Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15026
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00001218
Date: 06/26/1970
Incident number: 70062666.KIA
Unit: B/2/20 ARA 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at UNK feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YU322366 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYU322366)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (12.7MM)
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
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, JSIDR, CALTR, CRAFX, CASRP (Operations Report. Joint
Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC CW2 BRAULT DENNIS JAMES KIA
P CW2 VERGAMINI DOUGLAS SILVIO KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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