Aircraft Accident/Incident History
Date: 19 Aug 1969
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 1,564
Incident number: 69081999.KIA
Unit: 71 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT997228
Casualties = 08 DOI . .
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA, Goldfile, KIA, Rise & Fall p:290 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC WO1 SILVERSTEIN GERALD LEON KIA
P WO1 PLUMMER JOHN DAVID KIA
CE PFC LAVIGNE STEWART JAMES KIA
G PFC MARTINO STEPHEN LEE KIA
Passengers:
LTC HOWARD ELI PAGE JR, AR, PX, KIA; SP4 DORIA RICHARD ALBERT, AR, PX, KIA; CSM ROWELL FRANKLIN DELANO, AR, PX, KIA; ** Associated Press, NOT, A
Note:
Unofficial sources indicate that this was the C&C helicopter from the 71st AHC that was carrying LTC Howard, the CO of 4th Battalion, 31st Inf, 196th Inf Bde, with two other soldiers and an Associated Press correspondent. The histories report that the helicopter was hit by heavy machine-gun fire, exploded in midair, and crashed
This record was last updated on 09/20/98
Date: 19 Aug 1969
Description:
Total flight hours at this point: 1,564
Incident number: 69081999.KIA
Unit: 71 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: AT997228
Casualties = 08 DOI . .
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA, Goldfile, KIA, Rise & Fall p:290 (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory
Crew Members:
AC WO1 SILVERSTEIN GERALD LEON KIA
P WO1 PLUMMER JOHN DAVID KIA
CE PFC LAVIGNE STEWART JAMES KIA
G PFC MARTINO STEPHEN LEE KIA
Passengers:
LTC HOWARD ELI PAGE JR, AR, PX, KIA; SP4 DORIA RICHARD ALBERT, AR, PX, KIA; CSM ROWELL FRANKLIN DELANO, AR, PX, KIA; ** Associated Press, NOT, A
Short Summary: 4/31st Inf, 196 BDE C&C hit by heavy AW fire, exploded in mid-air, crashed, all 8 on board died including AP coorespondent.
Aircraft Assignment History
Date | Unit | Area | Post | Country |
---|---|---|---|---|
67-04 | GEN SUPPLY DIV | 4THARMY | RED RIVER AD | AVCOM |
67-05 | ARMY AVN DIV | 6TH ARMY | DUGWAY PG | TEVALCOM |
67-06 | USARV FLT DET | VIETNAM | RVN | |
67-07 | USARV FLT DET | VIETNAM | RVN | |
67-08 | BELL HCPTR | BAILMENT | FT WORTH | AVCOM |
67-09 | BELL HCPTR | BAILMENT | FT WORTH | AVCOM |
67-10 | BELL HCPTR | BAILMENT | FT WORTH | AVCOM |
67-11 | 355 AVN CO | 4TH ARMY | FORT SILL | 4TH ARMY |
67-12 | 355 AVN CO | 4TH ARMY | FORT SILL | 4TH ARMY |
68-01 | 355 AVN CO | 4TH ARMY | FORT SILL | 4TH ARMY |
68-02 | 355 AVN CO | 4TH ARMY | FORT SILL | 4TH ARMY |
68-03 | 355 AVN CO | 4TH ARMY | FORT SILL | 4TH ARMY |
68-04 | BELL HCPTR | BAILMENT | FT WORTH | AVCOM |
68-05 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-06 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-07 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-08 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-09 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-10 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-11 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
68-12 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-01 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-02 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-03 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-04 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-05 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-06 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN | |
69-07 | 71STASLT HEL CO | VIETNAM | RVN |