Pacific Stars and Stripes information
For date 680616
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: 16Jun68-VC Down Helicopter
SAIGON (S&S) - Viet Cong gunners early Thursday shot down one of the Army's "Flying Ambulance" helicopters as it was making a casualty pickup in Quang Tin Province, 300 miles north of Saigon. One crew man of the UH1 "Huey" chopper was wounded and the craft was badly damaged, but all aboard were rescued.
The source for this information was 6806PSS.AVN supplied by Les Hines 3/97
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Date posted on this site:
05/13/2023