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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing ACH-47A Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 64-13145 |
| MSN: | B.117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bong Son -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
"Cost of Living" (armed ACH-47A) shot down with 20mm cannon hits on its forward rotor system from its own weapen
Sources:
usafserials
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2010 14:03 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 24-Apr-2015 19:55 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
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