Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-15376
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001495
Date: 04/25/1970
Incident number: 70042525.KIA
Unit: 176 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BS189857 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 49PBS189857)
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Summary: Helicopter hit by small arms fire on liftoff from an LZ causing the tail rotor to hit a tree which caused the helicopter to crash.
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC WO1 NOETZEL WILLIAM WESLEY KIA
This record was last updated on 10/27/2009
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