Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08735
The Army purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point: 00001393
Date: 09/23/1968
Incident number: 68092323.KIA
Unit: 335 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0300 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BS383559 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 49PBS383559)
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 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, UH1P3, 26702 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC MAJ J TANNER
G SP4 KOTTYAN GEORGE EDWARD KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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