Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 64-14044
The Army purchased this helicopter 0665
Total flight hours at this point: 00001294
Date: 02/25/1968
Incident number: 68022525.KIA
Unit: A/1/9 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD308659 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QYD308659)
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
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, 05604 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
CE SP4 WARD ALBERT KIA
This record was last updated on 09/08/2009
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