61st Assault Helicopter Company
Lucky Star · Starblazers · Vietnam 1967–1972
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12965
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point:
00001041
Date: 10/29/66
Unit: C/227 AVN
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Troop Extraction , Hot
Area.
While on Landing Zone this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0300 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 Left
Side
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
for
20.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created
or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter
database. Also: UH1P1, 00778, FM48 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 63-12965
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0964
Total flight hours at this point:
00001253
Date: 01/27/67
Unit: C/227 AVN
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot
Area.
Unknown this helicopter was on Take-Off at 0025 feet and UNK
knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 6 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 causing
a Fire.
Systems damaged were: FLT CONTROLS, HYDRAULIC SYS, MAIN ROTOR SYS,
ELECTRICAL SYS, PERSONNEL
The armor protecting the personnel was NOT
effective.
Casualties = YES . .
The helicopter made an Emergency Landing.
Aircraft is later recovered by any means other than its own power.
Both
mission and flight capability were terminated.
Original source(s) and
document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database.
Also: UH1P2, 72135 ()
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number
63-12965
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 0964.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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