Information on U.S. Marine Corps helicopter CH-46D tail number 152577
Date: 09/22/1970
Incident number: 70092232.KIA
Unit: HMM-262
at 2500 feet
Casualties = 05 KIA . .
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: War Story as related by a witness.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC 1LT KIMBROUGH HAROLD BRUCE KIA
P 1LT DAVIS WILLIAM STANLEY KIA
C SGT BEACH LEO ALBERT JR KIA
C LCP SMITH FREDERICK JOSEPH KIA
C CPL TEFFS JAMES RICHARD KIA
War Story:
This CH-46 was on a night medivac mission when it had an engine fire at approximately 2,500 feet. The aircraft burned totally before impact. All on board were killed. Information from Jim Trope July 1997.
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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