SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] #66-16092 11 NOV 65. #70-16230 UH-1H [Need Tail#] SP4 Donald G. Van Dyke PIC broke formation and descended to an altitude of 50'-75' AGL for about 2 miles. SGT Brian R. Meuchel [CE]. After pulling CW2 Robert R. Riegle [P]. (#67-16360). UH-1H A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. WO1 George F. Camara [P] SSG Edward Roberts [CE] CPT Stanley B. Albrecht [IP] 2LT Jonathan D. Coby [SP] UH-1H 197 AVN UH-1H A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. It broke up on impact and sank, leaving a fuel fire on the surface. The fuel spilled on the Huey and caught both on fire. UH-1D SGT Steve R. Grisham [CE]. 229 MED DET UH-1 A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. Accident caused by material failure of collective pitch sleeve lock. Training Area. Spring pin in fuel control failed because of stress corrosion, resulting in power loss. Approx one minute after takeoff as A/C was making a left downwind departure from LZ after hot refuel, the A/C struck the ground in a left roll, nose-low attitude traveling 60-70 KIAS. UH-1H 120 AVN [Need Tail#] #68-15640 PFC Donald W. Persinger 2LT Harold W. Esselstein [P] UH-1H SP5 Everett W. Wancura SP5 Bruce L. Dunn [CE]. 1 injured. 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-1H Lead aircraft spotted the OH-58, but failed to report its position to remaining flight taking off and getting in position. army aircrews hueybemidji state hockey jersey. WO1 Kerry P. Hein [CP] CW2 Stanley R. Menze [IP] UH-1D UH-1H SSG Gregg A. Penn [MO] SGT Kosta T. Milisis [C] UH-1 SP5 John M. Rudock [CE] E/3 AVN BN WOC Robert W. McComb [SP] 1LT Frederick E. Berkhan Jr [SP] Keister was a news photographer for the Chattanooga Times and other PAX was the PIO at USAF Academy. [Need Tail#] While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. A/C was found at first light the next day, with the only recognizable feature being the T/B sticking straight up out of the ground. #73-21836 A/C was flying from the unit's barracks at Baumholder to the Army training grounds at Grafenwoehr, when it lost its T/R, crashed and burst into flames in a garden on the edge of a sugar beet field near Unteralterheim. #71-20284 UH-1 WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP] WO1 Daniel B. Foy [P] UH-1H AB-412 Grifone Italian Army, Carabinieri, SAR, civilian variant. ARMY AIR CREWS: 1966 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths This page last updated: 27APR18 Top of Page This website is not a product of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or any other government agency. 163 ACR (MT ARNG) A/8 AVN BN #68-15644 CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P] A/C was attempting emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble. After about 20 minutes of flight, CP announced a decrease in rotor RPM and A/C flew into trees and crashed. Dawson and Pickett were executed by FMLN. UH-1H A/C departed maintenance ramp at Fliegerhorst Casern to the north and after clearing the boundary fence and about 200' AGL, the M/R assembly separated and fuselage crashed to the ground. CW3 John D. Raybon [PC] 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'. 1LT Louis J. Stauber #70-16252 A/C crashed on the downwind leg at Toth stagefield during full faced NVG training. USAAVNS UH-1H UH-1H DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) 2LT Chris M. Trotter. 116 AHT (WA ARNG) SPC Kurt M. Magill [Need Tail#] Another A/C on the same flight landed near the scene of the crash. CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. + $5.70 shipping. A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. CW2 David W. Sawin [P] A/82 ABN : I am a CH-47 Flight Engineer Instructor at Ft. Rucker, AL that works for Flight School XXI. It was originally intended to be an air ambulance. 4 injured. SGT Charles E. Hansberry 197 AVN (10 AVN GP) A/C crashed into a 4 foot boulder, and then rotated 185 degrees around it. UH-1H UH-1 A/C crashed 18 miles N of Dothan near the Choctawatchee River while on a routine training mission. A/C crashed at approx 1311 hours during Tac-X training just before graduation on Ft Rucker. SP5 Jessie L. Baguex PFC Donald R. Hughes. C/101 AVN #65-9967 The M/R came off due to mast bumping, cutting into the A/C causing the explosion and crash. M/R blade landed about 500 yds north of crash site on the Rarey Rd. B/158 AVN Struck by an RPG in LZ Airborne. CW2 Carol L. McKinney [CP] *Bendick and Johnson died 1 day later. SGT James R. Teel [CE] A/C suffered an engine power loss and came down at a slight angle, slicing off the tops of several trees and caught fire upon impact with ground. CPT Arnold J. Kraushaar [P] A/C was performing a simulated air attack while on a service support mission in conjunction with annual training test when it struck wires, pitched up and crashed inverted into a small tributary of the North Han River near Chuncheon at 1030 hours. WO1 Richard T. Block [P] Shot down by an FMLN patrol in San Francisco canton at approx 1430 hours in Lolotique district, Department of San Miguel, while flying at low altitude. WOC Michael A. Rogers [SP]. 1 injured. USAAVNS [Need Tail#] UH-1H UH-1D #67-17567 I've been a crewmember on Chinooks since 2003 with the 101st, 2 ID and 10th MTN. CPT Michael A. McCrory [CP] UH-1V 3 miles SW of Panmunjom. A/1/212 AVN UH-1B CIV Phillip E. Walker [IP] UH-1 #68-16487 [Need Tail#] #74-22348 SP4 Jerrold L. Nunes 1LT James A. Johnson [SP]. 3 injured. Fairchild tankers among KC-135s inspected for faulty tail parts, base officials confirm CW2 Randall J. Colton [P] CW2 Robert E. Goebel [CP] A/C crashed due to a failure of the A-7 fuel control, while on MAST mission to rescue personnel in a downed civilian Cessna. CPT Myles H. Mierswa Jr [P] WOC injured. CPT Francis J. Silvert Jr [IP] A/C crashed at 1155 hrs at Port St. Joe in a vacant lot, just east of the Overpass Bridge, alongside US Hwy 98 while on a logistic evaluation flight. UH-1H 3 injured. Chalk 2 hit the ground in a right nose-low attitude and tumbled approx 292' before coming to rest in an inverted position. UH-1H Their blades meshed producing the mid-air. SPC Samuel K. May SP4 David G. Cowan [CE]. CPT Charles W. Worley [P] 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. 55 AVN #69-15324 He was climbing a rope suspended from a helicopter when he lost his grip and fell. PFC Ronald J. Shelton UH-1H CW2 Larry N. Sain [P] WO1 Conny C. Cook [P] 2LT Michael P. Scott 571 MED DET [OH-58A Involved], PFC Michael E. Whittle [C] These factors led the German Luftwaffe in 1935 to establish a sea based unit, eventually being named the Seenotdienst (airsea rescue service) under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Konrad Glotz at Kiel for the sole purpose of recovering aircrews in the ocean.By 1939 the Luftwaffe had expanded this rescue force by adding Heinkel59 float aircraft specifically modified for this mission. WOC George T. Faircloth UH-1H COL Robert T. Basha #60-3543 The nose and windshield area was destroyed and A/C traveled forward 25 yds, rolled right and entered the water inverted. WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] which involved two slicks flying side-by-side. CW2 Harold E. Carty Jr [IP] #66-0952 *Meints was in my unit in 88-89. #67-17408 PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. UH-1H UH-1H USAAVNS army aircrews huey. CW2 Paul J. Wilson [P] Combination of high airspeed and steep banks resulted in loss of altitude causing M/R blade to hit top of tree. A/C was in flight of 7 acft on RTB from a 5-day field exercise to Goeppingen, proceeding in loose trail formation. SGT Floyd Smith [CE] A/C was in flight of 8 flying routine checkout from Atlanta to Broken Bow when it crashed 4 miles W of Forrest City near I40 after hitting power lines across the highway. UH-1 #69-15329 CW2 Michael J. Foley [P] Of those servicepeople, 2,382 were killed while serving aboard UH-1 Iroquois, better known as the ubiquitous "Huey." CW2 Manuel Gomez [P] UH-1 Warren AFB, Wyo., during a joint exercise at the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota, Dec. 7, 2017. [Need Tail#] P & CE injured. Crew was initiating a missed approach but airspeed was slow and A/C descended in a slight turn, hitting trees and coming to rest on right side. #70-16340 Warren AFB, Wyoming and joint terminal attack controllers from the England's Royal Air Force during a joint-training exercise over the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota Dec. 4-8, 2017. A/C crashed at 0906 hours about 2 1/2 miles from the main gate and only 1000' east of Colorado 115 while on a routine training mission. The safety board believes the SP may have flown the A/C into the ground while the IP was changing the VHF radio freq to check on wx moving in. 237 MED #66-0787 (Army) Army aircrews are going to. CE injured. #66-16715 [Need Tail#] 2 SP injured. SGT Constancio Nacua UH-1D CW2 Eular M. Young [P] UH-1 UH-1D Heavy fog was reported in the area at the time of the crash. A/C had dropped 4 paratroopers when it crashed in an open field near the Yamoto DZ. SP4 Bengt E. Johansson 1LT Robert E. Tindall [SP] The fire, located 10 miles south of the Canadian border just outside New York's Adirondack Park, began on July 12. 16 OCT 72. CPT Samuel D. DeLozier [P] A/C slung a short shaft, hit a wire during autorotation and crashed. 195 AHC #71-20218 WO1 Paul M. Kemp [CP] UH-1H [3] [7] In March 1960, the Army awarded Bell a production contract for 100 aircraft, which was designated "HU-1A" and officially named Iroquois after the Native American nations. PVT Jude W. Johnson [C] #64-13564 11 AAD [Need A/C Unit] UH-1H The M1952A vest provided only fragmentation protection and was useless against small arms fire. HU-1A PFC Terrance T. Klein A/C crashed near Ras Nasrani during a prephase maintenance test flight in Sinai. Crash occurred at approx 2355 hrs near Shaw Mountain on the NW portion of Ft Hood. SP6 Joseph H. Johnson WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. SGT John J. ENS Nicholas J. Ciccarelli (USN) 2-4 ID #68-16200 WO1 Richard B. Olson USAAVNS WOC Arthur S. Primeau [SP] PVT Barry J. Chatwin* CIV Max Keister. UH-1B #63-8806 UH-1H Caused by short shaft failure. UH-1 SP5 David O. Moore. 1LT Peter J. HU-1A 28 AVN (PN ARNG) Probably cause was inverted or near-inverted attitude during bad weather causing severe rotor flapping and subsequent mast separation. The xsmn departed the A/C from the vibration. [Need Tail#] No further details. CW3 Edward A. Jones [P] CW2 Ronald D. Schroeder [P] A/C was chalk #4 in a 4-aircraft ferry flight from CCAD to CA. Flying conditions at the time were described as marginal with a heavy cloud cover from 700' to 9,000'. Among those killed were the deputy commander of the US Military Group and 5 Army helicopter crew members and medical specialists. 1LT James B. Belcher [P] Jet pilot was also killed. UH-1 T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. UH-1M 1LT Ronald L. Redeker [P] The gun armed aircraft would, of course, carry rockets as specified by the unit's mission. Crash took place during Gallant Eagle exercises and acft was based in Ft Sill. #63-8828 HU-1A 1LT Noel C. LaPlante [AC] WO1 Terry V. Knight [CP] SP4 Harvey M. Reynolds [CE] SGT Larry E. Steppee . 489 ENG BN (AR USAR): UH-1H Wreckage found 2 days later. CW2 Gordon G. Shirley [IP] As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. UH-1D A/C impacted ground nose low and in left-bank attitude. 101 AVN UH-1D [Need A/C Unit] (CA ARNG) At an altitude of 15-20' AGL and very slow airspeed, the A/C pitched nose up and climbed to 50-60', rolled inverted and crashed. A/C was part of a 4-ship lift combat engaged/peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. #69-15531 UH-1M 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. Phase 2 of this effort is ongoing and complements the emergency response method UH-1 #69-15913 WOC Lowell A. . CW2 Lawrence E. Apt [P] A/C crashed in Makua Valley on the island of Oahu during Exercise High Top II manuevers after it apparently developed engine trouble at 50' AGL. Investigation suspected that they continued flight using degraded visual cues that caused them to falsely interpret their altitude and visible horizon. Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. A/C from Ft Campbell crashed 14 mi S of Cadiz and approx 2 mi SW of Veghel LZ at 1330 hrs on a training flight during FTX Orbiting Eagle IV after losing the T/R at night at low level, and went inverted into the trees. 55 AVN SFC Juan R. Guerra WO1 Neil G. Paulson [P] CPT David L. Hill [IP] PFC Dennis J. Disselhorst A/C crashed at approx 1832 hrs in a windstorm less than 1 mile W of the airfield. USAAVNS After an RON in San Antonio, the flight was on their first leg when lead asked for a commo check & no reply was received from chalk #4. One wire wrapped several times around the mast, swashplate and flight controls before breaking, resulting in total control loss, striking branches of large cottonwood tree on the NW bank of river. 3/498 MED 2 PAX injured, 1 CAV #67-17621 #69-15851 WO1 James D. Boyer [P] There was a miscommunication between construction workers and the pilot that the load was detached, however as the A/C began to depart, the stress from the load caused the A/C to turn upside down, crashing to the ground nose first. USAAVNS A/C flew into the trees on a moonless night 5 mi SW of Andalusia, while conducting a low-level navigation course at Ft Rucker 8 days before the scheduled graduation of class 71-41. CPT Gary E. Elliott. SP4 Ricardo J. Tornero [CE] #69-15187 P & 5 PAX injured. shortly after takeoff along the western sector of the DMZ at 2145 hours approx. 114 AVN SP5 Harvey J. Salas [MO]. CE injured. A/C tookoff from Ft Knox on a flight to "burn off" some time so it could be carried in for a scheduled inspection. 1. CP died of injuries on 07NOV69. WOC Kenneth Miller [SP]. UH-1D Price [SP]. SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] Thua Thien Province. P & CE injured 1/11 AA 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. A/C experienced a mechnical problem while taking off, crashed and burned approx 18 miles N of Junction City, near the intersection of K82 and Hwy 77. 1 CAV A/C was hovering to refuel when wind from the rear tipped the acft and spun it around and M/R hit the ground causing acft to roll on its right side. UH-1 CW3 James N. Farrell Jr [P] CPT David N. Reue UH-1H 1LT Richard J. Griggs [P] Toys & Hobbies; Toy Models & Kits; 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft Vietnam War. HU-1A A/C crashed 2 miles from Matteson Range on Ft Rucker in heavy thunderstorms while on a routine mission. A/C lost power, made a low-altitude, 180-deg turn back to landing area, bled off rotor RPM and crashed nose low into a field in East Finley Township during flight test at approx 1250 hours. 1LT Donald E. Spencer [P] [Need A/C Unit] WOC Charles E. Cady [SP] MAAG 507 MED [Need Tail#] IP initiated simulated forced landing and noticed rapidly decaying engine and rotor RPM. M/R blades meshed and both exploded upon impact near King's Pond. 3 ACR UH-1B Killed as a result of fall from rope while descending on wreckage of private plane that crashed on Smart's Mountain. Member of Army team of helicopter acrobats was killed when he fell 40' while performing at a carnival in Madison. 120 AVN UH-1H CWO Frederick Tate [P] SP5 George A. Minter [CE]. Pilot was performing a second ILS approach when A/C traveled 3/10 nm past the runway approach end, turned approx 180 deg. Separation of white drive link caused an uncontrollable descending right turn and crash into trees. All four crew members aboard perished. USAAVNS [Need Tail#] USAAVNS UH-1M CW2 Michael E. Smith [P] A/C rolled and tumbled a distance of 130' until coming to rest on its right side on a heading of 225 deg, approx 530' downstream from the wires. Lead turned around to find the burning wreckage. CW2 Riley D. Wicker [P] A/2 AVN UH-1H [Need Tail#] SSG Cecil B. A/C crashed and burned in an open area near Lake Tholocco while attempting an emergency landing during IP course training at Ft Rucker. B/3-5 CAV CW3 Robert E. Fisher [P] A/C crashed at approx 1325 hrs in a steep ravine near Timber Mountain while attempting to take off from mountain with all unit IP's, ASO, and CO at Ft Carson. 101 AVN [Need Tail#] Crew thought they spotted a downed aircraft and descended to approx 20-30' above trees, slowed acft below ETL, spun right and into trees, hitting the ground nose down. CPT Andrew W. Burgland [P] CWO Dewey C. Little Jr [P] WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. 21 AVN [Need Tail#] CW2 John J. McCarthy [P] Special VFR approach into weather which was below IFR minimums was attempted. CW2 David A. The CE that survived was thrown from the descending A/C at about 200' and lived. A/C was on final approach during hydraulics-off landing and did not maintain proper lane alignment which was aggravated by the application of left lateral cyclic at reduced airspeed. UH-1B #69-15675 Pilot lost control after a small metal stud broke and key parts fell off the M/R assembly. UH-1B 104 TRN DIV (WA USAR) WOC Conrad L. Walton [SP] D/5/117 CAV (NJ ARNG) D/1/10 CAV CPT Harvey R. Jokinen PFC Daniel F. Macon [C]. WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P] ID ARNG HU-1A UH-1B [Need Tail#] UH-1H CW3 Donald F. Landmesser [IP] CH-146 helicopter from Take on Helicopter in military, medical, civilian, police variant. CW2 James B. Hayes [P]. A/C crashed near Wertheim during weather related night crash during a mercy flight to Aschaffenburg to pick up a supply of blood. A/C rocked forward on nose, bounced and hit an embankment causing fuel cells to rupture. UH-1B A/C crashed approx 10 mi S of Geneva shortly after nightfall during training flight from Ft Rucker. Shortly after takeoff at approx 0025 hrs, A/C suffered engine failure at 300-500' AGL. SP4 Jerome S. Ryan Jr [C] #71-20206 UH-1H What is wrong with Army Aircrews? Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. CPT Walter M. Parke Sr [P] [Need Tail#] UH-1H #68-15383 96 ARCOM (USAR) 374 AA (USAR) A/C went IMC after climbing into clouds for unknown reasons and pilot made mayday call indicating that A/C was spinning. [Need Tail#] UH-1B 377 MED Approx 2 min after takeoff, 4nm NW of airfield, A/C struck an 80' tree, 59' above the ground and traveled another 345' as it descended through a heavily wooded area, striking several more trees before ground impact. A/C crashed 4 mi NW of Pembroke while on a routine training mission from Ft Stewart. Primary causes of crash were determined to be crew fatigue, lack of experience and a 10 deg. WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit] UH-1H [Need Tail#] The UH1 was the archetypal utility helicopter used in Vietnam. A/C crashed and burned in a heavily wooded area about 1 1/2 mi S of Troy airport near the Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery at approx 2000 hrs. [Need Tail#] UH-1H PdM AW is a product management office within the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier portfolio. 2LT Donald J. Kallem [P]. Ward [CE] Suspect crew disorientation due to whiteout conditions when A/C hit the mountain on the right side. MAAG A/C based at Feng-shan crashed into a hillside 10 miles S of Taipei at 0953 hours. B/82 CAB Brown [CE] Pool [SP]. #70-16256 The DOD. At the time of the crash non-rated 2LT Groce was in the pilot's seat flying the A/C. SPC Jose G. Ruiz [CE] Evidence of inflight fire prior to impact and wreckage was distributed over an area of 1800' long and 200' wide. D/4 AVN A/C became uncontrollable, crashed coming to rest inverted in the grassy area between the east and westbound lanes of the Pennyrile Parkway at 2000 hrs. B/38 AVN BDE (IN ARNG) SP5 Billy G. McGee [CE] WOC Dennis D. Lukow [SP] CW2 Julius H. Ingram [P] 55 AVN [Need Tail#] PIC was flying from CP seat was unable to turn on landing light during autorotation and pulled collective too high causing A/C to fall through, hit the ground and burn, approx 4 miles NE of Chaparral on the McGregor Range while on a training mission from Ft Bliss. SGT Sidney T. Dew WOC George W. Foreman [SP] UH-1H 4/12 CAV Wood MAJ Miles H. Downes UH-1H 2LT Eric J. Smeltzer [P] Other Army Helicopter Aviation Units in Vietnam. SSG Michael R. Robson [MO] After takeoff, A/C entered right descending turn into canyon and crashed into canyon wall approx 150' below rim. 1LT Vicki L. Boyd [PI] C injured. SGT David M. Coleman [CE] CPT William S. Inklebarger [P] A/C crashed in a field near Allen Stagefield near Wicksburg at approx 1510 hours while on a routine student pilot training mission. 2LT Andrew W. Stocker [P] 03 OCT 70: SP5 Kenneth J. Koch [CE] Quang Tin . A some point during the Vietnam War, a U.S. Army specialist named David drew up a plan to give UH-1 Huey helicopters more firepower. CPT Thomas L. Westbrook [IP] The drop was canceled due to 300' overcast and visibility at 1-1 1/2 mi in fog. SP4 Howard K. Kearney Jr. USAAVNS LTC William L. Smith. CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P] As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. By implementing an overarching emergency handling logic across the Aviation branch, Army aircrews will be better prepared to respond to emergencies in context with the profiles required in LSCO. SGT Sheldon W. Gran Flight flew over serveral sets of power lines then descend to lower altitude after crossing. SP5 Henry L. Andrews* [CE] The soldiers had been conducting ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military helicopters turned into a real-world firefighting mission for two New York Army National Guard UH-60 crews on Tuesday.The 10 Soldiers, based at Albany International Airport,, ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military . A/C crashed near Runway 6 while attempting landing in foggy conditions at MacArthur-Long Island Airport. UH-1H [Need Tail#] CW4 Dickie C. Hill [P] 1LT Glenn W. Whitcher* [P] F/701 MAINT BN A/C flew into the Nha Trang Bay while searching for another Huey crash. A/C apparently lost its M/R before crashing in a fiery ball on the Coastal Hwy 156 near Castroville while on a test flight at approx 1120 hours. DAC Ronald R. Cowden [IP] CPT Willard R. Woody [C]. [Need Tail#] NOTE: All victims are listed together since specific crews/pax were not known which aircraft they were on. LTJG Julian W. Johnson* (USN) CW2 Jerome E. Green [P] SP5 Edward E. Poindexter UH-1B 1SG Solon B. From this designation came Huey, the name by which it has remained known. WO1 Sheryl L. Siroonian [P] CW2 Guy L. Andrews Jr [CP] B/227 AHB #69-15260 SP4 Ray Duda [CE]. WO1 Danny Richard Little [P] CW2 Gary C. Nistler [P] A/158 AVN #67-17640 SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. A/C departed Hood AAF at 1330 hrs and arrived at field site near Gorman Falls at approx 1400 hrs where they dropped off supplies and picked up 3 PAX. The UH-1 evolved from a 1955 US Army competition for a new utility helicopter. A/C crashed in the Red Desert near Rock Springs while ferrying helicopter from CCAD to Boise, ID. PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin *PVT Chatwin died 7 days later of injuries. [Need Tail#] A/C departed field site to check weather. 3/17 CAV 04 APR 71. CW2 Clarence L. Benoit [CP] CPT Charlie J. Ford [P] UH-1 UH-1 SAR operations failed to locate the missing A/C and were called off on December 4. NOTE: Most information for Vietnam crew losses have come from the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association 101 AVN #PinoyAviatorsNEWS PAF UH-1H HUEY CRASHED, KILLING 2 PILOTS, 2 AIRCREWS & 3 ARMY SOLDIERS ONBOARD A Philippine Air Force (PAF) UH-1H "Huey" helicopter with tail number 517 from the 205th Tactical. [Need Tail#] CPT Daniel H. Plemmons [P] CW2 Steven D. Hodge [IP] SGT James R. Hendrix Jr [CE]. SP6 David M. Webb [CE]. Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. WOC Steven D. Wells [SP]. USAAVNS SFC Peter A. Graves Two or three revolutions then occurred and pilot reduced throttle to stop the spin and A/C descended vertically and hit the ground in a 30 deg nose-down attitude. A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. ELT was not installed on A/C and aircraft could not be located after a month long search. 1LT William A. Dekle Jr [SP] A/C crashed into the North Han River at approx 1430 hours. [Need Tail#] Its mission is to develop, acquire, field, and sustain equipment that improves the combat. CPT Patrick F. Craven [P] CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] A/C was attempting a mountain peak landing and at approx 150' above landing site, rotor RPM dropped to 6400. USAAVNS WO Ronald E. Medlin [P] Miscellaneous units made up the remainder of Army helicopter aviation in Vietnam. CPT Wallace A. Kell [P] 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. PFC Warren D. Switzer WO1 Paul A. Holley [P] At some point during spin, CE was thrown clear of acft and impact with ground caused xmsn to fall over which crushed the medic and the pilots were pinned against the instrument panel. UH-1V UH-1H DAC William L. Kinsey [CE]. 40 AHC (CA ARNG) CIV Everett T. Shockley. LTC Harold R. Jacobs. WO1 Eric D. Funderburg [P] CW2 Lawrence A. Powell [CP] USAAVNS 1LT Gregory J. Paredes [CP] [Need Tail#] CPT Edward F. Roe II [SP] SP4 Donald E. Shinnock. UH-1H SP4 Edwin L. Stoller [MO] INV Michael D. Davis-Riverside Co #64-13696 WO1 Charles M. Falcone [P] #65-9601 CPT Robert D. Brown [P] UH-1D 841 MED (WA ARNG) A/C was on a transport flight and while RTB, crew smelled smoke. A/C was on a medevac mission under NVG's when AAA fire hit the T/R causing acft to enter an uncontrollable spin. UH-1B A/C crashed and burned in heavy woods during a training mission on Ft Benning. USAAVNS UH-1 A/C had just left Toledo-Winlock airport enroute to Issaquah when it failed to clear a hill about 3 mi N of the airport.