Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16075
The Army purchased this helicopter 0970
Total flight hours at this point: 00001145
Date: 04/01/1972
Incident number: 72040110.KIA
Unit: D/229 AVN
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT088797 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXT088797)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Summary: Shot down 2 KM South-southeast of Thien Ngon Air Field.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P CW2 JELICH JOHN ANTHONY KIA
G SP4 OWENS JAMES DOUGLAS KIA
This record was last updated on 07/25/2020
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Date posted on this site: 11/13/2023
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