Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 152557
Date: 09/21/1968
Incident number: 68092162.KIA
Unit: HMM-262
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was an Unknown mission
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was Climbing at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 06 KIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Additional crash damage
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, NSC, CH46, HMM-262 Website (Naval Safety Center.
Operations Report. )
Summary: Crashed on land due to hostile causes.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
CP 1LT LAWSON STANLEY GARFIELD KIA
AC CPT TEMPLETON DONALD LEE KIA
CE CPL BERRY WILLIAM MC KINLEY KIA
G CPL FEEZEL HAROLD EUGENE KIA
C SGT SKONIECKI LEONARD F JR KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
PFC PAGE MICHAEL RANSOM, MC, PX, KIA
This record was last updated on 09/23/1999
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