Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07888
The Army purchased this helicopter 0168
Total flight hours at this point: 00000122
Date: 04/28/1968
Incident number: 68042828.KIA
Unit: B/7/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT985036 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXT985036)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
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 = 01 WIA, 01 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, LNOF, 80229, CASRP (Operations Report. Lindenmuth
Old Format Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
OB SSG DULONG FRANKLIN ROOSEVEL KIA
P 1LT COLLINS WIA
This record was last updated on 03/24/2005
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