Information on U.S. Air Force helicopter UH-1F tail number 65-07942
Date: 11/27/1968 MIA-POW file reference number: 1332
Incident number: 68112702.KIA
Unit: 20 SOS
Cambodia
UTM grid coordinates: YA700200 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYA700200)
Casualties = 01 BNR . .
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Reference Notes. Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: 1332, USAF Casualty File ()
Summary: Struck by hostile fire, crashed and burned.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
FM SSG STUIFBERGEN GENE PAUL BNR
P MAJ WALKER JOHN B RES
CE TSG ADAMS VICTOR R RES
P DYER ROBERT L RES
Passengers and/or other participants:
SGT CASEY RICHARD WILLIAM, AR, PX KIA
War Story:
The USAF Casuality File states the copilot, MAJ name blanked out in the report, and the FM/G was TSgt name blanked out in the report, were injured while on a movement of personnel mission.
Details of this incident are in the book "Secret Green Beret Commandos in Cambodia" by Lt. Col. Fred S. Lindsey on Page 220.
This record was last updated on 12/07/2014
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