Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 63-12915
The Army purchased this helicopter 1064
Total flight hours at this point: 00001965
Date: 01/31/1968
Incident number: 68013144.KIA
Unit: B/1/9 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD865223
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 KIA . .
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. 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, UH1P3, 03128 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 HANNA GARY W KIA
CE SP4 DELGADO RICHARD FALCON KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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