Information on U.S. Air Force helicopter HH-43B tail number
Date: 09/27/1968
Incident number: 68092738.KIA
Unit: 38 ARRS DET 13
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Unknown
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA . .
Unknown impact on flight.
Unknown as to mission impact.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: MPC, 90357, 3 ARRG unit history ()
Summary: This PEDRO recieved heavy ground fire while attempting recovery of 5 DUSTOFF crewmembers. RCC was killed. Aircraft recovered to Phu Cat.
Crew Members:
AC MAJ PITTARD DAVID HUNTER KIA
War Story:
The 3 ARRGp quarterly unit history states that an HH-43 PEDRO from Det 13, 38 ARRSq from Phu Cat AF was scrambled on a SAR mission on 17 Sep to recover five DUSTOFF crewmembers who were shot down. As the PEDRO was attempting the pick up, heavy ground fire was experienced. The Rescue Crew Commander, Captain David H. Pittard, was hit in the left sites and pronouced dead upon arrival at Qui Nhon. The aircraft recived severe battle damage, but was able to recover to Phu Cat.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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