH-1 was dropped from consideration due to its larger size and ease of detection. The OH-58, on the other hand demonstrated a dramatic reduction in detectability with an MMS.


====2008====
On 10 July 1980, the Army decided that the NTSH would be a competitive modification program based on developments in the commercial helicopter industry, particularly Hughes Helicopters development of the [[MD Helicopters MD 500|Hughes 500D]] which provided significant improvements over the OH-6.<ref name="cmh-1980-11">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1980/ch11.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1980|accessdate=2007-04-14|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>
In 2008 Deacon will celebrate his testimonial year with the Bradford Bulls after 10 years of service for the Super League club. As well as a testimonial match against his hometown club [[Wigan Warriors]] in January, Paul Deacon's name shall also appear on all away shirts to commemorate his loyalty to the Bulls, on 16 April 2008 Paul signed a new 2 year contract until 2010.


==Great Britain & England==
===Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP)===
Deacon made his Great Britain Debut in 2001 and has made 11 appearances, Deacon Played in 2005 Tri nations.
The Army's decision to acquire the NTSH resulted in the "Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP)". Both Bell Helicopter and Hughes Helicopters redesigned their scout aircraft to compete for the contract. Bell offered a more robust version of the OH-58 in their model 406 aircraft,<ref name="tri-2">{{cite web|url=http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/aahist3.htm#AHIP|title=Historic U.S. Army Helicopters|accessdate=2007-04-14}}</ref> and Hughes offered an upgraded version of the OH-6, and on 21 September 1981, Bell Helicopter Textron was awarded a development contract.<ref>{{cite paper|author=COL Robert S. Fairweather Jr. and MAJ Grant Fossum|title=The AHIP: Field Artillery Aerial Observer Platform of the Future|publisher=Field Artillery Magazine|date=July/August 1982|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5JRlXvP0o|format=pdf
}}</ref><ref name="cmh-1981-11">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/DAHSUM/1981/ch11.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1981|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History|accessdate=2007-04-14}}</ref> The prototype flew in 1983, and the aircraft entered service in 1985 as the OH-58D.<ref name="cmh-1986-04">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1986/ch04.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1986|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>


Deacon played for England in 2000 World cup.
Initially intended to be used in attack, cavalry and artillery roles, the Army only approved a low initial production level and confined the role of the OH-58D to field artillery observation. The Army also directed that a follow-on test be conducted to further evaluate the aircraft due to perceived deficiencies. On 1 April 1986, the Army formed a task force at Fort Rucker, Alabama, to remedy deficiencies in the AHIP.<ref name="cmh-1986-04"/> As a result of those deliberations, the Army had planned to discontinue the OH-58D in 1988 and focus on the LHX, but Congress approved $138 million for expanding the program, calling for the AHIP to operate with the Apache as a hunter/killer team; the AHIP would locate the targets, and the Apache would destroy them in a throwback to the traditional OH-58/AH-1 relationship.<ref name="cmh-1988-04">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/DAHSUM/1988/ch04.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1988|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref> However, based on experience with Task Force 118's performance operating armed OH-58D helicopters in the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Prime Chance, the Secretary of the Army directed that the aircraft's armament systems be upgraded and that the aircraft be used primarily for scouting and armed reconnaissance.<ref name="cmh-1989-11">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/cmh/books/DAHSUM/1989/CH11.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1989|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>


Deacon was recalled for the Great Britain Train on Sqaud for the 2007 test series with New Zealand but pulled out Due to Injury.
==Operational history==
{{Expand-section|lacks entry into service, Vietnam through mid-1980s use|date=June 2008}}
===Operation Prime Chance===
In early 1988, it was decided that armed OH-58D (AHIP) helicopters from the 118th Aviation Task Force would be phased in to replace the SEABAT ([[Hughes H-6|AH-6/MH-6]]) teams of [[160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment|Task Force 160th]] to carry out [[Operation Prime Chance]], the escort of oil tankers during the [[Iran–Iraq War]]. On 24 February 1988, two AHIP helicopters reported to the Wimbrown VII, and the SEABAT team stationed on the barge returned to the United States. For the next few months, the AHIP helicopters on the Wimbrown VII shared patrol duties with the SEABAT team on the Hercules. Coordination was difficult, but despite frequent requests from TF-160, the SEABAT team on the Hercules was not replaced by an AHIP detachment until June 1988.<ref name="160-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.nightstalkers.com/history/4.html|title=Operations EARNEST WILL and PRIME CHANCE|accessdate=2007-03-25|work=[http://www.nightstalkers.com Night Stalker History]}}</ref> The OH-58D helicopter crews involved in the operation received deck landing and underwater survival training from the Navy.


He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the [[England_national_rugby_league_team#2008_World_Cup_squad|England training squad]] for the [[2008 Rugby League World Cup]] through injury.<ref name="Deacon pulls out of England squad">{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7604682.stm|title=Deacon pulls out of England squad|publisher=BBC|date=2008-09-16|accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
In November 1988, the number of OH-58D helicopters that supported Task Force 118 was reduced. However, the aircraft continued to operate from the Navy's Mobile Sea Base Hercules, the frigate Underwood, and the destroyer Connolly. OH-58D operations primarily entailed reconnaissance flights at night, and depending on maintenance requirements and ship scheduling, Army helicopters usually rotated from the mobile sea base and other combatant ships to a land base every seven to fourteen days. On 18 September 1989, an OH-58D crashed during night gunnery practice and sank, but with no loss of personnel. When the Mobile Sea Base Hercules was inactivated in September 1989, all but five OH-58D helicopters redeployed to the continental United States.<ref name="cmh-1">{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1989/CH6.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1989|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History|accessdate=2007-03-25}}</ref>


===RAID===
==Statistics==
===Club career===
In 1989, Congress mandated that the [[Army National Guard]] would be a player in the country's ''[[War on Drugs]]'', enabling them to aid federal, state and local law enforcement agencies with "special congressional entitlements". In response, the Army National Guard Bureau created the Reconnaissance and Aerial Interdiction Detachments (RAID) in 1992, consisting of aviation units in 31 states with 76 specially modified OH-58A helicopters to assume the reconnaissance/interdiction role in the fight against illegal drugs. During 1994 twenty-four states conducted more than 1,200 aerial counterdrug reconnaissance and interdiction missions, conducting many of these missions at night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.mil/CMH/books/DAHSUM/1994/ch05.htm|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1994}}</ref> Eventually, the program was expanded to cover 32 states and consisting of 116 aircraft, including dedicated training aircraft at the Western Army Aviation Training Site (WAATS) in [[Marana, Arizona]].<ref name="raid-rw">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K0AkcD8T|title=Homeland Defense:Fighting Homeland Wars|author=Doug Nelms|date=1 November 2002|publisher=Rotor & Wing [http://www.aviationtoday.com (www.aviationtoday.com)]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;" width="60%"
!Year !! Club !!Apps !!Pts !!T !!G !!FG
|-
|1998|| [[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]]|| 13|| 24 ||4 ||4 ||-
|-
|1999 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]] ||28|| 69|| 1 ||32|| 1
|-
|2000 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]]||27|| 85|| 9|| 23|| 3
|-
|2001 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]] ||27|| 78|| 6|| 25|| 4
|-
|2002 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]] ||28|| 319|| 6|| 147 ||1
|-
|2003 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]] ||29 ||313|| 9 ||137|| 3
|-
|2004 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]]|| 28|| 276 ||7 ||123 ||2
|-
|2005 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]] ||31|| 359 ||12|| 153|| 5
|-
|2006 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]] ||28|| 264|| 7 ||118|| -
|-
|2007 ||[[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]][[Bradford Bulls]]|| 21 || 216|| 5 ||98 ||-
|-
|2008|| [[Image:Bullscolours.svg‎|16px]] [[Bradford Bulls]]||12|| 109 ||1|| 52 ||1
|-
|}


===Representative career===
The RAID program’s mission has now been expanded to include the war against terrorism and supporting [[U.S. Border Patrol]] activities in support of homeland defense. The National Guard RAID units' Area of Operation (AO) is the only one in the [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] that is wholly contained within the borders of the [[United States]].<ref name="raid-rw"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:75%;" width="50%"

|-
===Operation Just Cause===
! Year !! Team !! Matches !! Tries !! Goals !! Field Goals !! Points
During [[Operation Just Cause]], a [[Scout Weapons Team]], consisting of an OH-58 and an AH-1, were part of the Aviation Task Force during the securing of [[Fort Amador]] in [[Panama]] when the OH-58 was fired upon by [[Military of Panama|Panama Defense Force]] soldiers and crashed {{convert|100|yd}} away, in the [[Bay of Panama]]. The pilot was rescued but the co-pilot died.<ref>[http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/brochures/Just%20Cause/JustCause.htm "Operation Just Cause: The Incursion into Panama"], U.S. Army, 1 September 2006.</ref>
|-

|1999 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national rugby league team|England]] || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||
=== Korea ===
|-

|2000 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national rugby league team|England]]|| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||
In 17 December 1994, in Korea a [[SA-7|''Wha-Sung'']] shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile brought down a U.S. Army OH-58C that had strayed north of the [[Korean Demilitarized Zone|De-Militarized Zone]] that acts as a sort of "No Man's Land", or a buffer, separating North and South Korea.<ref>Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs). [http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=317 "OH-58C Helicopter Down in North Korea"]. Press Release. United States Department of Defense. 19 December 1994. Accessed 30 December 2007.</ref> One pilot was killed, the other survived and was taken prisoner by North Korea. He was released after several weeks in custody with minor injuries.
|-

|2001 || {{flagicon|ENG}} [[England national rugby league team|England]]|| 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||
=== Post 9/11 ===
|-
The United States Army has employed Kiowa Warriors during Operations [[Operation Iraqi Freedom|Iraqi Freedom]] and [[Operation Enduring Freedom|Enduring Freedom]].<ref name="army-technology.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.army-technology.com/projects/kiowa/|title=OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Reconnaissance / Attack Helicopter, USA|date=2007-11-27|publisher=SPG Media Limited|accessdate=2008-08-04}}</ref><ref>[http://www.mytelus.com/ncp_news/article.en.do?pn=world&articleID=3002793 ]</ref> Through attrition to combat and accidents, over 30 airframes have been destroyed. The age of the helicopters and the loss of airframes have resulted in a program to procure a new aircraft, the Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter [[ARH-70]].
|2002 || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|border|25px]] [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||

|-
==Variants==
|2003 || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|border|25px]] [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] || 3 || 0 || 6 || 0 ||12
[[Image:Oh58-004.jpg|thumb|right|OH-58 Kiowa.]]
|-
[[Image:BellCH136Kiowa01.JPG|thumb|right|Canadian CH-136 Kiowa with [[No. 408 Squadron RCAF|408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]], 1984]]
|2004 || [[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|border|25px]] [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||
[[Image:Ntsp-oh58-N170FR-070205-01cr.jpg|thumb|right|OH-58C operated by the [[National Test Pilot School]] at the [[Mojave Spaceport|Mojave Airport]]. The flat windscreen and the IR suppressors on the exhaust can be clearly seen]]
|-
[[Image:Dvic319.jpg|thumb|right|OH-58D Kiowa. Note the lack of weapons pylons.]]
|2005 ||[[Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg|border|25px]] [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] || 3 || 1 || 3 || 0 ||10
;OH-58A
|-
:The '''OH-58A Kiowa''' is a 4-place observation helicopter. The Kiowa has two-place pilot seating, although the controls in the left seat are designed to be removed to carry a passenger up front. During its Vietnam development, it was fitted with the [[Minigun|M134 Minigun]], a 7.62 mm electrically operated machine gun. A total of 74 OH-58A helicopters were delivered to the Canadian Armed Forces as '''COH-58A''' and later redesignated as '''CH-136 Kiowa''' helicopters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5JSmiLPML|title=Bell CH-136 Kiowa|date=15 APR 2004|publisher=Air Force Public Affairs, Department of National Defence}}</ref>
|}

:In 1978, OH-58A aircraft began to be converted to the same engine and dynamic components as the OH-58C.<ref name="cmh-1978">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K3mCqNyu|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1978|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref> And, in 1992, 76 OH-58A were modified with another engine upgrade, a [[Thermal imaging#Thermographic imaging|thermal imaging]] system, a communications package for law enforcement, enhanced navigational equipment and high skid gear as part of the Army National Guard's (ARNG) Counter-Drug RAID program.
;OH-58B
:An export version for the [[Austrian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/oh-58b.htm|title=OH-58B Kiowa|publisher=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref>
;CAC CA-32
:The Australian Government also procured the OH-58A for the [[Australian Army]] and [[Royal Australian Navy]]. Produced under contract in Australia as the '''CA-32''' by [[Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation]], the aircraft was the equivalent of the 206B-1 (upgraded engine and longer rotor blades). The first twelve of 55 were built in the U.S. then partially disassembled and shipped to Australia where they were reassembled.<ref name="aussie1">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5JR03L9GJ|title=History of Bell OH58-A Kiowa Helicopter|work=161 Possums|publisher=161 Recce Association}}</ref> Helicopters in the naval fleet were retired in 2000.<ref name="aussie1"/>
;OH-58C
:Equipped with a more robust engine, the '''OH-58C''' was supposed to solve many issues and concerns regarding the Kiowa's power. In addition to the upgraded engine, the OH-58C had unique IR suppression systems mounted on its turbine exhaust. Early "C" models featured flat-panel windscreens as an attempt to reduce glint from the sun, which could give away the aircraft's location to an enemy. The windscreens had a negative effect of limiting the forward view of the crew, a previous strength of the original design.

:The aircraft were also equipped with a larger instrument panel, roughly a third bigger than the OH-58A panel, which held larger flight instruments. The panel was also equipped with [[Night vision device|Night Vision Goggle]] (NVG) compatible cockpit lighting. The lights inside the aircraft are modified to prevent them from interfering with the aircrews' use of NVGs.<ref name="58C cockpit">{{web cite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K3nCZaN9|title=Bell OH-58C Kiowa|publisher=Flight Research, Inc.}}</ref> OH-58C aircraft were also the first U.S. Army scout helicopter to be equipped with the AN/APR-39 radar detector, a system which allowed the crew to know when there were anti-aircraft radar systems in proximity to the aircraft.<ref name="cmh-1977">{{web cite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K3nRPKkv|title=Department of the Army Historical Summary, 1977|publisher=U.S. Army Center of Military History}}</ref>

:Some OH-58C aircraft were armed with two [[AIM-92 Stinger]]s. These aircraft are sometimes referred to as OH-58C/S, the "S" referring to the Stinger installation.<ref name="amcom-storm">{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K3nZl33p|title=Team Redstone's Role in Operation DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM|publisher=Redstone Arsenal}}</ref> Called Air-To-Air Stinger (ATAS), the weapon system was intended to provide an air defense capability for the Kiowas as they pulled security on the flanks, while the Apaches destroyed tanks in the Engagement Area (EA).{{Verify source|date=July 2007}}
;OH-58D
:The '''OH-58D''' (Bell Model 406) was the result of the Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP). An upgraded transmission and engine gave the aircraft the power it needed for nap-of-the-earth flight profiles, and a four-bladed main rotor made it much quieter than the two-bladed OH-58C. The OH-58D introduced the most distinctive feature of the Kiowa family &ndash; a Mast-Mounted Sight (MMS) above the rotor system with a gyro-stabilized platform containing a TeleVision System (TVS), a Thermal Imaging System (TIS), and a Laser Range Finder/Designator (LRF/D). These new features gave the aircraft the additional mission capability of target acquisition and laser designation in both day or night, and in limited-visibility and adverse weather.
;406CS
:Fifteen aircraft based on the OH-58D (sometimes referred to as the MH-58D<ref name="1000photos-1"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K3oFnG6Y|title=MH-58D Combat Scout}}</ref>) were sold to Saudi Arabia<ref name="saudi1">{{cite web|url=http://www.scramble.nl/mil/4/saudiarabia/main.htm|title=Royal Saudi Air Arms|work=Scramble|publisher=Dutch Air Society}}</ref> as the ''Bell 406CS'' "Combat Scout". A Saab HeliTOW sight system<ref>[http://www.janes.com/extracts/extract/jawa/del00521.html Bell Model 406 CS Combat Scout], Jane's, 15 July 1992</ref> was opted for in place of the MMS. The sight was mounted on the roof of the aircraft, just above the left pilot seat.<ref>[http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/bell_warrior.php Bell Model 406 / OH-58D "Kiowa Warrior"], aviastar.org</ref> The 406CS also had detachable weapon hardpoints on each side.
;AH-58D
:OH-58D aircraft operated by Task Force 118 (4th Squadron, 17th Cavalry) and modified with armament in support of Operation Prime Chance. The weapons and fire control systems would become the basis for the Kiowa Warrior. AH-58D is not an official DOD aircraft designation, but is used by the Army in reference to these aircraft.[http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/ah-58d.htm][http://www.history.army.mil/CHRONOS/16jan91.htm][http://www.history.army.mil/photos/gulf_war/ods.htm]
;Kiowa Warrior
:The Kiowa Warrior is the armed version of the OH-58D Kiowa. The main difference that distinguishes the Kiowa Warrior from the original AHIP aircraft is a universal weapons pylon found mounted on both sides of the aircraft. These pylons are capable of carrying combinations of Hellfire missiles, Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) missiles, 7-shot 2.75 in (70 mm) Hydra-70 rocket pods,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/missile/hydra-70.htm|title=Hydra-70 Rocket System|publisher=[http://www.fas.org Federation of American Scientists]}}</ref> and an M296 .50 caliber machine gun. The Kiowa Warrior upgrade also includes improvements in available power, navigation, communication and survivability, as well as modifications to improve the aircraft's deployability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5JOjlcwag|title=OH-58D Kiowa Warrior|publisher=[http://www.FAS.org Federation of American Scientists]|author=|accessdate=2006-10-04}}</ref>

== Operators ==
;{{AUS}}
* [[Australian Army]]<ref name="aussie1"/> (42)
** 161 Recce Squadron (OH-58A/CA-32)
** 162 Recce Squadron (OH-58A/CA-32)
** Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC)
All Kiowa's will be replaced by the [[Eurocopter Tiger]]<ref name="aussie2">[http://www.milaviapress.com/orbat/australia/index.php Australian military aviation OrBat]</ref>
* [[Royal Australian Navy]] (3 from 1974-2000)
** 722 Squadron
** [[723 Squadron RAN]] converted to A109 and AS350 for the training role<ref name="aussie2"/><ref name="723RAN"> {{cite web|url = http://www.navy.gov.au/723_Squadron_History|title = 723 Squadron History|accessdate = 2008-09-14|last = [[Royal Australian Navy]] |authorlink = |year = 2007}}</ref>
;{{AUT}}
*''Bundesheer''
*;OH-58B
**''Fliegerregiment 1''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmlv.gv.at/english/organization/airforce.shtml#regiment1|title=Austrian Armed Forces}}</ref>
;{{CAN}}
* [[Canadian Forces]] - Former operator.
*;COH-58A/CH-136 (1971-1995)
**[[3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School]] [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/17wing/squadron/3cffts_e.asp]
**[[400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1wing/squadron/400hist_e.asp]
**[[401 Tactical and Training Helicopter Squadron]] (disbanded 23 June 1996) [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/hist/401sqn_e.asp]
**[[403 (Helicopter) Operational Training Squadron]] [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1wing/squadron/403hist4_e.asp]
**[[408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1wing/squadron/408hist_e.asp]
**[[411 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] (disbanded 23 June 1996) [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/hist/411sqn_e.asp]
**[[422 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] (disbanded 16 August 1980) [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/hist/422sqn_e.asp]
**[[427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1wing/squadron/427hist_e.asp]
**[[430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] (''430e Escadron Tactique d'Hélicoptères'') [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1wing/squadron/430hist_e.asp]
**[[438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron]] [http://www.airforce.forces.gc.ca/1wing/squadron/438hist_e.asp]
**Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment<ref>Shaw, Robbie: ''Superbase 18 Cold Lake- Canada's Northern Guardians'', page 86. Osprey Publishing, London, 1990. ISBN 0-85045-910-9</ref>
;{{ROC-TW}}
* [[Republic of China Army]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5K2FtKSBd|title=Republic of China Army Aviation|publisher=[http://www.taiwanairpower.org TaiwanAirPower.org]}}</ref>
*;OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
**601st Air Cavalry Brigade
**602nd Air Cavalry Brigade
;{{DOM}}
* OH-58C<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webcitation.org/5JR1UEpdJ|title=Dominican Republic since 1945|author=Inigo Guevara|date=01 Sep 2003|publisher=Air Combat Information Group (acig.org)}}</ref>
;{{SAU}}
* [[Royal Saudi Land Forces]]<ref name="saudi1"/>
*;406CS
**1st Aviation Battalion
;{{USA}}
* [[United States Army]] (current)
*;OH-58A/C
**Eagle Flight Detachment, Fort Irwin
**Eagle Flight Detachment, Fort Polk
**Reconnaissance and Aerial Interdiction Detachments (RAID), 32 states
*;OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
**1st Squadron, [[6th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|6th Cavalry Regiment]]
**2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
**4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
**6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment
**1st Squadron, [[17th Cavalry Regiment (United States)|17th Cavalry Regiment]]
**2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
**3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
**6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment
**7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment

==Specifications==
===OH-58A===
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===OH-58D Kiowa Warrior===
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|engine (prop)=[[Rolls-Royce North America|Rolls-Royce]] [[Rolls-Royce Model 250|T703-AD-700A or 250-C30R/3]]
|type of prop=[[turboshaft]]
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|power main=650 eshp
|power alt=485 kW
|max speed main=138 mph
|max speed alt=222 km/h
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|cruise speed alt=201 km/h
|range main=345 mi
|range alt=556 km
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|ceiling alt=6,250 m
|climb rate main=1,615 ft/min
|climb rate alt=8.2 m/s
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|armament=<br/>The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior can carry two weapons systems at one time from among four different weapons systems; one on each of its [[U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems#AH-58D.2FOH-58D_Kiowa_Warrior|Universal Weapons Pylons]] (UWP):
*[[AGM-114 Hellfire]] anti-tank missiles in 2-round M279 launchers
*[[Hydra 70]] 2.75 [[inch|in]] (70 mm) rockets in M260 7-tube pods
*[[M2 Browning machine gun#AN.2FM2.2C_M3.2C_XM296.2FM296.2C_and_GAU-10.2FA|M296]] .50 [[caliber|cal]] (12.7 mm) machine gun, 500 rounds (ammo can capacity) mounted only on the left side
*[[AIM-92 Stinger]] air-to-air missiles in 2-round launchers
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==See also==
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|related=
* [[Bell YOH-4]]
* [[Bell 206]]
* [[Bell 400]]
* [[Bell 407]]
* [[Bell ARH-70]]
|similar aircraft=
* [[OH-6 Cayuse]]
* [[Cicaré CH-14]]
* [[Mil Mi-36]]
|lists=
* [[List of active United States military aircraft]]
|see also=
* [[U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems#AH-58D/OH-58D Kiowa Warrior|U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems]]
}}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/bb_squad_full.asp?SquadID=6 Paul Deacon Official player page]
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport/hi/english/static/in_depth/rugby_league/2001/ashes/gb/deacon.stm 2001 Ashes profile]
* [http://www.army.mil/factfiles/equipment/aircraft/kiowa.html OH-58 Kiowa Warrior] and [http://www.aviation.army.mil/factsheets/OH58.html OH-58D fact sheets on Army.mil]
*[http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/search/display.var.1109550.0.deacon_replaces_harris_as_skipper.php Deacon replaces Harris as skipper]
* [http://tri.army.mil/LC/CS/csa/kppoints.htm OH-58D armament systems page on Army.mil]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/oh-58.htm OH-58 page on GlobalSecurity.org]
* [http://www.deagel.com/Tactical-Support-Helicopters/OH-58D-Kiowa-Warrior_a000133001.aspx OH-58D Kiowa Warrior on Deagel.com]
* [http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/detail.asp?aircraft_id=1 Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior on militaryfactory.com]


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Paul Deacon
Personal information
Full namePaul Deacon
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
Playing information
PositionScrum Half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997–1998 Oldham Bears 4 0 0 0 0
1998– Bradford Bulls 420 61 1744 37 3769
Total 424 61 1744 37 3769
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1999– England England 10 0 0 0 0
2002– Great Britain 11 1 9 0 22

Paul Deacon (born February 13, 1979) is an English rugby league player. He has been the captain of Bradford Bulls since January 2007. He usually plays scrum half for the Super League side. Deacon is currently Bradford's Longest serving player.

Background

Hailing from Standish in the Wigan borough, a former Hindley amateur, Deacon made his senior professional debut four days before his 18th birthday as a substitute for Oldham Bears in a 48-6 RL Challenge Cup fourth round home defeat of Rochdale Hornets on 9 February 1997. He made only four appearances for Oldham before moving to Bradford. He has been one of Bradford Bull's most influential players in the 21st century.

Bradford Bulls

He signed for the Bulls from Oldham and came through the youth system at at the same time as Jamie Peacock and Stuart Fielden.

1998

Deacon scored a try and goal on his debut for the Bulls at scrum half in a 36-10 Super League home defeat of Huddersfield Giants on 28 June 1998.

2002-2003

He has since gone on to be one of Bradford's key players. He is a superb organiser and has a tremendous kicking game. In the seasons of 2002 and 2003 his goal kicking percentage was near 80%.

New Points Total

Paul Deacon broke the (1,834) record points scored for a Bulls Player on the 23rd June 2006, which was previously held by Keith Mumby.

2007

In 2007 Paul became the Bradford Bulls captain taking over from Iestyn Harris. Also in 2007 he became famous for going to several bars and celebrating in obscure manners. Once he got a chair held it in his arms ran across the dancefloor and slammed it down on the bar and went touchdown!

In August 2007 he was named Bradford's team of the Century.

In Semtember 2007 Deacon reached 2,000 goals for the Bradford Bulls.

2008

In 2008 Deacon will celebrate his testimonial year with the Bradford Bulls after 10 years of service for the Super League club. As well as a testimonial match against his hometown club Wigan Warriors in January, Paul Deacon's name shall also appear on all away shirts to commemorate his loyalty to the Bulls, on 16 April 2008 Paul signed a new 2 year contract until 2010.

Great Britain & England

Deacon made his Great Britain Debut in 2001 and has made 11 appearances, Deacon Played in 2005 Tri nations.

Deacon played for England in 2000 World cup.

Deacon was recalled for the Great Britain Train on Sqaud for the 2007 test series with New Zealand but pulled out Due to Injury.

He has been forced to rule himself out contention for the England training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup through injury.[1]

Statistics

Club career

Year Club Apps Pts T G FG
1998 Bradford Bulls 13 24 4 4 -
1999 Bradford Bulls 28 69 1 32 1
2000 Bradford Bulls 27 85 9 23 3
2001 Bradford Bulls 27 78 6 25 4
2002 Bradford Bulls 28 319 6 147 1
2003 Bradford Bulls 29 313 9 137 3
2004 Bradford Bulls 28 276 7 123 2
2005 Bradford Bulls 31 359 12 153 5
2006 Bradford Bulls 28 264 7 118 -
2007 Bradford Bulls 21 216 5 98 -
2008 Bradford Bulls 12 109 1 52 1

Representative career

Year Team Matches Tries Goals Field Goals Points
1999 England England 2 0 0 0
2000 England England 4 0 0 0
2001 England England 4 0 0 0
2002 Great Britain 3 0 0 0
2003 Great Britain 3 0 6 0 12
2004 Great Britain 0 0 0 0
2005 Great Britain 3 1 3 0 10

References

  1. ^ "Deacon pulls out of England squad". BBC. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-10-03.

External links

Template:Bradford Bulls Squad

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