Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 154840
Date: 04/22/1969
Incident number: 69042222.KIA
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Air/land Assault
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on the Ground at 0000 feet and 000 knots.
Laos
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (MINE, MORTAR)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, MULTIPLE
Casualties = 04 DOI, 18 INJ . .
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, NSC, BOING, CH46, JSIDR, CASRP (Naval Safety Center.
Operations Report. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
C LCP BAZEMORE WILLIAM HODGES KIA
G LCP LENZ THOMAS WAYNE KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
1LT OLSON MEADDOW JOHN, MC, PX, KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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