ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155283
Last updated: 10 August 2020
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| Date: | 10-FEB-1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | South Vietnamese Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | southern Laos -
 Laos
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down, killing four US journalists (Larry Burrows, 44) covering South Vietnamese Operation Lam Son 791.
Sources:
Toledo Blade 11.2.1971, p1
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/journalists-killed-in-helicopter-crash
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2013 18:16 | TB | Added |
| 18-Apr-2013 18:21 | TB | Updated [Source] |
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