AKERS JERRY G

CW4 Jerry G. Akers was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 04/09/1986 at the age of 38 from CH-47 Mid-air with Cobra during night training at Ft. Stewart, GA.
Ft. Stewart, GA
Flight Class 69-23/69-21
Date of Birth 09/05/1947
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with 101 ABN
This information was provided by Bill Atkinson

More detail on this person: Aircraft 132 ASHC, CH-47 85-24325 while in low altitude cruise flight, during an NVG training mission, A/C and an AH-1S Cobra, flying in opposite directions, collided. The M/R blades struck the forward cabin area and M/R system of the AH-1, which caused the in-flight breakup of both aircraft.

This information was last updated 02/07/2006

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Date posted on this site: 09/07/2007