Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15517
Date: 09/12/1968
Incident number: 68091214.KIA
Unit: D/1/4 CAV 1 INF
This was a Combat Loss caused by being shot down by Ground Fire with the mission function of Armed Helicopter (having primary weapon subsystems installed and utilized to provide direct fire support)
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XU761085 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXU761085)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI . .
Search and rescue operations were Not Required
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center AVDAC database. Defense Intelligence Agency
Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter
database. Also: OPERA, LNOF, 80335, CASRP, CRAFX (Operations Report. Lindenmuth Old Format
Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory and Helicopter was not recovered
Crew Members:
P MAJ LEMAY RICHARD DRIGGS JR KIA
P 1LT HANSON WILLIAM HENRY KIA
This record was last updated on 04/15/2004
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