Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16033
The Army purchased this helicopter 0570
Total flight hours at this point: 00000459
Date: 03/30/1971
Incident number: 71033030.KIA
Unit: A/7/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0025 feet and 060 knots.
Classified
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (RPG)
causing a Blast.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = YES . .
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, LNNF, HUGHS, CASRP, OPREP (Operations Report.
Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
OB SP5 RATLIFF THOMAS HENRY KIA
This record was last updated on 01/22/2005
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