Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15311
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000809
Date: 11/07/1969
Incident number: 69110777.KIA
Unit: A/229 AVN 1 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XU963189 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXU963189)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Summary: Hit by .51 cal fire. Two crew members jumped from the back of the burning helicopter 10 km south of Bu Dop Air Field.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
G SGT JACKSON DAVID RUSSELL KIA
CE PFC RASMUSSEN JOHN WILLIAM KIA
War Story:
David Russell JACKSON, assigned Alpha Co 229th AHB, jumped from burning helo UH-1H serial 68-15311 on 07 Nov 1969, MIA to KIA on 16 Dec 1969. Body found by B 1-7th Cav 05 Dec 1969 at XU966183. Assume RASMUSSEN was found around this same time.
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