ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 59953
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois (+14) |
| Owner/operator: | South Vietnamese Air Force |
| Registration: | 807 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| USN carrier Blue Ridge | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed in sea while approaching the carrier "Blue Ridge". Coded "807". Two of the four US crew killed. Fate of passengers not reported. One of 15 UH-1H which landed on the carrier within 90 minutes during evacuation mission E.U. Hancock. All the 14 jettisoned into the sea after discharging their passengers (Vietnamese fleeings) to make room for others.
Sources:
El Tiempo 1 May 1975, p12A
New Straits Times 2 May 1975, p1.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2009 12:54 | zerocinquanta | Added |
| 10-Mar-2014 17:47 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2014 17:48 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2019 17:23 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2019 18:12 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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