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| Date: | Wednesday 16 October 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-3E Sea King (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | 37th ARRS, 3rd ARRG, USAF |
| Registration: | 65-12786 |
| MSN: | 61-561 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off Con Co Island, North Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang AB (VVDN), South Vietnam |
The CH-3E with call sign JOLLY GREEN 24 was hit by ground fire near Con Co Island, lost transmission oil pressure, had to ditch at sea off the coast of North Vietnam and then sank in rough seas. The four crewmen pilot Capt. Richard D. Griffiths, co-pilot Capt. Harry W. Hagen, Jr., flight engineer Sgt Mickey D. Berry and pararescueman A1C Robert K. Cassidy were rescued by a HH-3E from the same unit.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1965.html
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/16752/
https://911gfx.nexus.net/aircraftlosses.html
https://usafrotorheads.com/helo-timeline/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2010 07:59 | TB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2012 10:10 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 30-Jan-2025 10:34 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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