Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter UH-34D tail number 148792
Date: 03/31/1968
Incident number: 68033162.KIA
Unit: HMM-362
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI, 02 INJ . .
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, NSC (Naval Safety Center. Operations Report. )
Summary: During a night medevac mission, received SA fire, crashed and burned.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
G SGT PESIMER DANIEL KIA
CE CPL YANTIS KENNETH RICHARD KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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