Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 154802
Date: 02/22/1969
Incident number: 69022222.KIA
Unit: HMM-263
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0500 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
The helicopter was hit in the Right Side
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: NSC, CASRP (Naval Safety Center. Casualty Report. )
Crew Members:
G LCP BOLAN EDWARD WILLIAM KIA
This record was last updated on 11/14/1998
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