ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76836
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| Date: | Friday 27 March 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 520th TC Battallion, US Army |
| Registration: | 68-16785 |
| MSN: | 40110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Quang Tri Province -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phu Loi, Vietnam |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed in combat 27 March 1970: Aero-scout mission with an artillery spotter. Hit by .51 calibre bullet pulling out from a BDA - one of the first OH-58A losses of the war. The two crew were killed (KIA): Circumstances of death attributed to .. "Died through hostile action .. air crash on land".
Contemporary press reports named the two fatalities as WO1 Ralph R. Quick Jr [Pilot] and Lt/Col Joseph Benoski Jr [Obersever]
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa_nam.html
2. http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/42024/RALPH-R-QUICK-JR
3. https://www.military.com/unitpages/unit/841159?id=841159
4. http://www.virtualwall.org/dq/QuickRR01a.htm
5. http://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=262028
6. http://www.armycasualties.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=40380
7. Jefferson City Post-Tribune from Jefferson City, Missouri · Page 3 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/34458439/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 17-Apr-2015 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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