ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175229
Last updated: 17 January 2021
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| Date: | 02-MAY-1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Cambodia -
 Cambodia
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The helicopter, trying to evade a heavy rainstorm when it was hit by enemy ground fire and landed burning in the field.
The remains of one of the crew members were found in the year 2014 by the Hawaii-based Joint MIA/POW Accounting Command.
Some occupants died instantly, others died in captivity.
Sources:
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article17918333.html
http://www.taskforceomegainc.org/P094.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Apr-2015 07:01 | gerard57 | Added |
| 10-Apr-2015 11:24 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Apr-2015 14:08 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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