ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162842
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Date: | Sunday 20 October 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing CH-47A Chinook |
Owner/operator: | US Army |
Registration: | 66-19503 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Ninh Hoa Valley in the Central Highlands in South Vietnam -
Vietnam
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Dong Ba Tin Airfield, South Vietnam |
Destination airport: | Ban Me Thout in the Central Highlands |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed as a result of severe weather conditions. The entire crew died in the crash.
The five crew members were, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Charles "Pappy" Deitsch, Aircraft Commander; Warrant Officer 1 Hank Knight, pilot; Specialist 5 Charles Meldahl, crew chief; Specialist 5 Jerry Bridges, flight engineer; and Specialist 4 Ronald Stanton, door gunner.
R.I.P.
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http://arlingtoncemetery.net/chinook-052501.htm Revision history:
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