Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07801
Date: 11/02/1968
Incident number: 68110222.KIA
Unit: A/7/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While On Target this helicopter was at Hover at 0030 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 6 hits from:
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, MAIN ROTOR SYS
Casualties = 01 KIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 80440,
CASRP, CRAFX, HUGHS, JSIDR (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage
Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Summary: During an armed recon near the Oasis, aircraft received heavy NVA machine gun fire.
Crew Members:
OB SP4 TAMEYOZA NOE KIA
War Story:
Sources indicate to the VHPA that this was the A/7/17 Cav OH-6A in which SP4 Noe Tameyoza was killed by enemy machinegun fire during an armed reconnaissance near the Oasis. The unit history relates that while enroute to an AO west of the Oasis, the Scouts spotted approximately eight men traveling along a trail. As the helicopters passed, the men took cover. After determining that there were no friendlies in the area, the Scouts and Guns engaged. During one exchange, the Observer was hit by enemy fire and died. An airstrike was called in and an infantry unit swept the area finding eight dead NVA and capturing an AK-50, 25 packs plus other ammunition and equipment.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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