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29 OCT 71
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CPT Joseph M. Tworcek [P]
WOC Azor T. Osburn Jr |
Alabama |
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USAAVNS
TH-13T
#67-17067
Mid-air with a UH-1 #69-15187 3 miles N of Hanchey AHP during either a practice instrument approach or transitioning through heliport area at Ft Rucker. |
01 APR 71
|
CW2 Donald R. Vomacka [P] |
California |
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997 MED (AZ ARNG)
OH-13
A/C struck telephone wires and crashed on the highway median of IH-10 at 1458 hrs approx 3 miles W of Desert Center, CA on a routine training flight from Van Nuys to Phoenix. Vomacka died on 26APR71 of injuries sustained in the accident. |
26 MAR 70 |
CPT Ottis Turner [P] |
Texas |
|
507 MED
H-13
A/C crashed on the outskirts of San Antonio, east of IH35 and Judson Rd enroute to Ft Hood from Ft Sam Houston in flight of 4. |
11 JUN 69
|
CPT Alvin B. Robinson [P]
CWO Jerome Graham |
Louisiana |
|
256 AVN (LA ARNG)
OH-13
Crew was practicing takeoffs and landings at New Orleans Lakefront Airport when witnesses stated that the tail section snapped off while A/C was approx 15' AGL, went into a spin, crashed 20 yds from runway, bounced and then burst into flames upon impact. |
07 JUN 69
|
CW2 William J. Goss [P]
CIV Don Maynard Davis
CIV Peggy Diana Whittle |
Alabama |
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[Need A/C Unit] (USAR)
47G
#73980
Pilot checked out A/C from Napier Air Service at Dothan airport and flew to Headland. Upon landing at Headland, 2 PAX boarded A/C and soon after departure the A/C struck a power line and plunged into a wooded area. |
18 FEB 69
|
WOC Robert T. Anton [P] |
Texas |
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USAAVNS
OH-13G
Mid-air crash with TH-55A near the Holiday Inn in Mineral Wells during training at Ft Wolters. |
23 JAN 69 |
CPT Neal M.G. Turner [P] |
Germany |
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3 BDE HQ
H-13
A/C crashed in a wooded area just north of the Baumholder training range after departing Coleman Barracks in heavy fog. |
29 NOV 68 |
CW2 Billie W. Budd [P]
1 injured |
Alabama |
|
USAAVNS
H-13
A/C crashed near New Brockton on a training flight from Ft Rucker. Budd was in the Vermont Army National Guard. |
20 NOV 68
|
CW2 Thomas W. Eatmon II [IP]
WOC James M. Kidney |
Georgia |
|
USAAVNS
TH-13T
A/C collided with an AH-1 and crashed near Burroughs while on a flight from Ft Stewart. AH-1 crew were injured. |
19 NOV 68
|
CPT Charles B. Appler [IP]
2LT Stephen E. Roush |
Alabama |
|
USAAVNS
TH-13T
Mid-air crash 12 miles NE of Ozark during an instrument training flight from Ft Rucker. |
CW2 Jesse M. Patton [IP]
1LT Robert C. Blackshear [P] |
25 SEP 67
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CPT Elbert R. Kethley [P]
COL Thomas F. Flynn |
Germany |
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35 ARTY GRP
H-13
A/C crashed in a wooded area 15 miles NE of Erlangen while on a flight from Bamberg during Exercise Large Play due to engine failure. After loss of power, A/C descended and struck 12' oak trees, tearing left skid off, pitched A/C down with fwd section of cabin striking a stump in a nose low, slightly left side low attitude. |
25 AUG 67 |
CW2 Cornelius J. Doris [P] |
Pennsylvania |
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3 BDE/28 ID (PN ARNG)
H-13
A/C crashed on a farm in Shrewsbury at approx 1615 hours while enroute to New Cumberland Army Depot from Camp A.P. Hill. A/C had been flying in support of tactical maneuvers at Camp Hill for the two-week summer training of the 28th Infantry. |
18 JUL 67
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CPT Eugene S. Bailey [IP]
WOC Charles R. Ammons Jr |
Alabama |
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USAAVNS
TH-13T
Mid-air collision at approx 2000' AGL about 5 mi SW of Elba while on a training mission. IP's were employed with Ross Aviation. |
Wayne Tolan [IP]
WOC Martin D. Dietrich |
19 JUN 67
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2LT Peter J. Arnolt [P]
CIV H.C. Gambrell [IP] |
Alabama |
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USAAVNS
TH-13T
A/C was performing instrument training "under the hood" when it was involved in a mid-air crash at Ft Rucker. A/C crashed near the intersection of Hwy 51 and 167, approx 6 mi north of Enterprise. |
18 MAY 67
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CW3 Robert E. Dixon [IP]
WOC Lawrence G. Westbury |
Alabama |
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USAAVNS
TH-13T
Mid-air collision near Clio while flying over a beacon during advanced instrument training at Ft Rucker. One A/C crashed in a pasture and the other came down in a pine thicket and were approx 425 yds apart. |
CW2 Thomas K. Gibbs [IP]
WOC James R. Yates |
18 APR 65
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CPT Marcellus H. Jagoe III [IP]
CPT student pilot killed |
Georgia |
|
[Need A/C Unit]
H-13
A/C clipped a power line and crashed into a river during a routine training flight from Ft Benning with a student pilot. Pilot was flying below minimums authorized. |
01 JUN 64
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CWO James E. Sivils [P] |
Oklahoma |
|
356 TC (USAR)
H-13
#113088
A/C struck a power line and crashed in flames into a car on US 270 while on a routine training flight from Seminole Airport to Shawnee. |
15 APR 64 |
CPT William G. London [P] |
Germany |
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12 SIG
H-13
A/C crashed and burned while on a routine flight between Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, 8 mi W of Leonberg. |
31 MAR 64
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CPT James J. Kelly [P] |
California |
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B/4 AVN
H-13
A/C crashed in a dry lake bed 10 miles S of Baker near Soda Lake during a desert training exercise. A/C was flying from Ft Irwin to to Needles. Cause due to missing bolt which connects the flight control scissor arm assy to the swashplate link fork assy. |
06 AUG 63 |
LT Denny E. Foster [P] |
South Carolina |
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[Need A/C Unit] Ft Campbell based
H-13
A/C crashed 2 mi south of Clinton along SR 72, while participating in Swift Strike III manuevers. Eyewitness saw A/C tilt to one side, crash and burn immediately upon impact. |
09 MAR 63 |
CPT James D. Allen III [OB]
P injured |
Germany |
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3 AVN
OH-13H
A/C crashed and burned at field CP near Schweinfurt on snow. Right skid sank into the snow and A/C rolled on right side causing M/R blades to strike the ground and caught on fire. |
26 JUN 62
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CPT John F. Hamel [P] |
Massachusetts |
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HHC 2-5 ID (Mech)
H-13H
A/C crashed at Ft Devens during a demonstration before 1000 ROTC cadets. The A/C was demonstrating an autorotation from approx 100' AGL and 80 KIAS when A/C went into an extreme nose-high attitude, entered into a partial hammerhead stall, falling back on its tail and into an inverted attitude, M/R blades sheared the tailboom and fuselage dropped to the ground on the mast and bubble and burst into flames. Cause was loss of non-saftied bolt attaching cyclic fore/aft push-pull tube to fore/aft cyclic control level. |
04 JUN 62
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1LT George C. Haas [P]
SP4 Richard G. Elkins [CE] |
Texas |
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502 AVN
H-13G
A/C was flying approx 20' AGL at 1000 hours, struck a powerline and careened along the road for 380' before it stopped on the side of Hwy 190 near Copperas Cove and burned. A rotor blade was entangled in the powerline. |
12 JAN 62 |
CPT Charles G. Gibson [P] |
Ohio |
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37 AVN (OH ARNG)
H-13
A/C appeared to tip over on its side while flying at about 600-1000', exploded and fell upside down crashing a few yards from a barn just west of Dublin. |
30 OCT 61
|
SP5 Gerald Stephenson [CE]
P injured |
Georgia |
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[Need A/C Unit]
H-13E
A/C crashed in a wooded area about 3 mi SW of Sylvester while taking part in a flight of 18 helicopters from Ft Rucker to Ft Stewart. A/C was on the 2nd leg of the cross-country flight and after 25 min of low-level flying, the engine failed and pilot attempted to flare and A/C crashed into the trees, hitting the first tree in a slight nose-high attitude, continued on and struck second and third trees. As it slammed into the fourth tree, A/C turned 180 deg and fell to the ground at an angle of 80 deg, nose down. Estimated vertical forces during crash was approx 25g. PAX was killed when he was hit in the chest by the right cyclic stick. Investigation determined that the intake manifold equalizer tube became disconnected at one rubber hose coupling. |
12 SEP 61 |
1LT Eric E. Ingram [P]
PFC Raymond E. Johnson |
North Carolina |
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[Need A/C Unit]
H-13H
A/C was RTB from drop zone on Ft Bragg during a medical evacuation flight with litter patient in right pod when it crashed into pine trees. Pilot tried to land on Longstreet Rd when it crashed and burst into flames. Suspect left pod came loose in flight and distracted pilot at low altitude. |
28 AUG 61
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CPT Manuel G. Guerrero |
Germany |
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503 AVN
H-13
A/C struck powerline during takeoff near Kirchen-Thumbach, exploded in the air and burned. |
17 NOV 60
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CWO Edward E. Schnell [P] |
Germany |
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[Need A/C Unit]
H-13
A/C crashed near Weidenstetten, about 10 mi N of Ulm, while flying from Munich to Stuttgart. Cause of crash was due to icing. |
01 JUL 60 |
CWO William C. Lanier Jr [IP]
2LT Herbert A. Cohen [P] |
Maryland |
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93 TC
H-13
A/C crashed while hovering over a Ft Devens runway in preparation for a training flight. A/C was performing a simulated backwards abort from confined area takeoff when it crashed. |
28 JAN 60 |
CWO Harry W. Limerick Jr [P]
PFC Edward E. Cutler [C] |
Virginia |
|
[Need A/C Unit] (Ft Meade)
H-13
A/C crashed at 1900 hrs in a muddy ravine on a farm near intersection of State Routes 602 and 607 approx 10 NW of Williamsburg while enroute to Ft Eustis for maintenance. |
09 OCT 59
|
1LT George D. Cobb [P] |
Germany |
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503 AVN
H-13
A/C crashed after clipping the top of a grove of trees during a training flight at Grafenwoehr. Loss of control is believed to be a result of flying with feet off the pedals after achieving trans lift. |
13 AUG 59
|
WO Lester G. Bunderick [P] |
New York |
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52 AAA BDE (Air Section)
H-13
A/C crashed into the roof of a set of goverment quarters on approach to the airfield on Governor Island from loss of a bolt in the fore and aft swashplate controls causing loss of control. |
11 JUL 59 |
LT John P. Pierce [P]
1 injured |
Massachusetts |
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MA ARNG
H-13
A/C crashed after experiencing engine problems moments after takeoff from Martin's Pond on a night training mission. |
09 DEC 58
|
MG Bogardus S. Cairns [P] |
Alabama |
|
[Need A/C Unit]
H-13
A/C crashed minutes after take off in dense woods NW of Ft Rucker HQ, while enroute to Matteson Range to observe a firepower rehearsal in preparation for a full-scale armed helicopter display. A/C was taking off from field site when it hit a wire extended between two tents causing pilot to lose control and fly into trees. |
16 SEP 58
|
1LT David M. Duchesneau [P]
LT Hans-Helmut Keller (WGAF) |
Germany |
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503 AVN
H-13
#51-13946
A/C fell from approx 500' and crashed into a field near Biedenkopf while taking part in army maneuvers. German LT was an F-84
pilot from FBW 31 at Noervenich serving as FAC during manuevers. |
12 AUG 58
|
CW2 Carl McFeron [P] |
California |
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33 TRANS LHC
H-13
[Need Tail#]
A/C from Ft Ord crashed at Hunter-Liggett at approx 0900 hrs after it struck a cable stretched between two trees in a valley during takeoff. |
31 JAN 58
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1LT Neely E. Kayser [P]
COL Anthony F. Kleitz |
Germany |
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4 AD
H-13
A/C crashed after hitting overhead railway cables while flying in heavy fog near Ulm. COL Kleitz was the chief of staff of the U.S. 4th Armored Division. |
25 SEP 57
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LT Olaf C. Anderson Jr [P] |
Alabama |
|
USAAVNS
H-13
A/C engine failed, crashed and burned in a wooded area near Newton. |
30 AUG 57
|
COL Terrance C. Fitzgerald
P injured |
Korea |
|
I CORPS
H-13
A/C crashed near the 121 Evac Hospital helipad near ASCOM City while enroute to Suwon during a heavy rain. A/C encountered heavy rain when it struck the ground wire of a high-tension powerline. One M/R blade broke off and A/C pitched downward to the right, bursting the bubble, continued a right spiral for approx 60' and struck an embankment. Embankment gave way and the A/C slid down some 20' and came to rest alongside the highway. |
12 MAY 57
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PVT John P. Jones
P injured |
Virginia |
|
591 AVN
H-13
[Need Tail#]
A/C rotor blade snapped while on a routine flight and fell into shallow water about 50 yds offshore in the James River, west of Lee Hall at approx 1500 hours. |
29 APR 57
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CPT James S. Foster [P] |
Germany |
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11 ABN
H-13
Mid-air with an 8 TC H-34 about 75' AGL over a ball field at Flak Casern near Augsburg. Choctaw observed other A/C land and PAX depart then diverted attention to clearing poles on approach. OH-13 proceeded to takeoff unaware of H-34 landing. M/R blades from both meshed and OH-13 began to burn and fell inverted to the ground. H-34 hung momentarily and then dropped to the ground and came to rest on left side. One ground soldier suffered a severed leg from debris coming from aircraft. |
09 MAR 57 |
WO Wayne C. Mutsch |
Alabama |
|
USAAVNS
H-13
A/C crashed while on a routine training mission during a cargo helicopter course. |
09 MAR 57
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CPT Meddie C. Sullivan [P]
SP3 Charles W. Wilson [ME] |
North Carolina |
|
18 ABN
H-13
A/C from Ft Bragg crashed near Pittman baseball stadium on the outskirts of Fayetteville when it lost part of the rotor blade and nosed down into a field. |
18 FEB 57 |
1LT Donald J. Osborn [IP]
MAJ John B. Dickson [P] |
Alabama |
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USAAVNS
H-13
A/C crashed approx 6 mi E of the intersection of US Hwy 231 and 134 near Newton during a routine training mission. |
02 NOV 56
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CPT Frederick K. Chaney [P]
CIV Carleton E. Merrell |
Hawaii |
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HI ARNG
OH-13
A/C crashed while attempting to land on a concrete gun emplacement on Diamond Head crater when a powerful gust of wind caused loss of control. The A/C plummeted approx 700' into a gulley. P
died while been rescued. |
23 JUN 56
|
LTC Charles Badger
P injured |
Korea |
|
[Need A/C Unit]
H-13
A/C crashed after striking a wire extended 75' above the Hantan River near the DMZ while on an flood reconstruction observation flight inspecting a bridge. LTC Badger's body was found approx a week later. |
18 OCT 55
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1LT Donald C. Reed [P]
SP3 Frank J. Klug |
Louisiana |
|
69 SIG
H-13
A/C clipped a power line and crashed on Hwy 167 near Ansley 8 miles S of Ruston on a flight from Camp Polk during Exercise Sage Brush. |
31 JAN 55 |
1LT James W. Debo [P]
1LT John C. Alexander |
Japan |
|
24 DIV HQ
H-13
A/C crashed in the sea near Fukuoka, on the island of Kyushu. |
26 AUG 54 |
CPT Kenneth R. Scurr Jr [IP] |
Oklahoma |
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[Need A/C Unit]
H-13
A/C crashed and burned in a dairy farm pasture 3 miles NW of Lawton near US Hwy 62. |
03 JAN 53
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CPT Ralph G. Brown [P]
PV2 Forrest F. Smith |
Korea |
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8 ARMY
H-13
A/C crashed and burned in an open field 2 miles from Seoul city airport while on a routine training flight when it hit a power line suspended between two towers 150' off the ground.
NOTE: 1st fatal helicopter crash the Eighth Army had suffered during the Korean War. |
31 DEC 52 |
1LT Max Paul Edelmeyer [P]
1LT Floyd E. Harris |
Germany |
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547 ENG
H-13E
A/C crashed and burned in a field near Buettleborn, 10 mi W of Darmstadt shortly after 1400 hours while carrying payroll money to troops. Wreckage was located about 150 yds from Highway N26.
NOTE: First fatal accident involving an Army helicopter in Europe. |
15 MAR 50 |
1LT Herman Baker [P]
1LT Robert M. Wilson [P] |
Texas |
|
14 AFA
H-13
A/C hit a flock of birds causing a main rotor blade to disintegrate. A/C then crashed and burned about a half mile north of Killeen near a Camp Hood air strip.
NOTE: 1st helicopter crash noted at Camp Hood. |
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18 OCT 68 |
1LT Richard O. Bickford [OB]
CPL Herbert C. Langenhorst
8 injured |
Quang Tri Province |
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C/1/9 CAV
H-13
#64-15417
A/C touched down with the toes of the skids against the slope. As pilot began to lower collective to set the A/C down, it began to slide backwards, down the slope. At this point the tail pitched up, the skids raised clear of the ground, and the A/C began to accelerate forward causing M/R to contact the ground and brush. It continued to pitch forward and somersaulted onto its back and began to burn almost instantly. Parts of the A/C and debris from the trees struck numerous persons, causing two fatal injuries. |
30 JUN 68
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WO1 Frank W. Jones [P]
MAJ William C. Whitehead Jr |
Pleiku Province |
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6/14 ARTY
H-13
#64-15411
While flying low level due to weather, engine failure occurred. A/C struck the ground in an extreme nose high-tail low attitude. The low RPM and loss of tail rotor control caused the A/C to roll nearly inverted and impact on its left side. Fire consumed most of the cockpit area. |
12 MAY 68
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WO1 Gary L. Allen [AC]
SP5 Arthur E. Null Jr [G] |
Quang Tri Province |
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D/229 AHB
H-13
#64-15326
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
09 MAY 68 |
WO1 Dayton W. Lanier [P]
CPL Chris W. Frankhauser [CE] |
Thua Thien Province |
|
HHC 1 BDE
H-13
#63-9097
A/C and another scout were doing lazy circles to cover each other as they worked their way up the valley. The other crew
witnessed A/C straighten out of its turn, start a climb, and then spin back down into the trees where there was a dull explosion. |
07 APR 68
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CPT Fred H. McMurray Jr [P]
OB injured |
Thua Thien Province |
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B/1/9 CAV
H-13
#63-9084
A/C departed LZ Stud in a flight of two to conduct a recon mission in support of a ground operation in the Au Shau Valley when A/C was hit by enemy fire, began burning in flight, and crashed. OB was badly burned and rescued shortly after the crash. |
07 APR 68
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1LT Robert C. Peda [P]
SFC Otto W. See [OB] |
Thua Thien Province |
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A/1/9 CAV
H-13
#63-13681
A/C was wingman of an aero-scout fire team that was engaged in recon of an area near Long Vinh known to contain many enemy positions. A/C located several insurgent emplacements and unhesitantly attacked them while being subjected to intense hostile fire. During the battle, A/C was hit by AW fire, causing it to burst into flames and crash. Pilot survived crash but returned to A/C to rescue observer. Just prior to reaching the acft, it exploded. |
04 MAR 68
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CW2 Donny R. Kidd [P]
MAJ Adrian L. Del Camp |
Kontum Province |
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173 ABN
H-13
#64-15423
A patrol found the acft wreckage near the top of the Mang Yang Pass along QL 19 between Pleiku and An Khe four months after it disappeared. A/C was inverted with bullet holes thru the pilot's seat, suggesting that it was conducting low-level operations through the Pass when it was shot down. |
05 FEB 68
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WO1 Theodore A. Papke [P]
SP4 Christopher E. Lyon [OB] |
Binh Duong Province |
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D/1/4 CAV
H-13
#63-9181
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
03 FEB 68
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WO1 Howard D. Bennett [P] |
Binh Long Province |
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1 BDE 1 INF
H-13
#64-15381
A/C shot down near Quon Loi and crashed. |
03 DEC 67
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1LT William S. Cutter [P]
PFC William M. Daley [OB] |
Quang Tin Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
H-13
#63-13677
Conducting an armed recon mission. While in the target area and operating at about 50 feet and 70 knots, A/C was hit by
automatic weapons fire, crashed, and burned. |
27 NOV 67 |
WO1 Glenn C. Hopes [P]
LTC Robert H. Gross |
Binh Duong Province |
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2 BDE 1 INF
#64-15422
A/C became hard to control while in flight, crashed and burned while conducting search for a missing soldier. |
31 OCT 67
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SP5 Robert V. Muller [OB]
P rescued |
Vietnam |
|
D/1/4 CAV
Struck and killed by small arms fire during a VR near Quon Loi. |
29 OCT 67 |
SP4 William H. Jett [OB]
P injured |
Binh Long Province |
|
D/1/4 CAV
#63-9183
A/C crashed and burned west of Lai Khe. |
25 JUN 67
|
CPT Alfred W. Murphy [P]
MAJ Robert W. Kurtz [OB] |
Binh Duong Province |
|
1 INF DIV
#64-15379
A/C shot down, crashed and burned. |
18 MAY 67
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WO1 Otto A. Seamans Jr [P] |
Quang Ngai Province |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#63-9107
A/C shot down by small arms fire and crashed. |
25 APR 67
|
CPT Charles S. Moore [P]
SGT Dick D. Culver [OB] |
Binh Dinh Province |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#63-9127
A/C shot down and crashed. |
18 MAR 67
|
WO1 Myron T. Goddard [P] |
Vietnam |
|
1 CAV
#63-9192
A/C was flying at a low altitude due to darkness and haze. Pilot apparently lost reference with the ground and told the lead ship that he was going back, started a left turn and struck a tree. A/C crashed into the side of a hill and burned after impact. |
24 NOV 66 |
SGT Ronnie C. Anderson [G]
P injured |
Vietnam |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#63-9220
A/C was on recon and received heavy AW fire, crashed and burned. |
12 OCT 66
|
1LT Douglas L. Jones [P]
SGT David H. Freeman |
Vietnam |
|
173 ABN
#64-15416
Skids struck powerlines at Long Binh on Highway 15. |
13 JUN 66
|
WO1 Ralph R. Smith [P]
PFC Rudolph C. Selenka Jr [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
B/1/9 CAV
#63-9153
A/C was trail ship on recon mission. A/C crashed and exploded and burned on impact. Assumed shot down by ground fire. |
30 MAR 66 |
CPT Burton A. Blanton [P] |
Vietnam |
|
B/1/9 CAV
Killed in the Ia Drang Valley. |
07 MAR 66 |
LTC Harlow G. Clark Jr [P]
1 injured |
Vietnam |
|
1 BDE 1 CAV
#63-9093
Pilot was taking the new CO on an aerial tour of the base camp at An Khe. A/C landed in a roughly cleared area on the perimeter North of Hong Kong Mountain. When attempting to take off, the right skid of the helicopter caught under a tree root and the acft rolled over. A blade came through the bubble, hitting Harlow, killing him instantly. |
19 FEB 66
|
1LT William J. Stephenson [P]
PFC Kenneth W. Lanter [OB] |
Vietnam |
|
A/1/9 CAV
#63-9210
A/C shot down while on a reconnaissance mission. Pilot died 4 days later of injuries. |
27 JAN 66
|
PFC William C. Geis [OB]
P injured |
Vietnam |
|
C/1/9 CAV
#63-13668
A/C was shot down, rolled end over end several times and came to rest inverted. OB died later of injuries. |
18 NOV 65 |
CW2 Lindsey H. Crow [P]
SP4 John F. McDermott [C] |
Vietnam |
|
54 SIG BN
#63-9082
Crash in water off Nha Trang. |
04 OCT 65
|
MAJ Charles F. DeAmaral Jr [P]
CPT John D. Musgrove (USAF) [OB] |
Binh Dinh Province |
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C/1/9 CAV
#63-9151
A/C was conducting a recon flight in an when A/C was shot down. |
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