Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07914
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00000287
Date: 05/02/1969
Incident number: 69050289.KIA
Unit: C/7/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was Unknown at 0050 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Fuselage
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 01 KIA, 01 DOI, 01 I . .
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, 90506, CASRP, CRAFX (Operations Report. Lindenmuth
Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P 1LT FLURRY JAMES DURWARD KIA
O SP4 MANSERGH WILLIAM A JR KIA
OB WESLEY
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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