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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 69-15441
The Army purchased this helicopter 0670
Total flight hours at this point: 00001158
Date: 03/29/1972
Unit: D/1/1 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: YD460200
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-1H tail number 69-15441
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 0670.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY 197006 0 0 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR 197007 14 14 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197008 58 72 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197009 47 119 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197010 47 166 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197011 37 203 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197012 62 265 WAGTA0 TRPA1SQ9CAV1CAV VIETNAM RVN 197101 10 275 WAGTA0 1 9 CV SQ AM VIETNAM RVN 197102 75 350 WAGTA0 1 9 CV SQ AM VIETNAM RVN 197103 22 372 WAGTA0 1 9 CV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197104 77 449 WAGTA0 1 9 CV A TRP VIETNAM RVN 197105 63 512 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197106 86 598 WGPQAA 335 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197107 90 688 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197108 81 769 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197109 89 858 WGPQAA 335 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN 197110 0 858 WGPQAA 166 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN 197111 36 894 WGPQAA 61 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197112 57 951 WGPQAA 61 AHC VIETNAM RVN 197201 77 1028 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197202 98 1126 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN 197203 32 1158 WACYD0 1 1 CAV D TRP VIETNAM RVN
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