Helicopter UH-1H 66-01102

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-01102
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000260
Date: 11/29/67
Unit: 135 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0200 feet and 050 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 Skid
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: UH1P2, 74177 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-01102
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000535
Date: 02/23/68
Accident case number: 680223141 Total loss or fatality Accident
Unit: 135 AHC
The station for this helicopter was Di An in
Number killed in accident = 1 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 1
costing 43313
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 REDENIUS JR
P W1 ST JOHN TE

Passengers:
X2 UNK, PAX, A;

Accident Summary:

Aircraft was landed in unnecessarily tight formation, lost translational lift. Aircraft landed hard

This record was last updated on 01/05/97

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-01102
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000535
Date: 02/29/68
Unit: 135 AHC
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 66-01102
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 0167.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6701  14   14 2065   ARMY AVN DIV     6TH ARMY   DUGWAY PG        TEVALCOM
6702  26   40 2065   ARMY AVN DIV     6TH ARMY   DUGWAY PG        TEVALCOM
6703   0   40 2065   POST SUPPLY      6TH ARMY   FORT ORD         6TH ARMY
6704   4   44 WADQAA 2 ARM DIV        4TH ARMY   FORT HOOD        4TH ARMY
6705  20   64 WFM9AA 135 AVN CO       4THARMY    FORT HOOD        4TH ARMY
6706  19   83 WFM9AA 135 AVN CO       4THARMY    FORT HOOD        4TH ARMY
6707  10   93 WFM9AA 135 AVN CO       4THARMY    FORT HOOD        4TH ARMY
6708  29  122 WFM9AA 135 AVN CO       4THARMY    FORT HOOD        4TH ARMY
6709   0  122 WFM9AA 135 AVN CO       4THARMY    FORT HOOD        4TH ARMY
6710   1  123 WC08AA 135 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN
6711 137  260 WC08AA 135 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN
6712 152  412 WC08AA 135 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN
6801  47  459 WC08AA 135 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN
6802  76  535 WC08AA 135 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN

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