Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 64-14120
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Date posted on this site:
09/29/2009
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The Army purchased this helicopter 0965
Total flight hours at this point: 00001380
Date: 03/05/1970
Incident number: 70030505.KIA
Unit: 195 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YU249402
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC CW2 DOUGAN CHARLES GARVIN KIA
P 1LT RABB ROBERT IRA KIA
CE SGT HOWELL JAMES LAURENCE KIA
G SP4 SMITH JAMES DELVIN KIA
War Story:
I was the crew chief who for whatever reason did not fly that day. I was in the 195th gun platoon (Thunderchickens) from February 1969 -October 1970. I flew with Dougan from the time he arrived. Sorry, but do not remember Lt. Rabb. For the record, we terminated the mission after the crash. Tried several times that day to get them out, but it was too hot, everyone was taking fire. If I remember correctly, the bodies were recovered 2 days after the crash. This did happen in Cambodia, not South Vietnam. The 195th at Quan Loi only worked in Cambodia, until the invasion in mid-1970.
James W. Brawner