Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15019
The Army purchased this helicopter 0169
Total flight hours at this point: 00000997
Date: 03/21/1971
Incident number: 71032111.KIA
Unit: C/7/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Attacking at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Laos
UTM grid coordinates: XD635358 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QXD635358)
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: UNK
Casualties = 02 DOI . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
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, CASRP (Operations Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 LANCASTER DAVID CLYDE KIA
P WO1 MANTHEI JAMES WALTER KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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