Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17161
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00002254
Date: 03/13/1971
Unit: A/7/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0075 feet and 060 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 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: LNNF (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17161
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00002266
Date: 05/05/1971
Unit: A/7/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Operations Area this helicopter was Unknown at 0050 feet and 035 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 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: LNNF (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17161
The Army purchased this helicopter 0569
Total flight hours at this point: 00002266
Date: 05/21/1971
Unit: A/7/1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK 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 Bottom
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, STRUCTURE
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: LNNF, HUGHS (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. )
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 68-17161
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 0569.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 196905 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 196906 11 11 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN IN MAINT SHARPE AD AVCOM 196907 65 76 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 196908 236 312 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 196909 209 521 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 196910 160 681 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 196911 148 829 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 196912 111 940 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197001 168 1108 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197002 106 1214 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197003 151 1365 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197004 149 1514 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197005 155 1669 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197006 143 1812 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197007 101 1913 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197008 42 1955 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197009 107 2062 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197010 95 2157 WALZB0 TRPB 25AVBN25IN VIETNAM RVN 197011 1 2158 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS 34 GP VIETNAM RVN 197012 0 2158 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS 34 GP VIETNAM RVN 197101 0 2158 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS VIETNAM RVN 197102 31 2189 WGZ6A0 A TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 197103 65 2254 WGZ6A0 A TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 197104 12 2266 WGZ6A0 A TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 197105 0 2266 WGZ6A0 A TRP 7 1ST ACS VIETNAM RVN 197106 0 2266 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET 5TH ARMY ST LOUIS AVSCOM 197107 0 2266 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 197108 0 2266 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 197109 0 2266 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 197110 0 2266 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 197111 0 2266 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 197112 0 2266 W0MHAA LEXINGTON DEPOT 1ST ARMY LEXINGTON DEPOT AMC 197201 0 2266 W0MHAA DIR DIST TRANS IN STORAGE SHARPE AD AVSCOM 197202 0 2266 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB LOAN FORT SILL LOAN 197203 0 2266 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB LOAN FORT SILL LOAN 197204 4 2270 W0MHAA FLYING CLUB LOAN FORT SILL LOAN 197205 1 2271 WE4HAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVSCOM 197206 63 2334 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197207 21 2355 3278 NAT GUARD NAT GDZI 197208 40 2395 WFAMAA D TRP 1SQ 17 AC VIETNAM RVN 197209 0 2395 WFAMAA D TRP 1SQ 17 AC VIETNAM RVN 197210 86 2481 WFAMAA D TRP 1SQ 17 AC VIETNAM RVN
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