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| Date: | Tuesday 25 June 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1D Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation (US Army) |
| Registration: | 66-16206 |
| MSN: | 5900 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 17 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bien Hoa, vicinity of, S. Vietnam * -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Midair collision in formation with Bell UH-Ds 66-16592 (13 killed) and 66-16601 (4 killed) of US Army Aviation.
All 12 on board this helicopter killed.
* Other source says location was 25 km SE of Saigon.
Sources:
El Tiempo 26 June 1968, p1+11
- JF Baugher
- vhpa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 19-Jul-2009 17:13 | angels one five | Updated |
| 31-Mar-2014 09:09 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:44 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-Jun-2014 18:55 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
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