Information on U.S. Air Force helicopter HH-53C tail number 70-01628
Date: 01/24/1975
Incident number: 75012444.KIA
Unit: 21 SOS
Casualties = 04 DOI . .
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: War Story as related by a witness.
Crew Members:
P CPT HALL GARY C KIA
P CPT RYE BRYAN A KIA
FM SGT HERMANSON GARRY W KIA
FE SSG HURLEY JAMES K KIA
War Story:
While on a check ride flight the rotor head failed near Ban Nakhon, Thailand approximately 21 miles southwest of Nakon Phamon RTAB.
This record was last updated on 01/04/2011
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