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28 OCT 72
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CW2 James M. Stever [P] |
Vietnam |
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18 AVN
#69-16102
Hovering backwards to get room for takeoff, tail skid got caught in wire and A/C flipped over backwards into a canal. |
09 JUN 72 |
1LT Ronald E. Doughtie [P] 
CIV John P. Vann
CPT Robert A. Robertson |
Pleiku Province |
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201 AVN
#68-16938
A/C departed Pleiku at 2050 hours and did not establish flight following. Pilot radioed that A/C would arrive in Kontum
in approx 15 minutes. A/C fuselage was located in a stand of trees. |
27 MAY 71
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1LT Thomas W. Knuckey [P]
SGT Philip C. Taylor [OB]  |
Cambodia |
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A/3/17 CAV
#68-16888
Was part of a force conducting battle damage assessment. During final pass over the gun emplacement, A/C was hit by
enemy groundfire, and exploded while in flight. The A/C then crashed and exploded a second time and burned. |
03 MAY 71
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CPT Derrill L. Burnside [P]
2 injured |
Quang Tri Province |
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5 MECH
#68-16782
A/C shot down and crashed. |
29 APR 71 |
SSG Patrick O. Orr [OB] |
Cambodia |
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A/3/17 CAV
#68-16946
Lost near the Chup rubber plantation. |
24 MAR 71
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CPT David L. Coker Jr [P]
PFC Robert D. Walters [CE]
SGT Curtis D. Bauer [OB] |
Quang Tri Province |
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D/3/5 CAV
#68-16955
A/C shot down while trying to help another shot downed scout. |
24 MAR 71
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SP4 William E. Neal [CE]
SGT Harry M. Beckwith III [G]
1 injured |
Quang Tri Province |
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D/3/5 CAV
#69-16136
A/C was departing from its squadron forward command post at Ham Nhi for a visual recon mission. Shortly after takeoff,
the A/C was hit by enemy automatic ground-to-air fire and crashed in enemy surrounded area. Within minutes, the A/C
exploded and burned. |
17 MAR 71 |
1LT William D. Schlutter [P]
MAJ Ronald O. Scharnberg [OB]
LTC Bryan J. Sutton |
Quang Tri Province |
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1 BDE 5 MECH
#68-16884
A/C was last seen at approx 1345 hours at a field location 4 miles to the NW of Ham Nghi. A/C departed that location with
2 PAXs and flew off to the SW. The next time the A/C was seen was at approx 1415 hours when a survey team from the 108TH
ARTY GP, working NW of Ham Nghi (XD 778438) reported an A/C burning on the mountain near them. |
15 MAR 71
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WO1 Steven R. Peck [P] |
Quang Tri Province |
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D/3/5 CAV
Scout pilot giving in country checkride in vicinity of rock pile. 51 cal in chest. |
07 MAR 71
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CW3 Randolph J. Ard [P]
COL Sheldon J. Burnett
2 injured |
Laos |
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1 BDE 5 MECH
#68-16814
A/C mistakenly flew past command post into Laos. A/C shot down by RPD machine gun and AK-47’s. |
23 FEB 71
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CW2 Stephen M. Hiscock [P]
SGT Raymond L. Armentrout [CE]
SP4 William T. Walerzak [OB] |
Laos |
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D/3/5 CAV
#69-16085
Scout mission on Laos border in SVN took fire from large enemy force, tried to stretch autorotation and ran out of RPM,
crashed and burned. |
15 FEB 71
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CPT Robert E. Decelle II [P]
SP4 Tagipo V. Tauala [C] |
Tay Ninh Province |
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A/3/17 CAV
#68-16960
A/C shot down in vicinity of Cambodian border near Snoopy's nose. Pilot medevaced out and died in the hospital 3 days
later. |
30 DEC 70
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1LT Brian A. Horinek [P]
PFC Howard W. Bramlett Jr [CE]
SP4 Steve S. DeNike [OB] |
Long Khanh Province |
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B/3/17 CAV
#68-16964
Wire strike accident while returning to Xuan Loc to reful after visual recon mission. |
07 DEC 70 |
PFC Harold N. Flieger [OB] |
Phuoc Long Province |
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A/3/17 CAV
Died as a result of wounds received when a WP (white-phosphorus) grenade detonated in the cockpit. He directed the blast
of the grenade towards himself in order to save the A/C and the scout pilot. |
04 DEC 70
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WO1 Peter C. Behrens [P]
CW2 Kermit L. Matthews [P]
CPT James R. Heimbold [OB]
SGM Andrew Machristie |
Khanh Hoa Province |
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2/17 ARTY
#68-16803
A/C impacted side of mountain left of Hwy 21 due to IFR conditions. |
01 DEC 70
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WO1 Stephen C. Sellett [P]
CW2 Kenneth E. Crayne [PP]
LTC Raymond B. Penn Jr
SGM Laverne D. Coyle |
Binh Dinh Province |
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7/15 ART
#68-16749
A/C initiated a left descending turn at the western entrance of the Mang Giang Pass. A/C nearly completed a 360 degree
descending turn prior to impacting at high speed near the base of a small hill approx 150 meters N or QL 19 due to bad
weather. |
20 OCT 70
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WO1 Byron M. Hannah [P]
PFC Vincent R. Kotarski Jr [G]
1 injured |
Binh Dinh Province |
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B/3/17 CAV
#69-16086
A/C shot down and crashed. |
15 SEP 70 |
PFC Lee D. Meadows [CE]
SGT David F. Freeman [OB] |
Vietnam |
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C/3/17 CAV
#68-16912
No details. |
24 AUG 70
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WO1 Patrick G. Fitzsimmons [P]
2 injured |
Vietnam |
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190 AHC
#68-16914
A/C was shot down while on a recon mission. Although the A/C was hit in the cockpit area, crashed, and burned, two
others aboard survived with injuries. |
04 JUN 70
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WO1 William T. Wallace [P]
SP4 Jerry C. Gillett [OB] |
Tay Ninh Province |
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A/3/17 CAV
#68-16945
A/C shot down and crashed. |
29 APR 70 |
CW2 Willard S. Cannon III [P]
CE & OB injured |
Binh Tuy Province |
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C/3/17 CAV
#68-16844
Crashed after hitting water flying low level over a lake. |
27 MAR 70
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WO1 Ralph R. Quick Jr [P]
LTC Joseph Benoski Jr [OB] |
Quang Tri Province |
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520 TC
#68-16785
Aero-scout mission with an arty spotter. Hit by .51 cal pulling out from a BDA. |
