WESTBROOK ROY A

CW4 Roy "Anthony" A Westbrook was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/22/1989 at the age of 42.8 from A/C accident
Ft Irwin, CA
Flight Classes 70-37 and 70-35
Date of Birth 10/02/1946
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by John Cooney

More detail on this person: 1/227 AVN UH-60A #86-24549 was on a C&C mission and about 1 minute after takeoff flying at 20' AGL and 70 KIAS, master caution light illumniated. Fuselage struck a boulder and crashed at 0400 hours 14 mi NE of Ft Irwin during a training exercise. Crew were flying with night vision goggles (ANVS-6s). Crash was due to a stabilator failure causing it to lock in the down position.

CW3 Adelbert L. Morrow [P] CW4 Roy A. Westbrook [P] CPT Robert B. Wilson II [PP] CPT Marlon D. Joseph SSG Stephen P. Thompson LTC William C. Whittingstall 1 injured

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024