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| Date: | Wednesday 15 January 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky CH-3E Sea King (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | 21st SOS, 56th SOW, USAF |
| Registration: | 67-14702 |
| MSN: | 61-604 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nakhon Phanom RTAFB (VTUW), Thailand |
The CH-3E with call sign KNIFE 54 was on a Prairie Fire emergency mission to extract a SOG team in Laos, when it was hit by ground fire and crash landed. The four crewmen (pilot Maj. Gerald T. Henery, co-pilot Capt. Robert F. Adams and flight engineers SSgt Gerald J. Bucknall & TSgt Hernand E. Wilson) were rescued by another CH-3E from the same flight. The wreck was destroyed by US aircraft to prevent capture.
Sources:
https://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1967.html
https://www.helis.com/database/cn/16818/
https://911gfx.nexus.net/aircraftlosses.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2010 10:59 | TB | Added |
| 21-Dec-2012 10:12 | TB | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Feb-2025 19:20 | Tetrapack | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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