VICKERS PATRICK JOHN

Name: LCR Patrick John Vickers
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 02/22/1968 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Home City: Australia
Service: Australian Navy.
Unit: 135 AHC, EMU
Service: Australian Navy.
Short Summary: One of 4 Austrialian helicopter pilots killed in Vietnam.
Country: South Vietnam

Additional information about this casualty:
A single round of ground fire entered the helicopter, apparently struck the co-pilot in the knee before striking Pat in the head inside his helmet. Death was probably instantaneous. The co-pilot returned for medical attention.

married male
Race: Caucasian
This record was last updated on 01/04/2007

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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023