Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10044
The Army purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point: 00000579
Date: 03/26/1967
Incident number: 67032682.KIA
Unit: 82 MED DET
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
Unknown this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0005 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 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 Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES . .
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, UH1P2, 72403, Vinh Long by Meyerson (Operations
Report. )
Summary: Shot down attempting to rescue crew of OUTLAW 17 in LZ ALPHA near Hoa Binh.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC MAJ EBERWINE
CP 1LT C JORDAN
CE SP4 KELLEY MICHAEL PATRICK KIA
MD W HOOK
War Story:
Kelley was shot and killed by machine gun fire while loading Joe Watson on this helicopter which had landed to attempt a rescue of the crew of Outlaw 17 UH-1D 66-00880. Kelley had already loaded Jon Myhre. from Joe Watson, June 2002.
This record was last updated on 07/16/2002
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