Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 154815
Date: 03/08/1970
Incident number: 70030808.KIA
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Logistics Support mission for Resupply
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 120 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 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 Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 WIA . .
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 Helicopter database. Also: NSC, CH46 (Naval Safety Center. )
Crew Members:
P 1LT DEVLIN JOSEPH WILLIAM KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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