ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76997
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| Date: | Saturday 20 March 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1H Iroquois |
| Owner/operator: | Bravo Company, 101st Aviation Btn, US Army |
| Registration: | 66-16185 |
| MSN: | 5879 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Laos, 20 miles W of Khe Sanh -
 Laos
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Khe Sanh, Loas |
| Firebase Delta-1, Laos | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
66-16185 (c/n 5879, 101st Avn, B Co) shot down and exploded midair 20 miles W of Khe Sanh, Laos, March 20, 1971. No signs of survivors were seen. Because of the presence of enemy forces in the area, no subsequent search could be made for survivors.
All 4 onboard were Killed In Action:
MAJ Jack L. Barker, Waycross, GA
CPT John F. Dugan, Roselle, NJ
SGT William E. Dillender, Naples, FL
PFC John J. Chubb, Gardena, CA
The remains of the four crewmen were repatriated on 05 Dec 2002; the DoD announced identification of the remains on 30 August 2005. They were buried at Arlington National Cemetery on April 12, 2006
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1966.html
http://www.virtualwall.org/dd/DillenderWE01a.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 23-Aug-2011 12:36 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2011 00:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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