Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00612
The Army purchased this helicopter 0966
Total flight hours at this point: 00000571
Date: 09/21/1967
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0550 feet and 090 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: LNOF, 73725,
JSIDR (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. Joint
Services Incident Damage Report. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00612
Date: 01/02/1968
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0600 feet and UNK knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: UNK
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 00207 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00612
The Army purchased this helicopter 0966
Total flight hours at this point: 00000732
Date: 01/05/1968
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 1700 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: OIL SYS, PERSONNEL, ENGINE
Casualties = 01 WIA, 01 INJ . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense
Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database.
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis
Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, UH1P3,
00504 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 66-00612
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter
and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0966.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 6610 23 29 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP 3RDARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 6611 53 82 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP 3RDARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 6612 15 97 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP 3RDARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 6701 22 119 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP 3RDARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 6702 0 119 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP 3RDARMY FORT BENNING 3RD ARMY 6703 7 126 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6704 50 176 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6705 79 255 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6706 62 317 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6707 100 417 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6708 75 492 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6709 79 571 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6710 66 637 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6711 62 699 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN 6712 33 732 WC44AA 176 AVN CO VIETNAM RVN
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Printed from databases on: 08/09/1999
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