Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15820
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00001545
Date: 03/29/1971
Incident number: 71032999.KIA
Unit: 175 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XR170871 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXR170871)
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
Systems damaged were: MULTIPLE
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, CRAFX, CASRP (Operations Report. Crash Facts
Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P CPT EDWARDS CHARLES HAROLD JR KIA
P WO1 RHASH BARRY ARTHUR KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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