Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17106
The Army purchased this helicopter 0170
Total flight hours at this point: 00000862
Date: 02/09/1971
Incident number: 71020939.KIA
Unit: D/101 AVN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Laos
UTM grid coordinates: XD902434 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48QXD902434)
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 KIA . .
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 COLLINS JAMES FREW KIA
P CPT WHISENANT STEPHEN LEE KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/1998
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