Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17097
The Army purchased this helicopter 1269
Total flight hours at this point: 00000821
Date: 02/24/1971
Unit: A/3/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Classified
UTM grid coordinates: WV943347
Unknown groundfire.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 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, CASRP (Operations Report. Casualty Report. )
Loss to Inventory
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-17097
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 1269.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196912 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 197001 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 197002 35 35 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197003 105 140 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197004 80 220 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197005 17 237 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197006 56 293 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197007 54 347 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197008 57 404 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197009 102 506 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197010 57 563 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197011 88 651 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197012 12 663 WAAMA0 TRP A 3SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN 197101 95 758 WAAMA0 3 17 AC SQ A TP VIETNAM RVN 197102 63 821 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN
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