Helicopter UH-1B 62-01919


Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01919
Date: 06/29/1964
Incident number: 08619ACD Accident case number: 08619 Total Loss Accident
Unit: 114 AHC
UTM grid coordinates: WS705532 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PWS705532)
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 193648
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Summary: Shot down on take-off from Cao Lanh Air Field, 3 km south-southeast of Cao Lanh City.
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
AC 1LT DAVIDSON GERALD WAYNE KIA
P WO1 DUNN RALPH ALLEN KIA
CE PFC ARAKAKI WAYNE ALLEN KIA
G PFC DONALDSON EVERETTE LEROY KIA


War Story:
From Stars & Stripes 02 Jul 1964 - on 29 Jun 1964: UH-1B serial 62-01919 crashed on take-off from an unknown location in Kien Phoung Province killing four men from 114th AHC. They were PFC Wayne A. ARAKAKI; 1LT Gerald W. DAVIDSON; WO Ralph A. DUNN and from B Co, 1st Bn, 5th Infantry: PFC Everette L. DONALDSON ("Shotgun" gunner TDY to 114th AHC).

Shot down on take-off from Cao Lanh Air Field, 3 km south-southeast of Cao Lanh City.

This record was last updated on 10/26/2022


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