Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15504
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000711
Date: 03/30/1969
Incident number: 69033030.KIA
Unit: 235 AVN
This was Combat Incident Damage caused by Other Combat by Ground Fire with the mission function of Armed Escort
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While in PickUp Zone this helicopter was on Take-Off at 1000 feet and 100 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Right Side
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA . .
Search and rescue operations were Not Required
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center AVDAC database. Survivability/Vulnerability
Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 90176, CASRP, DYNAL, JSIDR
(Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )
Helicopter was recovered
Crew Members:
P CW2 FETTERMAN GLENN LEROY KIA
This record was last updated on 04/15/2004
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