BLANKENSHIP DON G

CW2 Don G Blankenship was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 06/08/1966 at the age of 34.9 from A/C accident
Ft. Benning, GA
Date of Birth 07/01/1931
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with A FLT 19 TC CO in 63-64, 611 TC CO in 63-64
This information was provided by Charles Callaway

More detail on this person: Accident caused by tail rotor failure when the log book flew out the window of the aircraft striking the tail rotor.While stationed at Ft. Benning, he was killed during a training flight with two students in AL across the river from Lawson AAF.

This information was last updated 05/18/2016

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Date posted on this site: 01/11/2025