Helicopter UH-1H 69-15040

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15040
The Army purchased this helicopter 0170
Total flight hours at this point: 00000272
Date: 05/23/1970
Unit: 15 MED 1 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was UNK
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While in PickUp Zone this helicopter was at Hover at 0150 feet and 000 knots.
Cambodia
Helicopter took 5 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (B-40 RKT)
causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any 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, FM385, MISC, CASRP, CRAFX, JSIDR (Miscellaneous. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15040
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 0170.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
197001   0    0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS      ITR CONUS                   AVCOMITR
197002   0    0 WDFHAA HHC 520T BN34GP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197003  88   88 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197004  99  187 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197005  85  272 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006  46  318 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007  69  387 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197008  86  473 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009  92  565 WAGYAA 15 MED BN 1 ACD  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010  31  596 WC5DAA 605 TRANS CO DS  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011   0  596 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM   
197012   0  596 W2WJAA BELL HCPTR       BAILMENT   FT WORTH         AVCOM   
197101   2  598                         NAT&GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197102   0  598                         NAT&GUARD                   NAT GDZI
197103  94  692 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104  34  726 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105 103  829 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197106  85  914 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN     
197107  73  987 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197108  71 1058 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197109  43 1101 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197110  37 1138 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN

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