Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 153403
Date: 06/04/1970 MIA-POW file reference number: 1627
Incident number: 70060404.KIA
Unit: FMM 262 MAG 16 1 MAW
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Troop Extraction , Recon Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Landing at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YC252494 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYC252494)
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 DOI, 01 INJ . .
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 Reference Notes. Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database.
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: 1627, NSC, CH46
(Naval Safety Center. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
C SGT WILSON HARRY TRUMAN BNR
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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