A/C crashed on a training flight near Elba. UH-1B
351 AVN
WOC Donald M. McDowell [SP]
SFC Doyle D. Cannon [MO]. D/101 AVN
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PFC Warren D. Switzer
SP4 Donald G. Van Dyke
WOC Lee A. 3 injured. Chalk 1 continued straight and level, hitting the ground in an almost level attitude, slid 326' before coming to rest upright. CW2 Joseph R. Berning [CP]
Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point.
2 WOCs injured. CW2 David A. CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P]
76 AVN (VA ARNG)
Crew tried to maintain VMC in IMC. Wreckage was not found until 2300 hrs and investigation determined that A/C crashed in a left climbing turn of 32 deg into a 35 deg mountainside at an elevation of 1150'. A/C crashed into a mountain while searching for the OH-58 Involved that crashed into the same mountain. Heated Flight Suits on Air Force's Priority List for Aircrews
WO1 Richard J. Kasha [PC]
Evidence of inflight fire prior to impact and wreckage was distributed over an area of 1800' long and 200' wide. CH-146 helicopter from Take on Helicopter in military, medical, civilian, police variant. A/C was RTB from a training flight at night due to deteriorating weather when it crashed, under power into heavily wooded area near Lake Tholocco approx 4nm NE of airfield. 1LT Kenneth Holt [P]
5 injured. A/C experienced a power failure and hit high tension wires and plunged into the Santa Ana River bed about 1/2 mile S of Lakeview Ave while enroute to repair another A/C in the Riverside area. It happened to the O-2 aircraft in 2010, and now the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter,. T/B hit the tops of some trees, knocking off the T/R and 90 deg gearbox, collective was increased and A/C began spin to the right. Probable cause was spatial disorientation.
*Bendick and Johnson died 1 day later. PFC Earnest G. Dawson Jr [CE]. LTJG Philip R. O'Connell (USN)
WO1 Daniel B. Foy [P]
Pilot Knoll and CE Knoll were brothers. A/C crashed at approx 2330 hrs near Bonifay while on a routine night training flight a few days before graduation at Ft Rucker. CPT William R. Apblett II [P]
JTACs, aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC
2LT Donald J. Kallem [P]. A/C spun into the Walker Quarry area of Milford Lake at 1100 hrs from a 120' hover and submerged in 35' of water during a routine training mission from Ft Riley. WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P]
WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit]
SGT Richard G. Romero-Imperial Co
As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. AHT/163 ACR (UT ARNG)
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A/C took off at approx 0700 hours on test flight when it crashed into Patuxent River in a steep right turn flying at approx 100 KIAS and immediately sank. [Need Tail#]
PFC Homer Dawson
WOC Steven D. Wells [SP]. A/C had just refueled and was taking off from a tactical site at Clear Creek when it lost a T/R blade which struck and fractured a M/R blade. D/4 AVN
WO1 James Q. Warren [P]
2LT William M. Warhime
CPT David N. Reue
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CP injured. 1. #71-20206
2LT William R. Groce
LTC James M. Basile (USAF)
SP5 Leonard Velucci. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for COX SKY JUMPERS US ARMY HUEY HELICOPTER GAS TOY BOXED at the best online prices at eBay! A/C crashed at approx 1311 hours during Tac-X training just before graduation on Ft Rucker.
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WO1 David E. Crissman [CP]
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CPT Daniel H. Plemmons [P]
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MO injured. Loss of rotor RPM, pilot initiated a full flare, close to the ground and impact occurred at 20 degree attitude, nose up with a 30 degree right roll at 60 KIAS. The TH-1H was one of the newest of more than 15 variants of the original UH-1 Huey first flown in 1956. . Here are six facts about it. UH-1H
A/C crashed during Operation Brimfrost at Ft Wainwright. Mid-air collision with a USAF F-84 S of Snowdoun near the Sprague community at approx 1,500-1,700' AGL at approx 1501 hrs.
In an attempt to maintain contact with the flight, pilot entered a slight descending left turn. PFC Donald R. Krause
SGT Constancio Nacua
A/C crashed approx 10 mi S of Geneva shortly after nightfall during training flight from Ft Rucker. PFC Elijah Lister Jr
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CW3 Geoffrey L. Nett [P]
CW4 Daniel S. Scott [P]
united methodist church global methodist. T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right.
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507 MED
SGT Kosta T. Milisis [C]
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The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes,
Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. 489 ENG BN (AR USAR):
WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP]
CW2 Michael E. Smith [P]
WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. CW4 Daniel Scott was killed instantly as his side of the A/C struck the boulder. Toys & Hobbies; Toy Models & Kits; 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft Vietnam War. #68-?
SP4 Ray Duda [CE]. SFC Lynn V. Keen [MO]
SP4 Jerome L. Brachel [CE]
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A/C was on a low-level navigation training mission using contour flying techniques when it hit two wires about 80-85' AGL and crashed in an open field near the Main River north of Wuerzburg, 1.2 miles south of Karlstadt. This mod contain: AB-205 Huey Italian Army variant. A/C crashed at 1510 hrs in a heavily wooded area in lower Richland County while on an MTF after replacement of M/R system swashplate and engine fuel control. SSG Donald K. Chavis [C]. 3 injured. Visibility was 3 mi with light rain and fog. 1LT Gregory J. Paredes [CP]
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SPC Joel L. Meints* [CE]
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A/C was #2 in flight of 5 that took off on training flight from Ft Lewis in wx conditions below that required for night VFR. UH-1D & UH-1H
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2 PAX injured. A/C crashed while flying an observation mission on an Organization of American States peacekeeping mission during border disputes between Ecuador and Peru. A/C crashed into Eklutna Glacier north of Anchorage during a routine training mission.
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A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd.
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ARMY AIR CREWS: 1971 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths
A/C crashed in the Sea of Japan while enroute to its base in Kangnung. UH-1
CIV Phillip E. Walker [IP]
A/C departed field site to check weather. UH-1H
P & CE injured
WO1 Dennis L. Knoll [CP]
A/C crashed in a Kawasaki village field near Camp McTureous. #70-16337
MSG Robert E. Lucey Jr. C/106 AVN (DE ARNG)
#67-17408
CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. Separation of white drive link caused an uncontrollable descending right turn and crash into trees.
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SFC Juan R. Guerra
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GYPSUM, Colo. -- In the early morning of July 16, an Army UH-60 Black Hawk rescue crew was alerted to a severely injured hiker who had fallen 500 feet down one of Colorado's tallest peaks. [Need Tail#]
A/C crashed in the Red Desert near Rock Springs while ferrying helicopter from CCAD to Boise, ID.
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A/C crashed near Runway 6 while attempting landing in foggy conditions at MacArthur-Long Island Airport. 21 AVN
The Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) is a two-piece flight suit formerly in the universal camouflage pattern, but now operational camouflage pattern that offers the soldier protection from flash fires.The coat is similar to the ACU in design, with a stand-up collar featuring a front extension, shoulder patches, a front zipper, two inside hanging chest pockets with flaps; adjustable waist . D/2-4 CAV
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A/C hit trees and crashed in swampy area. Fairchild tankers among KC-135s inspected for faulty tail parts, base officials confirm A/C on a medical evacuation mission crashed into a mountain at approx 3000' level, outside of Soto Cano AFB near Comayagua. A/C crashed approx 2 miles W of the main gate at Ft Irwin at 1815 hours while enroute to a field support site. SP4 Terry W. Clark [CE]
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From this designation came Huey, the name by which it has remained known. #66-16715
Ground time between flight operations should be sufficient to allow flight crew to eat and obtain at least 8 hours of uninterrupted rest. [Need Tail#]
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Thua Thien Province. A/C crashed in a densely wooded area south of Cleveland, near the Tarkington VFD at FM 321 and Texas 163 while flying to Beaumont port for deployment to Desert Storm. 197 AVN (10 AVN GP)
1LT Nicki L. Sutera [P]
SP5 John M. Rudock [CE]
SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. LTC Edward F. Kelly
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A/C crashed into the North Han River at approx 1430 hours. UH-1M
04 APR 71. 239 AVN
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CW2 Robert T. Leaver [IP]
CPT Benjamin S. Park Jr [MD]
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A/C crashed and burned in the Santa Rita mountains about 5 miles from Sonoita while taking part in exercise Cloud Gap (classified research project). Feature - Who are you calling Chicken? - vietnamgear.com WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP]
It broke up on impact and sank, leaving a fuel fire on the surface. PVT John W. Harris
A Short History of Air Rescue in World War II - Roger Launius's Blog WO Donald K. Burch [P]
WO1 George F. Camara [P]
A/C took off from local airport and flew along the shoreline of Medical Lake for several miles about 300 yds offshore cruising about 90-100 KIAS and 20-30' AGL, initiated a slight right turn, entered a shallow descent allowing tail to hit water first, rotated forward and entered the water in a right, nose-low attitude.
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precessing main attitude indicator. The A/C started a right descending turn when the T/B separated, followed by mast bumping with the rotor separating, crashed and burned upon impact. army aircrews huey 3 injured. #66-16032 & UH-1B #66-16055
UH-1 Iroquois; . List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1970-1974) CW2 Harold E. Carty Jr [IP]
WO1 Keith A. Reider [P]
1LT Franklin Pena [SP]. SP5 Everett W. Wancura
CP injured. USAAVNS
A/C was cleared to land on sod next to runway, when it touched down hard and crew attempted to recover, became airborne again, flipped inverted, rolled and came to rest upright.
WO Ray F. Lumsden [P]
Vietnam Gear investigates the development of the U.S. Army's aircrew body armor from the 1962 heavyweight pilots shield through to the 1971 lightweight Nomex mesh back vest. 4-228 AVN BN
CIV Sven E. Carlson
LTC Harold R. Jacobs. CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P]
CPT Harvey R. Jokinen
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Pilot and medic in Chalk 2 acft were killed. [Need Tail#]
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The new Directional Infrared Countermeasures system has recently become operational with the U.S. Army. CW2 John P. Parnin [IP]
A/C and crew were based at Peden Barracks in Wertheim. [8] The helicopter quickly developed a nickname derived from its HU-1 designation, which came to be pronounced as "Huey". UH-1H
SP4 Edwin L. Stoller [MO]
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