Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00613
The Army purchased this helicopter 0966
Total flight hours at this point: 00000558
Date: 09/03/1968 MIA-POW file reference number: 1270
Incident number: 68090333.KIA
Unit: 191 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was at Level Flight at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XS777697
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 03 KIA, 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Burned
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Reference Notes. Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database.
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: 1270, OPERA,
UH1P3, 24701 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
G SGT FRAZIER PAUL REID BNR
P CPT BURCH DAVID CARROLL KIA
P WO1 CEDERLUND RONALD MICHAEL KIA
CE SP5 HEINMILLER RES
REFNO Synopsis:
SYNOPSIS: On September 3, 1968 Sgt. Frazier was a crewman aboard a UH1C
helicopter (tail #66-66613) which crashed and exploded in South Vietnam. The
site was inspected within 8 hours of the crash. All personnel aboard are
accounted for except for Sgt. Frazier. The crash site was inspected on May 7
and 8, 1973 by JCRC and positively identified as being the aircraft and site
associated with Frazier's death. No remains were recovered.
On June 29, 1973, JCRC concluded that no remains were recoverable, as remains
were destroyed by explosive ordnance, aircraft fire or removal from site by
other means. JCRC recommended that no further operations be planned to recover
Frazier unless new information became available and that the case be closed.
Several reports have been received concerning the location of remains which
may relate to Sgt. Frazier, but to date, no positive correlation has been made,
nor have any remains been recovered
War Story:
From: Annual Supplement History of the 191st Assault Helicopter Company 214th Combat Aviation Battalion 1st Aviation Brigade, 1 July 1968 - 31 December 1968, prepared by First Lieutenant Carl L. Radtke, Unit Historical Officer, Approved by MAJ John A. Petric, Commanding, Dong Tam, Republic of Vietnam, APO 96370, page 19:
The company suffered the loss of three crew members on 3 September when their ship was shot down while supporting a combat operation near Rach Kein. The aircraft, a UH-1C gun ship, was being used to suppress known enemy positions when it came under intensive enemy fire and crashed at 103441N 1063728E. Killed were: CPT David C. Burch, WO1 Ronald M. Cederlund, and SGT Paul R. Frazier. SP5 Heinmiller the crew chief survived.
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