Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 67-16324
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Date posted on this site:
10/25/2024
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The Army purchased this helicopter 0968
Total flight hours at this point: 00000261
Date: 04/23/1969
Incident number: 69042333.KIA
Unit: B/1/9 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at UNK feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT490770 (To see this location on a map, go to https://legallandconverter.com/p50.html and search on Grid Reference 48PXT490770)
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)
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 03 DOI . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Exploded
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, LNOF, 90462, CASRP, CRAFX, HUGHS (Operations
Report. Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
P WO1 DUNN JAMES HARLOW III KIA
OB SP4 REYNOLDS MARTIN DANIEL KIA
CE SP4 JOHNSON LARRY DEAN KIA
War Story:
I was the AC of AH-1 covering Jim. He had descended out of altitude over jungle and was heading toward our recon area at tree top level. After crossing a clear area I saw purple smoke thrown out left side as the AC pitched nose down hitting ground. Jim was only 15/20 feet AGL at the time, I saw gunner fall clear of AC as it hit. I took 7.62 and 12.7 from tree line while trying to cover them. Jim was a close friend, there were no radio calls or even squelch break as it happened, I believe he had to have been hit immediately with the first rounds fired.
From: Rick Chesson