Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08631
Date: 04/05/1965
Incident number: 0B765ACD Accident case number: 0B765 Total Loss Accident
Unit: 145 AIRLIFT PLAT
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AQ929568 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 49PAQ929568)
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 1 . . Passengers = 0
costing 193648
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC O4 DR SMITH
P O3 R BRAFFORD
CE SP5 FOSS JOSEPH RALPH KIA
G E5 B MACON
War Story:
On April 5, 1965, aircraft 63-08631 crashed on takeoff from Ban B'rieng Special Forces Camp due to engine failure. SP/5 Joe Foss did not survive the mishap. Joe was the first causality of the 145th Aviation Platoon.
This record was last updated on 02/02/2018
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