Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00634
Date: 02/02/1968
Incident number: 68020222.KIA
Unit: 235 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at 1000 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: WS795035 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PWS795035)
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 05 DOI . .
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, UH1P3, 03336 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC WO1 CANNON JOHN HENRY KIA
P CPT WEST CARL LYNN KIA
CE SP5 HARDISON ALLEN CARSON KIA
G SP5 OATES ROBERT JAMES KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
CPT KELLEY KENDRICK KING III, AR, PX, KIA
This record was last updated on 02/08/2014
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