Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-08736
The Army purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point: 00001482
Date: 04/16/1967
Incident number: 67041616.KIA
Unit: B/1/9 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
The station for this helicopter was Quang Ngai in Not Reported
Helicopter took 4 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM, MINE)
The helicopter was hit in the Engine Compartment
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, HYDRAULIC SYS, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 04 DOI . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNOF, 72517, ARADM, CASRP, FM232, MPC (Operations Report.
Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P CPT HILL WILLIAM RAY KIA
AC WO1 GODFREY JAMES WALTER KIA
CE SP4 SMITH JOHNNY WILLIAM KIA
OB CPT CHILDS VANDIVER L KIA
War Story:
Sources have indicated to the VHPA that these three men plus one other died in the same UH-1B in Quang Ngai while serving for B/1/9th Cav. The VHPA is very interested in learning more details about this event
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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