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| Date: | Friday 15 July 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing Vertol CH-46A Sea Knight |
| Owner/operator: | HMM-265 Sqn USMC |
| Registration: | 152500 |
| MSN: | 2117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 13 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Song Ngan Valley, Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by hostile ground fire, crashed and exploded on a hill in Landing Zone Crow, during Operation Hastings. 3 crewman survived, but one crewman and 12 Marines passengers were killed.
Sources:
https://www.helis.com/database/accidents/?model=316
http://inapcache.boston.com/universal/site_graphics/blogs/bigpicture/vietnam_05_07/v04_60715070.jpg
- JF Baugher
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Vertol_CH-46_Sea_Knight#Notable_accidents_and_incidents
Scroll to " 35. " @ https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2016/03/50-years-ago-a-look-back-at-1966/475074/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Mar-2011 14:48 | krasatpi | Added |
| 24-Aug-2011 12:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2012 14:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Aug-2012 08:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2019 17:42 | jsm | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Jun-2019 19:19 | jsm | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 17-Jun-2019 19:19 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Jun-2019 20:28 | jsm | Updated [Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Dec-2019 12:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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