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| Date: | Saturday 6 October 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky UH-34E (S-58) Seahorse |
| Owner/operator: | United States Marine Corps (USMC) |
| Registration: | 145790 |
| MSN: | 58-975 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 15 miles SE of Tam Ky, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang |
Crashed and caught fire. One surviver with serious burns.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
St. Petersburg Times 8 October 1962, p3A
https://marines.togetherweserved.com/usmc/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=39689
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2014 08:34 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 26-Jun-2014 08:48 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2021 15:14 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jun-2024 16:02 | Cobar | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jun-2024 13:21 | Cobar | Updated |
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