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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17507
The Army purchased this helicopter 0568
Total flight hours at this point: 00002211
Date: 10/04/1970
Unit: 608 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0100 feet and 085 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, TRANSMISSION
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR
(Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services
Incident Damage Report. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17507
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0568.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6805 0 0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT IN TRANSIT AVCOMCTR 6806 73 73 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6807 104 177 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6808 84 261 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6809 81 342 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6810 121 463 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6811 71 534 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6812 75 609 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6901 132 741 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6902 106 847 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6903 89 936 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6904 75 1011 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6905 89 1100 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6906 52 1152 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6907 94 1246 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6908 84 1330 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6909 88 1418 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6910 90 1508 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6911 97 1605 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 6912 94 1699 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7001 97 1796 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7002 80 1876 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7003 19 1895 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7004 100 1995 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7005 1 1996 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7006 0 1996 WFJGAA 282 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7007 98 2094 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7008 15 2109 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7009 102 2211 WC7ZAA 155 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 7010 0 2211 WC5EAA 608 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 7011 0 2211 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7012 0 2211 W0Y6AA USA FLT OPN OFC 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AMC 7101 0 2211 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7102 0 2211 NAT&GUARD NAT GDZI 7103 70 2281 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7104 62 2343 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7105 129 2472 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7106 66 2538 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7107 75 2613 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7108 99 2712 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7109 106 2818 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7110 92 2910 WFJ4B0 B 158TH AHB VIETNAM RVN 7111 62 2972 WFJ4B0 C 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7112 8 2980 WFJ4B0 C 101ST AHB VIETNAM RVN 7201 0 2980 WFQ8AA 165 TC CO A CDS VIETNAM RVN
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Gary Roush
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Painted Post, NY 14870
Printed from databases on: 05/21/2000
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