Information on U.S. Air Force helicopter HH-43B tail number 58-1845
Date: 10/10/1968
Incident number: 68101038.KIA
Unit: 38 ARRS DET 1
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BN765867 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 49PBN765867)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA, 3 ARRG Unit History (Operations Report. )
Summary: Aircraft accident but details are unknown.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P MAJ BROOKS DONALD RAY KIA
P CPT LIEBERNECHT VON MILES KIA
C SSG BLEDSOE MILARD LUTHER E KIA
C TSG LUNA ANGEL KIA
C TSG ORR EMMETT SOMERS KIA
War Story:
The Jan-Mar 1969 3 ARRGp unit history states the final evaluation of the HH-43B accident at Phan Rang was completed but provides no details.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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