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| Date: | Thursday 21 September 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47A Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | A Company, 228th ASHB, US Army |
| Registration: | 64-13107 |
| MSN: | B-079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Phan Thiet -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
64-13107, Boeing build number B-079, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 28 December 1964. The administrative strike date was 21 September 1967. 64-13107 accumulated 1,148.0 aircraft hours.
64-13107 was lost due to enemy action in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN) while conducting a mission in support of a brigade element of the 1st Air Cavalry which had been deployed to the Phan Thiet area temporarily.
While assigned to A Company - "Wildcats", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB), 64-13107 was struck by small arms fire in the crossfeed fuel valve and caught fire in flight. Unable to drop its underslung load of a 105mm howitzer, the Chinook landed on the howitzer, the aft pylon burned off 30 sec after touchdown. The entire crew received Purple Hearts for burns sustained in the incident
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1964.html
http://www.chinook-helicopter.com/history/aircraft/A_Models/64-13107/64-13107.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2012 19:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Apr-2012 19:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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