Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 153951
Date: 06/07/1969
Incident number: 69060717.KIA
Unit: HMM-161
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0005 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XD905665 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QXD905665)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM, 12.7MM)
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, PERSONNEL, TRANSMISSION, MAIN ROTOR SYS
Casualties = 01 KIA . .
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. 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, CH46, JSIDR (Naval Safety Center. Operations
Report. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
G CPL GRIFFITH DALE EUGENE KIA
This record was last updated on 11/17/2010
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