Helicopter UH-1H 67-17647
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17647
The Army purchased this helicopter 0768
Total flight hours at this point: 00000177
Date: 04/25/1969
Unit: B/158 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Classified
UTM grid coordinates: YD350069
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (RPG)
causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 WIA, 03 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database.
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNNF,
CRAFX (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format
Data Base. Crash Facts Message. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17647
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 0768.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6807 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR
6808 6 6 2436 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6809 15 21 2436 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6810 42 63 2436 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6811 46 109 2436 POST SUPPLY 6TH ARMY FORT ORD 6TH ARMY
6812 0 109 2436 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6901 0 109 2436 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6902 0 109 2436 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6903 24 133 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN
6904 44 177 WFJ4B0 COB 158BN 101AC VIETNAM RVN
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43 Overbrook Road
Painted Post, NY 14870
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Printed from databases on:
05/21/2000
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