Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 67-15862
The Army purchased this helicopter 1268
Total flight hours at this point: 00001553
Date: 09/17/1970
Incident number: 70091717.KIA
Unit: A/3/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0500 feet and 150 knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XU819119
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. (12.7MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, ARMAMENT, TAIL ROTOR, FLT CONTROLS
Casualties = 01 DOI, 01 INJ . .
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, JSIDR, CRAFX, FM385, CALTR, CASRP (Operations Report.
Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 BARNETT THOMAS MARTIN KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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