unit history information
for MAG-36
118 AVN
VMO-6
20 SOS

For date 660215


MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
118 AVN was a US Army unit
VMO-6 was a US Marine Corps unit
20 SOS was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE
Quang Ngai Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: In support of DOUBLE EAGLE, MAG-36 reported at 0810H twenty five UH-34D's accompanied by four armed UH-1E's providing helo escort and TAC(A) lifted 140 troops of Golf 2/3 from BS540419 to the BSA. Moderate sniper fire was received from the vicinity of the pick up zone, but none of the aircraft were hit. One UH-34D went down with mechanical problems at BS572353. A reaction platoon of 49 troops from Echo 2/4 was rapidly lifted into the area to provide security for the downed aircraft while an engine change was accomplished. Repairs were completed and the security force was retracted. At 0930 forty UH-34D's escorted by four armed UH-1E's and two UH-1B's lifted 500 troops of 2/9 from BS540419 to Quang Ngai Airfield without incident. Commencing at 1115H these same aircraft lifted 477 troops of 2/3 from BS540419 to the USS Valley Forge. At 1330H ten UH-34D's escorted by two UH-1E's lifted 60 troops and radio relay equipment of Golf 2/3(-) from Hill 508 (BS618368) to the BSA. At 1500H fourteen UH-34D's commenced lifts of 68,000 lbs. of artillery ammunition from Ba To to Thach Tru (BS758469), and one USAF CH-3A commenced lifting four 105MM howitzer from Ba To to Chu Lai. To complete the day at 1715H six UH-34D's escorted by two UH-1E's lifted 130 ARVN troops and 1400 lbs. of cargo from Hill 163 (BS849391) to Nui Dau (BS872322). This was by far the busiest day for helicopter operations by MAG-36 in RVN to date.

The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66


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