Pacific Stars and Stripes information
For date 680610
Primary service involved, US Army
Phong Binh Province, IV Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Can Tho
Description: 10Jun68-Reds Down 2 Helicopters
SAIGON (S&S) - Two UH1 Huey helicopters were shot down over South Vietnam Friday and Saturday slightly injuring eight crewmen. U.S. Army spokesmen said both aircraft were destroyed in the crashes. They brought to seven the number of helicopters shot down since Tuesday. One of the choppers went down Friday eight miles south of Can Tho while on a low-level reconnaissance flight. Crewmen were treated and returned to duty. The site of Saturday's incident was given only as central Quang Tin province. The U.S. mission said the aircraft was hit by automatic weapons fire, crashed and burned. The four man crew suffered minor injuries. Elsewhere, Army gunships killed 13 enemy Friday in action centered in the Mekong Delta.
The source for this information was 6806PSS.AVN supplied by Les Hines 3/97
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