Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 67-17818
The Army purchased this helicopter 1068
Total flight hours at this point: 00000587
Date: 05/04/1969
Incident number: 690504122ACD Accident case number: 690504122 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: B/227 AVN
The station for this helicopter was Di An in South Vietnam
Number killed in accident = 4 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 0
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Army Aviation Safety Center database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Summary: Mid-air with 67-19529. Both crashed and burned.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC WO1 LEMASTER MICHAEL EUGENE KIA
P 1LT BRITTON WILLIAM DAVID KIA
CE SGT THOMAS ROBERT LEE KIA
G SGT STUBBS BILLY RAY KIA
War Story:
Per MACV Summary TT 168300010789.pdf p17 mid air with 67-19529 took place 6 miles north-northwest of Bien Hoa.
This record was last updated on 08/11/2010
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