ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 148213
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Date: | Saturday 18 January 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky HH-53B Super Jolly |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 66-14430 |
MSN: | 65-045 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Tchepone, 9 miles SE, Laos -
Laos
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down by ground fire 9 mi SE of Tchepone, Savannakhet Province, Laos.
All crew rescued, but helicopter destroyed by US aircraft to prevent enemy capture.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
31-Aug-2012 08:41 |
Uli Elch |
Added |
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