unit history information
for MAG-36
118 AVN
VMO-6
For date 660208
MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
118 AVN was a US Army unit
VMO-6 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: In support of DOUBLE EAGLE, MAG-36 reported at 1100H 26 UH-34D's escorted by two Army UH-1B's lifted 301 troops of India 3/1 plus a Battalion Command Group from BS834424 to an unsecure zone at BS744207. The flight then returned to the BSA and lifted 205 Troops of India 3/1 into the same zone. Four UH-1E's of VMO-6 acted as TAC(A) throughout the lift controlling A-4 and F-4 aircraft prepping and capping the LZ. During the lift one UH-34 was forced down by mechanical troubles in an unsecure zone at BS756235. The crew was immediately retrieved without injury and five UH-34D were diverted from the scheduled lift with their troops to secure the downed aircraft. A reaction force from the BSA was subsequently lifted into the zone to relieve this force. The relieved troops were lifted to their originally intended zone. The downed aircraft was lifted out of the zone by an Army CH-47 and the reaction force was returned to BSA. At 1745H two UH-34D's escorted by two Army UH-1B's lifted a four man recon team from the BSA and attempted to insert them at BS727219. The mission was aborted when VC and punji stakes were observed in the LZ. A second four man recon team was retracted from BS780320 back to the BSA.
The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66
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