Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15184
The Army purchased this helicopter 0767
Total flight hours at this point: 00001371
Date: 06/19/1969
Incident number: 69061999.KIA
Unit: 68 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YT585224 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYT585224)
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 04 DOI . .
The helicopter Crashed. 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, UH1P3, 17005 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 WILLIAMS ROBERT ALWYN KIA
AC WO1 HAUKENESS GLENN SHELDON JR KIA
CE SGT BACA RICHARD DAVID KIA
G SP4 ROUCHON ALAN MICHAEL KIA
War Story:
You have listed Glenn Haukeness as the copilot and W1 Williams as the pilot. I served with all those men in the 68th AHC. Glenn Haukeness was the pilot and W1 Williams was the copilot. The night before they were all killed, I was flight line duty officer. In the morning, as I was leaving the flight line I ran into Richard. I asked him if he would fly that day and he said yes. I asked him who was the AC (aircraft commander) and he replied Mr. Haukeness. We both agreed that Mr. Haukeness was a good pilot and a good man. I went on to my quarters for sleep. Later that day I was awakened by Cpt Gregory who told me that they had been lost. There is more to tell but that is the gist of it.
Hamblin, barsoom@charter.net
This record was last updated on 09/09/2002
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