unit history information
for MAG-36
A/501 AVN
20 SOS
VMO-6
For date 660221
MAG-36 was a US Marine Corps unit
A/501 AVN was a US Army unit
20 SOS was a US Army unit
VMO-6 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE II
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Description: In support of DOUBLE EAGLE II, MAG-36 reported at 1030H thirty-four UH-34D's escorted by four UH-1B's lifted 193 troops of Golf 2/3 from Quang Tin into an unsecure zone at BT051250. L-Hour was 1000H and LZ prep was provided by A-4 and F-8 aircraft controlled by VMO-6 TAC(A). One Army UH-1B was shot down in the LZ with holes in the engine and fuel cell. The aircraft was lifted out the following day by an Air Force CH-3A. On completion of the Golf 2/3 lift, 56 troops, ten internal loads and 20 externals of Mortar Battery 3/12 were lifted from Quang Tin into the same zone. One UH-34D from HMM-362 experienced engine failure on take-off after dropping an external load in the zone and crashed and burned. The crew was retracted by the wingman and returned to Delta Med in the LSA. At 1400H thirty-one UH-34D's escorted by two UH-1E's and two Army UH-1B's lifted 600 troops of 2/7 from BT193193 into an unsecure zone at BT000230. Small arms fire was received in the pickup zone and one UH-34D received a hit in the center fuel cell but returned to Quang Tin safely. Again A-4 and F-4 aircraft provided the LZ prep controlled by VMO-6 TAC(A). At 1600H thirty one UH-34D's escorted by four Army UH-1B's lifted 461 troops of 2/3 from BT218168 to an unsecure zone at BT039262. Small arms fire was received in the pickup zone, but none of the aircraft were hit.
The source for this information was HQ MAG-36 Combat After Action Rpt 20 Mar 66
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