Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15188
The Army purchased this helicopter 0769
Total flight hours at this point: 00000057
Date: 11/29/1969
Incident number: 69112999.KIA
Unit: B/1/9 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Cambodia
UTM grid coordinates: YU069124 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PYU069124)
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 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, CASRP (Operations Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC CW2 BABYAK LAWRENCE JOSEPH KIA
P WO1 LUSE KENNETH ALAN KIA
This record was last updated on 09/27/2002
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