Helicopter UH-1L 157851


Information on U.S. Navy helicopter UH-1L tail number 157851
Date: 06/01/1970
Incident number: 70060112.KIA
Unit: HAL-3
This was a Combat incident.
This was an Unknown mission
South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 3 . . Passengers = 0
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: War Story as related by a witness. Also: Command History 1970 dated 13 Apr 1971 ()
Summary: Crashed while entering the local landing pattern at Navy Binh Thuy

Crew Members:
AC LT MULCAHY JOHN MARTIN KIA
C AMS FRAHM WILBER DALE KIA
C AO1 BOWLES LLOYD LANE KIA


War Story:
The Command History at "http://www.seawolf.org/history/1970.pdf" states: 01 Jun A Sealord Aircraft, Bureau Number 157851, crashed while entering the local landing pattern at Navy Binh Thuy. All occupants of the aircraft; LT John M. Mulcahy, USN, AO1 Lloyd L. Bowles, USN, and AMS1 Wilber D. Frahm, USN, perished in the crash.

This record was last updated on 01/15/2010


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