Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16441
The Army purchased this helicopter 1168
Total flight hours at this point: 00000259
Date: 03/26/1969
Incident number: 69032604.KIA
Unit: D/1/10 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at 0100 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YA776177
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (37MM)
causing a Fire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 03 DOI . .
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 Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNOF, 90297, CRAFX, CASRP (Operations Report.
Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 MERKER RAND RUSSELL KIA
Passengers and/or other participants:
1LT LOCKE JAMES LEE, AR, PX, KIA
1LT THOMPKINS RONALD WINSTON, AR, PX, KIA
This record was last updated on 02/23/2005
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