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| Date: | Wednesday 19 July 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King (S-61) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 151538 |
| MSN: | 61247 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Phu Ly, Nam Ha Province, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | USS Constellation |
| USS Constellation |
Helicopter was shot down by North Vietnamese ground troops. All 4 crew killed.
The remains of the four sailors – Lt. Dennis Peterson, Ensign Donald Frye, Petty Officers 2nd Class William Jackson and Donald McGrane – were buried at Arlington cemetery on Thursday 2 May 2013.
Sources:
https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/sailors-missing-after-67-vietnam-crash-buried-at-arlington-1.219432
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=d53aaec5-52dd-43c5-9f3d-3ba00b828f38
- JF Baugher
- vhpa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2013 13:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-May-2013 10:58 | gerard57 | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, ] |
| 21-Jun-2014 20:50 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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