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30 DEC 69
 |
CPT Gerald C. Swayze [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
 |
C/229 AHB
Killed by small arms ground fire. |
22 DEC 69
 |
CW2 Donald D. Burris Jr [P]
SSG James E. Kennedy [G]
2 crewmembers injured |
Cambodia |
 |
57 AHC
#66-00587
A/C was conducting a combat support mission when it developed mechanical problems. Crew attempted to nurse the crippled
A/C eastward toward the SV border. When it became apparent it was no longer flyable, the crew made an emergency Mayday
call giving their location, then crash landed in the heavily forested mountains of extreme eastern Cambodia. |
21 DEC 69
|
WO1 Thomas L. Forsythe [P]
CPT Arthur R. Herndon [P]
SP4 David L. Eggleston [G]
SP4 David L. Barber
SP4 Roy J. Burke
SP4 James H. Dean
SSG Thomas J. Dowd
PFC Gary P. Sinclair |
Quang Tri Province |
 |
C/158 AVN
#66-16517
A/C shot down and crashed. |
16 DEC 69
|
CW2 Oscar L. Brittenum Jr [AC] |
Dinh Tuong Province |
 |
336 AHC
#66-15161
Received head shot wound during a gun run north of Vin Long. |
16 DEC 69
 |
WO1 Michael J. Drake [AC]
WO1 Leonard J. Sugimoto [CP]
CPL Thomas E. Devine [CE]
CPT Francis M. Girardot [OB]
2 injured |
Tay Ninh Province |
 |
A/25 AVN
#68-16196
Rotor hit ground causing crash and burn during night approach into LZ in bad weather. |
15 DEC 69
|
WO1 Dee A. Hyden [P]
1LT Don E. Stockton Jr [P]
SP5 Donald R. Rose [CE]
SP5 Larry D. Keeler [G]
SP4 William S. Barritt |
Quang Tin Province |
 |
176 AHC
#68-16206
Flare mission at night with 200' ceiling went IFR - WX. |
10 DEC 69 |
SP4 Robert R. Allmers [G]
4 injured |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
C/229 AVN
#66-16232
Returning from C&C mission and on approach to Tay Ninh A/C hit the ground at 80 knots. A/C plowed through 4 rice
paddy dikes before coming to rest on a farm road. Smoke grenade box tore lose from the bulkhead hitting gunner in the
head. |
09 DEC 69
|
WO1 Ward L. Hooper Jr [P]
SP4 Michael J. McClane [CE]
SP5 Edward F. Fratus [G]
CPT Eugene P. Shumbris [PP]
LTC Karl F. Lange
MAJ Roger W. Heinz
AC injured |
Quang Ngai Province |
 |
A/123 AVN
#68-16220
A/C was on a routine shuttle mission and departed Minh Long in light rain, following a valley to Ba To after passing
through a saddle at BS507468. As A/C passed through the saddle, they inadvertently went IFR. A/C turned left and
initiated a 500' per minute climb. After completing turn, AC was looking through chin bubble when he saw mountainside
approaching rapidly. AC applied aft cyclic and full pitch. Retreating M/R blade contacted small shrubs and tall
elephant grass on the uphill side of the mountain. As A/C moved forward, the skids struck the ground and sheared off,
causing the fuel cells to burst. M/R struck the ground and was sheared from the transmission. The tailboom was also
severed from the A/C. A/C continued to move forward for 144' before burning. |
06 DEC 69 |
1LT Philip J. Schrock [AC]
CPT Charles E. Ferrell [CP]
SP5 Peter K. Miranda [CE]
PFC Rolland L. Durflinger [G]
COL George L. Miller |
Kontum Province |
|
57 AHC
#66-16699
A/C was taking off from a FB or some place high on a hill and was so overloaded that it crashed on takeoff down a steep
cliff. |
02 DEC 69 |
CW2 Martin D. Vanden Eykel II [AC]
CW2 William C. Dunlap [CP]
SP5 William D. Sanderlin [CE]
SP5 Michael H. Shanley Jr [G] |
Binh Dinh Province |
 |
129 AHC
#64-13959
A/C was providing fire support for a LRRP team that had radioed for help at night. Contact was lost and A/C and crew
were not found. |
29 NOV 69
|
CW2 Jack D. Knepp [AC]
WO1 Dennis D. Bogle [CP] 
PFC Henry N. Heide [C]
SP4 James R. Smith [C] |
Phuoc Long Province |
 |
11 GSC
#68-15246
Shot down with RPG. A/C was destroyed by TACAIR to destroy classified sniffer equipment on board. |
26 NOV 69
|
CW2 Edward T. Davis Jr [P]
CPT William A. Kuhnke [P]
SP5 James R. Plate [CE]
SP4 Timothy E. Badostain [G] |
Binh Dinh Province |
 |
119 AHC
#68-15684
A/C was attempting to complete one last sortie of noncombat material from LZ Tape to LZ Teg. A/C was attempting to go
to LZ Teg in adverse weather. Ground crew at LZ reported weather at their location was zero ceiling and no more than
20' visibility. A/C crashed into trees. |
24 NOV 69 |
CW2 Howard B. Comer Jr [CP]
SP4 James R. Jones Jr [CE]
SP4 Laurence A. Young [G]
3 injured |
Tay Ninh Province |
 |
187 AHC
#68-15564
On a routine combat support flight for MACV Advisory Team 90. Before returning to Tay Ninh the A/C flew over the Naval
patrol base at Ban Keo. During a low pass over the base, the A/C impacted the surface of the Vo Co Dung River, pitched
forward, and sank inverted in approx 50' of water. |
24 NOV 69
 |
WO1 Charles J. Armstrong [P]
WO1 Allen D. Perkins [P]
SP4 Raul R. Barrera Jr [CE]
SP4 Michael F. Gonzales [G] |
Bien Ho Province |
 |
118 AHC
#65-12863
Mid-air with #66-771 when forming up over Long Binh. A/C was chalk 2 and rotor blades meshed with chalk 1. A/C banked
right and descended rapidly. M/R assembly and xmission separated from A/C. M/R blades struck the tailboom 3 times and
sheared aft of the synch elevator. Mast sheared just below the M/R head, separating the M/R system from the xmission.
A/C caught fire in flight, hit the ground level and in a slight right side low attitude, exploded and engulfed in
flames. Chalk 1 - none killed. |
23 NOV 69
|
WO1 Roy M. Stilwell [P]
Other crewmembers injured |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
57 MED DET
A/C hit by heavy cross fire while landing in a heavy brush area to pickup wouunded from the 82nd Airborne. Pilot was hit
twice and died of wounds about a month later. |
19 NOV 69
|
WO1 Don L. Rock [AC] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
57 MED DET
Killed by small arms fire while on medevac mission. |
17 NOV 69 |
SP5 Mark F. Tearl [G]
5 injured |
Gia Dinh Province |
 |
116 AHC
#65-09447
A/C was on admin flight when they had multiple bird strikes. After landing at Nha Be heliport, an inspection was
performed with only minor damage noted. After lunch A/C tookoff and at 400-500' encountered cyclic binding, more bird
strikes where A/C leveled momentarily, then nosed downward and right turn. A/C leveled out just prior to impact, making
contact with palm sprouts about 5' from the ground. A/C contacted the ground and continued approx 50 yds and came to rest
across a small stream and caught fire. |
17 NOV 69 |
PFC Mark W. Burchard [G] |
Cambodia |
 |
189 AHC
#66-15244
A/C crashed. |
15 NOV 69
|
WO1 Ricardo W. Regalado [P]
WO1 Adam Wilson [P]
SP4 Ronald L. Ducommun [CE]
SP4 Forest C. Hodgkin [G] |
Quang Ngai Province |
 |
174 AHC
A/C was on resupply mission. High winds restricted their approach to the same direction. Shot down on 5th approach. |
12 NOV 69
|
SP4 Freddie N. Haynes [G] |
Vietnam |
|
57 AHC
#66-15774
The 1st Platoon 'White Flight,' while standing by at the FOB #2 alternate launch site at Dak Pek, was mortared. |
07 NOV 69 |
PFC John W. Rasmussen [CE]
SGT David R. Jackson [G] |
Vietnam |
 |
A/229 AHB
#68-15311
No details. |
05 NOV 69
|
WO1 Gerould M. Rumble III [AC]
WO1 Ken A. McCartney [CP]
SP4 William T. Quillin [CE]
SP4 Charles A. Posey [G] |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
A/227 AHB
#67-17776
On take off from Lai Khe enroute to Phuoc Vinh, experienced flight control problems, crashed and burned. |
04 NOV 69
|
WO1 Terry L. Alford [AC]
WO1 Jim R. Cavender [CP]
SP4 John A. Ware [CE]
SP4 James R. Klimo [G] |
Khanh Hoa Province |
 |
281 AHC
#67-19512
A/C entered IFR enroute Ban Me Thout to Ninh Hoa and crashed. |
04 NOV 69
|
CW2 John S. Anderson [P]
CPT Alfonso R. Castro [P]
SSG Marion L. Roach [CE]
SP6 Allan G. Kennedy [G]
SP5 Richard G. Bauer
SSG Rick E. Medaris
SSG John A. Payne |
Khanh Hoa Province |
 |
192 AHC
#68-16057
A/C crashed in bad weather in Zuc Me pass near Da Lat. They were MIA until the wreckage was found almost 3 years later. |
03 NOV 69 |
WO1 Kenneth R. Leach [P]
SSG Gayle E. Williams [CE]
2 crewmembers injured |
Hau Nghia Province |
 |
B/25 AVN
#66-00674
From low level A/C climbed to about 500', nosed over and crashed. |
01 NOV 69
|
SP4 Eric T. Harshbarger [CE]  |
Vietnam |
 |
D/1/4 CAV
#67-18576
A/C was on an aerial insertion of the aerorifle platoon 5 mi west of Lai Khe. After CE's machine-gun became inoperative
he exposed himself outside the A/C to clear his weapon. While working with his machine-gun, a mine was detonated which
mortally wounded him. |
01 NOV 69
|
WO1 Charles F. Danielson Jr [AC]
1LT Stanley A. Brown [CP]
SP5 Jimmy K. Harrison [CE]
SP5 Philip J. Enlow [G]
1LT Oliver Coleman Jr |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
116 AHC
#65-09721
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
31 OCT 69
|
WO1 Michael D. Rosenthal Jr [AC]
CPT Murray J. Wyman [CP]
SP4 Larry J. McGraw [CE]
SP4 Steve L. Escallier [G]
CPT Michael D. Brightman [OB]
LTC Robert L. Alexander
CPT Adamo E. DeAngelis
SGM Edward E. See
CPT Paul E. Reaume
SGT Brian J. Morrow |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
B/229 AHB
#66-16650 SPADE 650
A/C was on a C&C mission for a battalion-sized operation. The A/C returned to base at about 0830 for refueling. When
it departed, it carried the 1/12 CAV, command group and 2 arty FO's as PAX. At about 0930, other A/C in the AO heard a
"MAYDAY" call from Spade 650 and watched helplessly as it went into a steep descent, crashed, and burned.
Determined to be due to transmission failure. |
30 OCT 69
|
CW2 Nolan E. Black [P]
CW2 Maury W. Hearne [P]
SP4 Clyde L. Canada [CE]
SP5 Douglas H. Lott Jr [G] |
Quang Duc Province |
 |
48 AHC
#63-08587
Hit by RPG and lost portion of tailboom near Bu Prang out of LZ Kate being attacked by 500 NVA. |
28 OCT 69
|
WO1 John H. Whittington [AC]
SP5 Gary A. Best
SP4 Charles F. Gamble Jr
SP5 Donald L. Neeley
SP5 Barrent O. Torgerson
2 injured |
Kontum Province |
|
57 AHC
#66-15129
A/C shot down at Dak To on convoy cover mission. |
28 OCT 69
|
CW3 Ferman B. Hodges [P]
SP4 Billy W. Denley [CX]
SP4 Ralph S. Cinotti [CX]
3 injured |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
15 MED
#64-13746
A/C went IFR and crashed due to vertigo. |
28 OCT 69 |
CPT Thomas E. Campbell [P]
WO1 John P. Wright [P]
SP5 Chubby D. Lowrey [CE]
PFC Ezequiel Torres Jr [G] |
Binh Thuan Province |
|
192 AHC
#66-15075
Gunship flew into a mountain at night while covering the extraction of C Company 75 Rangers. |
28 OCT 69
|
WO1 Ralph D. Tadevic [AC]
SP4 George H. Ayala [G]
CPL Terrence C. Connolly [OB]
2 injured |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
C/227 AVN
#68-15767
Crashed flying IFR at night at FSB Buttons. |
25 OCT 69
|
CPT Dwight J. Thornton [AC]
WO1 Milbert W. Hamilton [CP]
SSG Charles E. Shultz
2 crewmembers injured |
Laos |
 |
B/101 AVN
#65-09738
Pilot in right seat hit by an RPG, the A/C went inverted and crashed. CE and G were thrown out and survived 50' fall. |
23 OCT 69
|
SP4 Seth H. Matthews III [G] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
B/25 AVN
#66-00683
Killed by ground fire. |
21 OCT 69
 |
SP4 John E. Cook [G]
SP4 Dale E. Thompson
7 injured |
Pleiku Province |
|
189 AHC
#68-16094
On approach to LZ, T/R struck a 50' stump, followed by a M/R strike and A/C landed on left side. |
14 OCT 69 |
SGT James T. Savage [OB] |
Vietnam |
 |
1 AVN BDE
No details. |
13 OCT 69
|
CW2 Ronald C. Rudolph [AC]
CPT John M. Wheeler [CP]
SP5 Willie F. Cato [CE]
1 CIV killed |
Phuoc Tuy Province |
|
336 AHC
#68-16176
A/C was in a flight of 3 enroute from Dong Ba Thin to Soc Trang. Flight was descending from 6000'. A/C was flying in
the number 3 (left rear) position of V. A/C asked lead to slow because of turbulence. At an altitude of 4000-4500',
A/C radioed it was out of control. A/C sheared the top off of a tree and struck the ground at approx 85 deg angle. |
10 OCT 69
|
WO1 Thomas F. Brown Jr [P]
CPL Robert L. Lazarus [CE]
SP4 Shelby M. Long [G]
CPL William R. Adams
SGT William R. Godfrey
SP4 Larry G. Prewitt
SP4 Jose C. Salinas
3 injured |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
C/227 AVN
#67-19524
After loading 5 troops at PZ, the A/C lifted to a hover and rotated right for a westward departure. While lifting out at
an altitude of 75', the M/R struck a tree on the right side. The A/C fell to the ground in a nose-down, rolling-right
attitude, bursting into flame on ground impact. |
09 OCT 69
|
CPT John P. Brennan [P]
CPT Charles D. Jageler [P]
SP4 Richard A. Smith, Sr. [CE]
SP4 Tony M. Vasquez [G]
MAJ Lawrence D. Acre |
Binh Long Province |
 |
195 AHC
#66-01106
Shot down during C&C mission. Suspect a SAM missile was cause. |
09 OCT 69
|
CW2 Owen T. Hirano [P]
1LT Robert S. Mason Jr [P]
SP5 Greg B. Scott [CE]
SP4 Danny R. Spencer [G]
1 injured |
Long Khanh Province |
|
118 AHC
#66-00530
Crashed in bad WX after staying on location until 20 min fuel light looking for survivors of A/C between Long Binh &
Xoun Loc. |
09 OCT 69
|
CW4 James A. Bailey [AC]
SP5 James H. Turner [G]
SGT Dallas A. Driver
PFC Robert Fields Jr
SGT Jimmy R. Garbett
SGT Raymond G. Moore
SGT James L. Suydam
1 injured |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
118 AHC
#63-08826
A/C's rotor blades struck some trees during a troop extraction resulting in a loss of rotor RPM and lift capability,
crashed in river. |
05 OCT 69
|
WO1 Orval A. Baldwin [AC]
WO1 Rocky D. Armstead [CP]
SP5 Steven E. Arnold [MD] 
SP5 Hubert D. Sutton [CE] |
Quang Tri Province |
 |
326 MED
#67-19515
A/C apparently rolled inverted and crashed, possibly as a result of weather-induced vertigo. |
27 SEP 69
|
PFC John N. Huntley [G] |
Laos |
|
57 AHC
#68-15558
A/C was on an extraction mission of SF LRRP in Attopeu Province. As A/C was lifting from the extraction zone with 4 men
attached by McGuire rigs, they received heavy volumes of enemy fire which hit the engine and A/C began falling. The
pilots were able to slow the descent somewhat by autorotation, but it hit, bounced, twisted and came to rest burning on
its right side, pinning gunner underneath. |
25 SEP 69
|
WO1 David R. Jackson [AC] |
Quang Tin Province |
 |
71 AHC
#68-16100
Killed by small arms fire during C&C mission. |
22 SEP 69
|
WO1 Gary G. Lamb [P] |
Ba Xugen Province |
|
336 AHC
#66-15210
While at refueling point, wingman was hovering in and lost M/R which came through cockpit striking pilot. |
22 SEP 69
|
WO1 Barry K. Alexander [P]
SP5 Johnnie L. Williams Jr [G] |
Quang Tin Province |
|
71 AHC
#66-16332
A/C shot down and crashed. |
17 SEP 69
|
WO1 Robert P. Mayer [AC]
1LT Richard A. Snowdon [CP]
SP5 William A. Fitch [CE]
SP5 Gary L. Haught [G]
CPT Donald W. Dietz
MAJ Dana W. Mitchell
LTC Leo P. Sikorski
MAJ David R. Mackey
MAJ William T. McNair
COL Dale J. Crittenberger |
Long An Province |
 |
HHC 3 BDE
#67-17821
Mid-air with AH-1 #68-15061 during mission. |
14 SEP 69
|
WO1 Gary R. Mason [P]
WO1 Larry G. Marsh [P]
SP5 Gale S. Pritchard [CE]
SP4 Thomas E. Champagne [G] |
Pleiku Province |
|
189 AHC
#67-17316
Flying II Corps General's ship. Had mechanical catastrophic failure after dropping off General enroute to Camp Holloway. |
12 SEP 69
|
CW2 Stephen A. De Santis[AC]
WO1 Richard A. Sawran [CP]
SP4 Lawrence D. Jackson [CE]
PFC Stephan L. Hargrave [G]
4 PAX killed |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
129 AHC
#67-17257
Hit mountaintop IFR at night while getting radar help from Phu Cat AFB. |
10 SEP 69
|
WO1 Peter T. Lundberg [AC]
WO1 George W. Pepe [CP]
CE & G injured |
Pleiku Province |
 |
170 AHC
#66-16602
A/C shot down west of Pleiku. A/C crashed and burned on impact. |
08 SEP 69
 |
SP4 Ambrose H. Brooks Jr [G] |
Kien Tuong Province |
 |
117 AHC
#66-15032
A/C struck high tension wires, began spinning and crashed in water. |
04 SEP 69
|
1LT John E. Klingen [P]
CPT Michael R. Reitz [P]
SP4 Richard A. Stanley [CE]
SP4 Reginald P. Begnoche [G]
1LT Layne H. Connevey [OB]
1LT Kenneth T. Cummings |
Bien Hoa Province |
|
117 AHC
#68-15475
Lost T/R then M/R due to mast bumping, crashed and burned on approach into Plantation AAF. |
03 SEP 69
|
CW2 Ben F. Sutton [AC]
WO1 Carl P. Hughes [CP]
SP4 Michael M. Cox [CE]
SP4 Marvin E. Screen [G]
SP4 Neal D. Epifanio
SGT Gary L. Evans
CPT Richard C. Miller
PFC Louis T. Mills
CPL Leroy Rutherford |
Quang Nam Province |
 |
B/158 AVN
#68-15537
Hit tree crashed and burned departing an LZ with troops. |
03 SEP 69
|
WO1 David R. Hanna [AC]
WO1 William E. Tittle [CP]
SP5 Michael L. Collins [CE]
SGT Mark C. Alford [G]
4 PAX killed |
Binh Long Province |
|
A/227 AHB
?#69090330
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
02 SEP 69
|
CPT Donald R. Kilpatrick [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
187 AHC
#66-16700
Killed when struck by 12.7mm round during a combat assault. |
15 AUG 69 |
PFC Jacky E. Landers [G] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
A/25 AVN
#66-16492
A/C was attempting hookup when flares on flamebath ignited. A/C crashed during evasive manuevers, excessive nose low
attitude and flare causing T/R strike then M/R strike, coming to rest on left side. |
15 AUG 69
|
WO1 Robert H. Shields II [AC]
WO1 John M. Bozinski [CP] †
SP4 Sanchez A. DelValle [CE]
PFC Johnnie Graham Jr [G]
SP4 David B. Lentz
SP4 Raymond G. Masse
CPL Terry K. McDonell
SP4 Ronnie L. Robertson
CPL John G. Smith
CPL William H. Somerville |
Quang Ngai Province |
|
174 AHC
#66-00993
Mast was hit by .51 cal causing M/R separation and tailboom was severed. A/C was on final to LZ at 200', came apart,
hit the ground and exploded on hilltop, then rolled on fire down to the bottom of a ravine. |
14 AUG 69
|
1LT Jeffrey C. Elson [AC]
WO1 Melvin L. Grant [CP]
SP4 Richard J. Kilwine [CE]
SGT Jack M. Apodaca [G]
CPL Gil S. Wilfong [G]
SP4 James B. Hiemenz [OB]
1LT Horatio W. Hurston [OB] |
Hau Nghia Province |
 |
A/25 AVN
#67-19531
A/C hit by 4.2mm mortar. |
13 AUG 69
|
CW2 Lester A. Hansen [P] |
Kontum Province |
|
170 AHC
#66-15136
As A/C approached the LZ, it was struck with small arms fire and crashed. Small arms fire caused the rescue helicopter
to take off early, with Hansen grabbing the skid, but as the A/C gained altitude, he was unable to maintain his grip and
fell about 100-500'. |
06 AUG 69
|
CW2 Robert B. Howard [AC]
WO1 Scott T. Nelson [CP]
SP4 Roy L. Felty [CE]
SP4 Michael W. North [G]
SSG Arthur Grasser (USAF) |
Gia Dinh Province |
 |
120 AHC
#68-15631
Wire strike over Saigon River near Newport. |
27 JUL 69
|
WO1 Eric E. Bergquist [AC]
1LT James A. Carr [PC]
SP4 Thomas A. Hinson [CE]
PFC Jerry R. Dees [G] |
Kontum Province |
|
57 AHC
#67-17800
Crashed on surveillance approach into Kontum at night in bad weather. Wreckage was found burning approx 100 meters
below the top of a ridgeline. |
25 JUL 69
|
CW2 Stewart B. Goldberg [AC]
SP4 David M. Valdez [G]
CPT Vincent F. Sabatinelli
CPT Elvernon Peele
SFC Jay L. Everett
SP4 Ronald K. Dycks
SGT Gerald E. DuBeau
CPT Arthur T. Pfefer
P & CE injured |
Pleiku Province |
 |
525 MI GRP
#67-17533
Crashed into the side of Dragon Mountain after going IFR at low altitude. |
24 JUL 69 |
CPT Gregory C. Engel [P]
1 injured |
Phuoc Tuy Province |
 |
128 AHC
#65-09612
T/R struck revetment at Vung Tau, M/R blade struck groud, transmission came forward, main blade hit pilot in the head. |
24 JUL 69
|
WO1 James D. Earnest [P]
CPT John P. Roe [P]
SP4 Robert L. Glasgow [CE]
SP4 Robert J. Whites [G]
LTC Martin R. Beck
SGT Francis M. Beverly
CPT Louis J. Geneseo |
Kien Tuong Province |
 |
175 AHC
#66-00879
A/C destroyed by a seed bomb that activated when the A/C hovered over it. |
22 JUL 69 |
WO1 Bernardino F. Genchi [AC]
WO1 Allen E. Starr [CP]
SP4 Larry G. Pool [CE]
SP4 Gail L. Whitlatch [G] |
Vinh Long Province |
 |
135 AHC
#67-17375
T/R failure near Vinh Long. |
17 JUL 69
|
WO1 Jonathan R. Vars [P] |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
15 MED
AK-47 round in the throat just above his chicken plate while on a hoist mission. |
17 JUL 69
|
WO1 Noel K. Garrison [AC]
CPT Lewis D. Probart
4 injured |
Phuoc Tuy Province |
 |
68 AVN
#66-16828
Lost RPM after vertical climb out of small LZ and crashed into trees. |
15 JUL 69
|
WO1 Fred A. Fedder [P]
SP4 Richard L. Irvin [CE]*
2 crewmembers injured |
Vietnam |
 |
B/227 AVN
#66-16736
Engine or transmission failure on CA near Song Be. AC attempted to autorotate into the PZ. A/C landed hard, rupturing
fuel cells causing A/C to burst into flames.
* CE died 5 AUG 69 in Houston, TX from burns and injuries sustained in crash. |
14 JUL 69
|
CW2 Ernest D. Burns [AC]
MAJ Thomas M. Felton [P]
SGT Ray G. Davis [CE]
PFC Dewey R. Butler [G] |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
C/1/9 CAV
#62-02063
A/C was operating with a "Pink Team" when it collided in mid-air with the team's OH-6. A/C exploded and
caught fire, and continued in a northwesterly heading until it hit trees and exploded. |
08 JUL 69
|
CPT James N. Crocker Jr [P]
2 injured |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
MACV Advisors
#66-16880
A/C hit by ground fire after picking up ARVN troops north of Trung An. A/C exploded in the air. |
02 JUL 69
|
CW2 Robert W. Holditch [P]
SP4 Thomas J. Schneider [ME]
SFC Donald L. Tovey [FM] |
Vietnam |
 |
B/2/17 CAV
#67-17694
A/C crashed due to mechanical problems. |
27 JUN 69
|
WO1 Clifford D. Wright [P] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
116 AHC
Killed by a single shot to the heart that apparently came through the left cargo door between the armor seat and
behind his chicken plate. |
19 JUN 69 |
WO1 Ralph J. Clime [AC]
WO1 Jerrold S. Pearlstein [CP]
SGT Raymond A. Voss [CE]
SGT Henry D. Mathews [G] |
Phuoc Long Province |
|
C/229 AHB
?#69-061988
Believed shot down by artillery?. |
19 JUN 69
|
WO1 Glenn S. Haukeness Jr [AC]
WO1 Robert A. Williams [CP]
SGT Richard D. Baca [CE]
SP4 Alan M. Rouchon [G] |
Long Khanh Province |
|
68 AVN
#66-15184
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
18 JUN 69
|
WO1 Gary C. Salanitro [AC]
CPT George D. Carr [CP]
SP5 Jose M. DeLaTorre [CE]
SP4 George R. Browning [G] |
Quang Ngai Province |
 |
282 AHC
?#69-061888
A/C went inverted and crashed leaving LZ after pilot hit in the head by enemy fire. |
18 JUN 69 |
SP4 Enrique T. Enrico [CE]
SGT Robert L. Mingle [C] |
Binh Long Province |
 |
ACT/11 ACR
#66-00525
No details. |
15 JUN 69
|
WO1 Kish L. Green [P]
SGT Larry D. Lemaster [G]
SGT John E. Lynch
1 other PAX killed
2 crewmembers injured |
Long Khanh Province |
|
B/229 AHB
#66-16694
Wire strike on Psyops mission near LZ Rock. Upon striking the wire, A/C flipped 2 times, crashed 106 meters north of
the wires, caught fire and burned. |
11 JUN 69 |
SP5 Harry G. Kunkler III [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
282 AHC
#67-17740
No details. |
11 JUN 69 |
SGT Edwin E. Axton [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
HHC 2 BDE
No details. |
06 JUN 69
|
1LT Joseph Breski Jr [AC]
WO1 Samuel G. Bosenbark [CP]
SP4 John D. Sharp [G] |
Binh Long Province |
 |
B/1/9 CAV
#68-15585
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
05 JUN 69
|
1LT Jimmy W. Crisp [P]
WO1 Richard J. Holman [P]
SP4 Ronald R. Baker [CE]
SP4 Steven W. Herring [G] |
Hau Nghia Province |
|
116 AHC
#66-00552
Hit by small arms fire while at about 150' and went in. One crewman was killed in the crash but the other 3 were able to
escape the downed A/C. They were engaged and killed by enemy troops. |
04 JUN 69
|
CPT Gregory G. Fuchs [P]
WO1 Edwin F. Sholar [P]
SP4 Richard L. Barnes [CE]
SP4 Stephen L. Roberts [G]
SGT Robert L. Jennings |
Quang Tin Province |
 |
A/101 AVN
#66-00819
Hit by an unidentified type explosive round from an undisclosed location and crashed. |
04 JUN 69
|
WO1 Joseph V. Zappini Jr [AC]
WO1 Oscar C. Mayer III [CP]
SP5 Michael D. Turner [CE]
SP4 Patrick Dale Finch [G] |
Bien Hoa Province |
|
128 AHC
#63-08550
During a combat assault mission, crew sighted a bunker complex and was inbound to pop smoke on the complex. Gunship hit
wire put up by VC and crashed inverted into the Saigon River. |
03 JUN 69
|
WO1 Walter S. Seddig [AC]
1LT Charles Vale [CP]
SP4 Gregory R. Vogler [CE]
SGT Stephen D. Johnson [G]
WO1 Thomas M. Bonine [PP]
WO1 Donald H. Richardson [PP] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
HHC/2 BDE
#67-17809
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
01 JUN 69 |
SP4 Michael D. Goeller [G] |
Vietnam |
|
116 AHC
#65-09523
No details. |
31 MAY 69
|
CPT Dennis M. Phillips [AC]
WO1 Steven L. Martin [CP]
SP4 Byron B. Bowden [CE]
LAC Noel E. Shipp [G] (AUS) |
Dinh Tuong Province |
|
135 AHC
#66-00720
A/C crashed directly into ground and exploded after taking multiple ground fire. |
23 MAY 69
|
SP5 Armando Ramirez [CE]
PFC Santiago V.E. Quintana [G]
SGT Howard S. Hill
SP4 Philip W. Strout |
Cambodia |
 |
155 AHC
#68-15392
A/C hit by ground fire and crashed near Highway 13, 75 miles inside Cambodia. |
22 MAY 69
|
WO1 Robert E. Layman Jr [P]
WO1 Fredrick S. Walters [P]
PFC Jeffery A. Richardson [CE]
SP5 David J. Ewing [MD] |
Quang Tin Province |
 |
54 MED DET
#66-16473
A/C caught in cross fire of two .50 cal - M/R separation in flight. |
21 MAY 69 |
WO1 Lawrence M. Stuck [P] |
Ba Xugen Province |
|
336 AHC
Shot through the chest de-arming/clearing a minigun on the ground that had no bullet catcher. |
21 MAY 69
|
SP5 Clyde S. Evans [CE]
3 injured |
Vietnam |
|
187 AHC
#67-18574
A/C experienced a T/R failure, probably due to enemy fire, while in route to Tay Ninh to refuel and re-smoke. The A/C
crashed and burned. |
20 MAY 69
|
WO1 Benajmin W. Haire [P] |
Kontum Province |
|
189 AHC
Engine failure on climbout from Dak To. |
16 MAY 69
|
SP5 Dennis G. Schmidt [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
174 AHC
#66-15162
A/C crashed and rolled down a hill as the crew attempted to snatch an enemy flag from a pole that was booby-trapped and
was detonated as the A/C hovered over it. |
15 MAY 69 |
WO1 Walter R. Stacy [AC]
3 crewmembers injured |
Ninh Thuan Province |
|
192 AHC
#66-16250
A/C was at altitude of 5-10' and airspeed of 110-115 KIAS. Upon completing right turn, A/C's right skid made contact
with water and/or rock causing the A/C to flip tail over nose into water. Crew survived crash, pilot drowned. |
13 MAY 69
|
WO1 Jeffrey C. Stowe [P]
WO1 Kenneth E. Witmer [P]
SSG John Henry R. Brooks [CE]
SP4 Paul E. Goonan Jr [G] |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
129 AHC
#67-17399
Hit land mine in LZ and crashed. |
13 MAY 69
|
1LT Jerry T. Lee [AC]
SP4 James R. Walters [CE]
SP4 James A. Margro [MD]
P injured |
Thua Thien Province |
|
326 MED
#67-17844 DUSTOFF 927
A/C shot down by RPG hitting the M/R blades while airlifting a wounded soldier. |
12 MAY 69
|
SGT Lawrence R. Shepard [C]
PFC James E. Isaac Jr [C]
1 injured |
Vietnam |
|
174 AHC
#64-13663
Caught in crossfire, tailboom separated and A/C partially inverted hit the ground. |
10 MAY 69
|
WO1 Allan E. Stahlstrom [AC]
WO1 Roy S. Thomas [CP]
SP5 Marcus R. Byous [CE]
SP4 Paul N. Kupchinskas [G] |
Hau Nghia Province |
|
B/25 AVN
#66-15085
Gunship was shot down by ground fire and burned south of Cu Chi. |
04 MAY 69
|
1LT James P. Flagella [AC]
WO1 Milton W. Remmler Jr [CP]
SGT Don L. Ross [CE]
SGT Norman L. Plemmons [G] |
Bien Hoa Province |
|
B/227 AVN
#68-19529
Mid-air with UH-1 #67-17818 on short final to LZ. |
WO1 Michael E. LeMaster [AC]
1LT William D. Britton [CP]
SGT Robert L. Thomas [CE]
SGT Billy R. Stubbs [G] |
|
B/227 AVN
#67-17818
Mid-air with UH-1 #68-19529 on short final to LZ. |
02 MAY 69 |
SGT Frederick J. Follette [G] |
Vietnam |
|
116 AHC
No details. |
27 APR 69 |
SP6 Larry D. Lowery [CE]
SP5 James D. Crow [OB]
SP5 William J. McFarland [OB]
SP5 Alan B. Denhoff [G]
2 injured |
Vietnam |
 |
201 AVN
#66-16008
A/C flew into the water while searching for another Huey crash. It broke up on impact and sank, leaving a fuel fire on
the surface. |
26 APR 69 |
SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] |
Thua Thien Province |
|
B/158 AVN
Struck by an RPG in LZ Airborne. |
25 APR 69
|
CPT David W. Watson [P]
1 injured |
Thua Thien Province |
 |
A/158 AVN
Killed by mortar or RPG fire 2nd night after being shot down in LZ Airborne. |
25 APR 69
|
CW2 Elton L. Searcy [P] |
Thua Thien Province |
|
A/158 AVN
Killed by mortar or RPG fire, 2nd night after being shot down in LZ Airborne. |
23 APR 69
|
CW2 Stephen R. Peterson [AC]
WO1 Allan D. Eyler [CP]
SP5 Thomas J. Watts [CE]
SP4 Julian W. Berg [G] |
Binh Duong Province |
 |
B/1 AVN
#66-15203
Mid-air collision during night combat assault in Ben Suc area. |
WO1 Roger M. Auld Jr [P]
CPT Arnold Sanford [P]
SP5 Troy D. Faulkner [CE]
SP4 Donald O. McGraw [G]
7 PAX killed |
 |
173 AHC
#66-00802
Mid-air collision on night combat assault in the Ben Suc area. |
23 APR 69 |
SP4 Otto P. Barnhart [CE]
SGT Henry W. Cardwell [G]
SSG Julian D. Dedman
SP4 James P. Heim
SP4 John F. Koehler
SFC William F. Rocco
SP4 John W. Tiderencel
P & CP injured |
Thua Thien Province |
 |
C/2/17 CAV
#67-17697
A/C was lead ship taking in the aero-rifle platoon on the first attempt to open FB Airborne. Two engineers with chainsaws
and det cord needed to rappel to drop one last tree. Enemy fire severed a high pressure fuel line at a 60' hover. A/c
nosed over and followed a stream bed down the mountain. Blades slowed and tail boom struck a small waterfall. A/C
hammer-headed and then exploded. A/C broke aft of pilot's seats and slung the pilots forward. |
22 APR 69 |
SP5 Arthur W. Smith [CE] |
Quang Tri Province |
|
B/158 AVN
#67-17656
Struck by an RPG. |
20 APR 69
|
CW2 Carl M. Creal [AC]
1 injured |
Hau Nghia Province |
|
118 AHC
#66-15029 BANDIT 3
AK-47 head wound at Gau Do Hau. |
16 APR 69
|
WO1 William M. Konyu [P] |
Quang Nam Province |
|
B/101 AVN
#66-16343
A/C was on a combat mission and on final approach to the LZ received intense enemy fire. The windshield on the pilot's
side was shattered. Pilot was seen to throw up his hands and slump forward over the controls and the A/C subsequently
crashed, rolled over on its side and burned (YC 752 591). |
15 APR 69
|
WO1 Terrence J. Mortensen [P]
WO1 Jerone J. Warnick [P]
SP5 Doyle D. Dunbar [CE]
MAJ Neal W. Lovsnes Jr
CPT Robert A. Young Jr
SP5 Herbert S. Hildebrand |
Thua Thien Province |
|
C/158 AVN
#67-17614
A/C was flying an early morning "sniffer" mission when they hit a large tree and exploded. |
10 APR 69 |
SP4 George A.F. Dasho Jr [G] |
Vietnam |
 |
191 AHC
#65-10127
No details. |
09 APR 69
|
WO1 David R. Crow IV [P] |
Khanh Hoa Province |
|
48 AHC
MO was standing on top of a UH-1H trying to attach the sling from a CH-47 to the G nut. A/C was in an LZ where the
Korean White Horse Div. had been inserting troops. While they were trying to get the Huey out, they started receiving
fire from a VC hidden in elephant grass. While MO was standing on A/C, it was hit and the fuel tanks blew up. |
01 APR 69 |
SP4 Alvin L. Gay [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
57 AHC
#67-17817
No details. |
01 APR 69
|
CW2 Michael G. Taylor [AC]
WO1 Dale A. Yateman [CP]
SP4 Philip C. Stafford [CE]
SP4 Barry L. Golden [G]
SP5 Terry W. Dickerhoff
SP5 Rex E. Rader
2 injured |
Gia Dinh Province |
|
120 AHC
#66-17042
Hit telephone pole, crashed and burned during autorotation after engine failure. |
31 MAR 69
|
WO1 Theodore V. Thoman [AC]
SP4 Wayne H. Russell [G]
5 injured |
Binh Thuan Province |
|
192 AHC
#66-16244
A/C was on mountain resupply mission. Immediately after landing on the pad, the nose of A/C started to come up and
and A/C began to spin in a tail low attitude. After spinning 3 or 4 times, the tailboom struck a tree stump and cabin
separated from tailboom and both rolled downhill in different directions, with cabin bursting into flames. |
27 MAR 69
|
WO1 Bard E. Davenport [AC]
WO1 William D. Potter [CP]
SGT Allan G. Harper [CE]
SP5 John B. Waller [C]
1Lt William B. Bell |
Binh Long Province |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#66-16714
A/C shot down by hostile fire at XT636587. |
26 MAR 69 |
SP5 William W. Schoth II [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
A/9 AVN
#67-17172
No details. |
26 MAR 69
|
WO1 Douglas E. Stover [AC]
WO1 Guy F. Johnson [CP]
SP4 Gregory L. Habets [CE]
SP5 Carlos W. Rucker [MD] |
Khanh Hoa Province |
 |
254 MED DET
#66-17016
A/C took an RPG into the main cabin while on a Dustoff mission. |
23 MAR 69
|
SP5 Tommy L. Barnes [CE] |
Long Khanh Province |
|
117 AHC
#66-16081
A/C took fire on resupply mission, hit tree and rolled over. |
22 MAR 69
|
SP4 Alley O. Stephens [CE]
3 injured |
Kontum Province |
 |
A/4 AVN
#67-17400
A/C hit by B-40 rocket during rescue and recovery mission. A/C crashed and exploded. |
21 MAR 69 |
WO1 David E. Herschbach [AC]
SP5 Earl M. Matthews [CE]
CPT George E. Menninger
CPT Robert E. O'Brien
1LT Leonard L. Preston Jr |
Tay Ninh Province |
|
2 BDE 1 CAV
#66-16926
No details. |
21 MAR 69 |
CPT Michael K. Thompson [P]
SP5 Gerald R. Thompson [ME] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
173 AHC
#66-00742
A/C was seen to execute a rapid rate of descent with a slight left turn. During last third of the flight, the rate of
descent increased with a slight nose low attitude. Witnesses stated M/R blades were turning very slowly and the flight
path was near vertical. Impact was at a slight nose low left bank with a relatively high rate of descent. A/C impacted
the ground with enough forward speed to have a ground run of 32' before hitting a tree stump and mound of dirt. A/C
spun to the right 150 degrees and moved forward another 17' and came to rest and caught fire. |
21 MAR 69
|
CPT Richard C. Benicewicz [P]
1LT Robert A. Dalton [P]
SP5 Rene A. Santos [CE]
SP4 Dale L. Stock [G] |
Binh Dinh Province |
 |
61 AHC
#66-15130
M/R seizure and separation from A/C departing LZ English. |
21 MAR 69
|
1LT Thomas M. Newman [AC]
1LT Thomas E. Jones Jr [CP]
SP4 Franklin D. Ashley II [CE]
PFC Robert E. Pierson [G] |
Hau Nghia Province |
 |
335 AHC
#66-16928
While in formation departing Blackhorse, went IFR and crashed. |
21 MAR 69
|
WO1 Robert A. Baetzel [P]
1LT Harry H. Gibson [P]
SGT Ted D. Mills [CE]
SP4 Albert O. Krausser [G] |
Hau Nghia Province |
|
335 AHC
#67-17354
Crashed into the side of a hill after flying into fog bank during early morning formation takeoff from Blackhorse. |
20 MAR 69
|
WO1 Vaughn D. Connell [P]
2 crewmembers injured |
Quang Tri Province |
|
B/101 AVN
#340
A/C hit by mortar and small arms fire on Marine recon. |
15 MAR 69
|
1LT Jeffrey L. Whynaught [AC]
SP5 John W. Price [CE]
SP4 Edgar G. McAdams [G] |
Chuong Thien Province |
|
175 AHC
#66-15159
A/C hit by enemy fire and caught fire. |
11 MAR 69 |
WO1 Larry L. Stoner [P]
SP4 John L. Bendor [G]
3 injured |
Phu Yen Province |
|
129 AHC
#68-15371
Hit bridge and crashed trying to fly under it. |
09 MAR 69
|
CW2 David A. Poley [AC]
1LT Daniel J. O'Neill [CP]
SP5 Charles P. Girard [CE]
SP4 Dennis A. Ormond [G]
PFC Richard D. Shields (USMC) |
Quang Tri Province |
|
B/101 AVN
#66-17121
A/C crashed after entering cloud bank on mountain while on a resupply mission to USMC FSB Winchester. |
03 MAR 69 |
CPT Harry Q. Rose [AC]
WO1 Peter P. Polak [CP]
SP4 Steven M. Hickman [CE]
SP4 Weyman T. Cook [G]
SP4 George M. Binns
MAJ Darryl E. McCartney
2LT Michael D. Sams
SP4 Wayne W. Teeple
2 injured |
Vinh Long Province |
 |
114 AHC
#67-17287
Crashed due to M/R strike on building during aborted takeoff. A/C crashed and then burst into flames. |
01 MAR 69 |
WO1 Ray R. Davis [AC] †
WO1 Edward L. Harris [CP]
SP4 Donn P. Zarina [CE]
SP4 David E. Schulze [G]
James A. Kraft
CPL David E. Lovegren
Thomas L. Gaines III
Rodney M. Goode
Jimmy R. Gross
1 injured |
Quang Ngai Province |
|
114 AHC
#67-17287
Crashed trying to deploy team on pinnacle. |
01 MAR 69
|
SP5 John C. Schiffhauer [CE] |
Vietnam |
|
119 AHC
Shot in "Cold" LZ (Swinger) in Plei Trap. |
27 FEB 69
|
WO1 Terry L. Crawford [P] |
Darlac Province |
|
155 AHC
Killed by small arms fire. |
24 FEB 69
|
WO1 Angus W. McAllister Jr [AC]
WO1 Merle Floyd Butler II [CP]
SP5 Richard W. Ford [CE]
SP4 Jon Bailey [G] |
Quang Tin Province |
|
176 AHC
#63-12999
Hit by .50 cal and lost rotor at 2000' while on division arty resupply milkrun. |
21 FEB 69
|
CPT Harry Q. Rose [AC]
WO1 Peter P. Polak [CP]
SP5 Everett N. Wilsher [CE]
SP4 William B. Scott [G] |
Hau Nghia Province |
|
116 AHC
#66-00661
Crashed near Go De Hau bridge because of pitch change link failure and M/R came through cockpit and severed tailboom at
1000'. |
18 FEB 69 |
SGT Patrick J. Ronan [CE]
4 injured |
Vietnam |
|
281 AHC
A/C crashed in a hostile area about 25 miles SW of Tuy Hoa Air Base, SVN. |
16 FEB 69
|
WO1 Thomas J. Casey Jr [P]
3 crewmembers injured |
Binh Long Province |
|
B/229 AVN
#68-15286
The engine quit during climb out. Crew radioed problem and attempted to return to the airfield. Tailboom hit a tree,
crashed and burned. |
13 FEB 69
|
1LT Dana R. Barker [CP] |
Kontum Province |
 |
198 BDE
Hit in the chest by AW fire as Brigade C&C ship was delivering packs and resupply to D/1/52 INF. |
06 FEB 69
|
WO1 William M. Harrison [AC]
2 injured |
Ninh Thuan Province |
 |
134 AHC
#66-16326
A/C hit by B-40 rocket as it landed in LZ during combat assault mission. |
06 FEB 69
|
1Lt David E. Padgett [AC]
CW2 Charles I. Stanley [CP]
SP5 Robert C. O'Hara [CE]
PFC Eugene F. Christiansen [G]
LTC Donald E. Parsons
1LT Ronald D. Briggs
MAJ Vu Vanh Phao (ARVN) |
Quang Tri Province |
|
282 AHC
#67-17499
Flight crashed while returning due to poor weather conditions and reduced visibility. |
05 FEB 69
|
WO1 William E. Boehm [AC]
WO1 George E. Hayward [CP]
SP4 Timothy M. Harrington [CE]
SP4 John E. Nordell Jr [G] |
Thua Thien Province |
|
2 BDE
#67-19530
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
01 FEB 69 |
WO1 Jackson D. Barnes [CP]
CPT Thomas E. Nichols
SP5 James H. Ward
2 PAX killed
5 injured |
Hau Nghia Province |
 |
190 AHC
#66-00845
On takeoff, A/C commenced forward flight into a southerly wind. After about 130' of travel the M/R blade struck a
flagpole, ripping the transmission from the A/C. The fuselage continued forward and impacted the ground in a nose-low
attitude. |
28 JAN 69 |
SP4 Dennis L. Bolton [CE] |
Phong Dinh Province |
|
114 AHC
#66-15013
No details. |
27 JAN 69
|
WO1 Walter L. Ferrell [AC]
8 injured |
Thua Thien Province |
 |
D/1/1 CAV
#67-17330
A/C was hovering to insert a LRRP team in a 100' hole LZ. A/C moved slightly left and may have struck a tree. A/C then
moved laterally to the right and suddenly rolled into a right, nose low attitude and crashed, coming to rest inverted,
striking several trees in its roll, and caught fire upon hitting the ground. |
24 JAN 69
|
WO1 William H. McDonnell [AC]
WO1 Scott C. Griswold [CP]
SP4 Bruce W. Westmoreland [CE]
SP4 John O. Tafoya [G] |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
170 AHC
#66-00579
A/C hit by B-40 rocket, crashed and burned. |
23 JAN 69
|
WO1 Arvid O. Silverberg Jr [AC]
WO1 Sylvester Davis [CP]
PFC Robert R. Sloppye [CE]
SFC William R. Henderson [MD]
SSG Robert L. Luster
SSG Frank D. Moorman
SP4 Edward Smith Jr
1 injured |
Pleiku Province |
 |
283 MED DET
#66-16217
Hit by B-40 rocket while performing MEDEVAC hoist mission out of Pleiku, RVN. |
18 JAN 69
|
WO1 James E. Ellingson [AC]
WO1 Kenneth W. Peters [P]
SP5 David Williams Jr [CE]
SP4 John R. Bartlett [G] |
Phong Dinh Province |
|
175 AHC
#66-17077
Hit by small arms fire. |
16 JAN 69 |
CPT David A. Carlin [P]
CW2 George F. Lapan [P]
SP5 John C. Deaton [CE]
SP4 Paul R. Dew [G]
SP5 Fredrick L. Holder
SP5 John Mirich |
Binh Duong Province |
|
A/227 AVN
#66-16302
Crashed after dropping a sling load (see-saw for an orphanage). |
14 JAN 69 |
WO1 Richard P. Yanchuk Jr [P]
3 crewmembers injured |
Thua Thien Province |
 |
A/377 ARTY
#66-16172
A/C crashed into rice paddy NE of Phu Bia turned upside down trapped crew member. M/R blade came through green house
decapitating pilot. |
12 JAN 69
|
1LT Nicholas J. Swidonovich [AC]
CPT William A. Currence [CP]
SP4 Francis H. Corwin [CE]
SP4 Ronald D. Slayton [G]
COL Michael M. Spark (USMC)
SGM Ted E. McClintock (USMC)
LCP Frederick D. Kansik (USMC)
LTC Ermil L. Whisman (USMC) |
Quang Nam Province |
|
HHC/212 CAB
#66-16205
A/C was tasked to provide airlift for the CO, 3rd Marine Reg, and the CO, 1/12 Marines, during Operation Taylor Common.
As the A/C was lifting off from an LZ it was hit by enemy fire and crashed. |
11 JAN 69
|
WO1 Laurence D. Worthington [P] |
Ninh Thuan Province |
|
48 AHC
#62-02012
Killed by small arms fire. |
08 JAN 69
|
1LT Alan C. Gilles [AC]
WO1 Jon P. Roche [CP]
SP4 Robert D. Case [CE]
SP4 Steven D. Bartman [G]
SSG Gerald F. Apperson
SP4 Bill F. Williams Jr |
Vietnam |
|
170 AHC
#66-16323
A/C received hits in the main transmission while climbing out of the PZ with some FOB-2 SF on board. Transmission
seized enroute to Ben Het SF Camp. |
07 JAN 69
|
WO1 Kenneth R. Clough [P] |
Chuong Thien Province |
|
336 AHC
#66-15034
Killed by ground fire. |
03 JAN 69
|
WO1 Ronald S. McCrary [P]
1 PAX killed
4 injured |
Tuyen Duc Province |
|
155 AVN
#66-16527
Crashed into a mountain between Ban Me Thuot and Dalat after going IFR in low clouds. |
03 JAN 69
|
WO1 William S. Childers [AC]
SLT Anthony J. Huelin [CP](AUS)
SP4 Ernest D. Dodson [CE]
SP4 Larry R. McPherson [G] |
Bien Hoa Province |
|
135 AHC
#66-01112
Hit wires near to Duc Water Plant, A/C crashed and exploded. |
02 JAN 69
|
WO1 Dean F. Bolhouse [AC]
SP5 Melvin D. Morgan Jr [CE]
WO1 Robert W. Jantz [PP]
WO1 Charles E. Sellner [PP]
SP4 Willey E. Williams Jr
PFC Murphy Pleasant Jr |
Hau Nghia Province |
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116 AHC
#66-00968
Lost tail rotor and spun in on way back to Cu Chi. |
01 JAN 69 |
SFC Rodney J. T. Yano [CE]  |
Bien Hoa Province |
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11 ACR
#66-00528
Grenade prematurely detonated inside A/C. CE began throwing burning ammunition out of the C&C helicopter after
being wounded by grenade and other rounds. |
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