ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 176627
Last updated: 1 February 2021
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| Date: | 17-MAY-1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Huey |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Vietnam -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by North Vietnamese forces with a rocket propelled-grenade.
Spc. 5 Parker and the other door gunner, Spc. 4 Gary Alcorn, survived. The pilot, Warrant Officer 1 David Soyland, and co-pilot, Warrant Officer 1 Dale Pearce, were killed.
Sources:
http://www.theredstonerocket.com/people_profile/article_6509737a-09fe-11e5-b809-cf6103beb78a.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2015 07:59 | gerard57 | Added |
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