unit history information
for 282 AHC

For date 681024


282 AHC was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tri Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Dong Ha
Description: The 282nd AHC unit history reported a team of ALLEYCATS was called to the Dong Ha area to support troops of the 2d ARVN Div. Enemy soldiers were observed infiltrating across the Ben Hai River from the DMZ and were engaged with rockets and machine guns killing more than 30 before they fled. Although both aircraft received battle damage, there were no crew casualties.

The source for this information was 282 AHC History 1 Jan - 31 Dec 68 by 1LT Thomas Prince


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Date posted on this site: 05/13/2023