New York Army National Guard aircrews train by fighting Catskill forest LTC Edward F. Kelly USAAVNS UH-1H 1LT Robert E. Tindall [SP] Crashed 5 miles E of Kerrville at approx 1430 hours. A/C was chalk #4 in a 4-aircraft ferry flight from CCAD to CA. D/28 AVN (NC ARNG) Separation of white drive link caused an uncontrollable descending right turn and crash into trees. #66-16092 BELL After about 20 minutes of flight, CP announced a decrease in rotor RPM and A/C flew into trees and crashed. SP4 Kurt J. Schroeder [CE] A/C crashed into a tree and exploded in flames about 1600 hrs in 11 Mile Canyon, approx 10 mi W of Florissant, during a medevac of an injured mountain climber that fell off a cliff. *PVT Chatwin died 7 days later of injuries. WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] SP4 Bengt E. Johansson Combination of high airspeed and steep banks resulted in loss of altitude causing M/R blade to hit top of tree. SGT John J. SSG Horace P. Robinson [C] A/C crashed at approx 0550 hours during a rain storm near the NE fringe of San Antonio after dropping off an automobile wreck victim at a local hospital. USAAVNS USAAVNS UH-1H eBay Money Back Guarantee. UH-1B CPT William A. Lashley [P] Thanks in large part to the helicopter's numerous appearances on the silver screen, it is now difficult to picture the Vietnam War without seeing the UH-1 Iroquois - better known as the Huey. CPT Benjamin S. Park Jr [MD] SP4 Richard E. Corder UH-1 UH-1 UH-1D 1LT Daniel B. SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin A/C was in a 10-ship formation on the Kimpo Peninsula supporting a search for a suspected NK agent, when the #1 hanger bearing seized and the short T/R drive shaft came apart in flight. UH-1H WO1 Dennis L. Knoll [CP] UH-1B 71 AVN 1LT Richard J. Griggs [P] The fuel rupture sprayed fuel on the engine and the A/C blew up. Mid-air crash with an OH-6A #67-16656 during routine training at Lawson AAF. #71-20206 A/1/212 AVN PFC Daniel F. Macon [C]. Ground time between flight operations should be sufficient to allow flight crew to eat and obtain at least 8 hours of uninterrupted rest. CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P] UH-1 A/C experienced mast separation, crashed and burned in a swamp near the Chocktawahatchee River about 6 mi NE of Ozark while on a routine training flight from Ft Rucker. UIPE protective gear completes ground compatibility testing Keister was a news photographer for the Chattanooga Times and other PAX was the PIO at USAF Academy. UH-1H PVT Charles C. Johnson The U.S. Army Kept Trying to Give the Huey Bigger Guns A/C crashed at approx 1645 hrs 8 miles SW of Candor while on a routine training mission from Ft Bragg to Charlotte. P & 5 PAX injured. [Need Tail#] CW2 Bruce E. Lyon [CP] The Army Air Corps (AAC) is the combat aviation arm of the British Army. USAAVNS CPT William R. West [CP] army aircrews huey CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. [Need Tail#] #66-15230 UH-1B PVT Gary A. Holz [G] UH-1H UH-1H A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. SP4 Michael B. P & 5 PAX injured. UH-1D & UH-1H SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. Three PAX were ejected with two receiving major injuries and one slight injury. [Need Tail#] D/2-4 CAV It happened to the O-2 aircraft in 2010, and now the UH-1 Iroquois helicopter,. UH-1B SP4 Charles S. Walker [CE] 1LT George G. Bendik* (USAF) A/2/147 AVN (MN ARNG) UH-1H In-flight breakup occurred causing M/R system and T/B separation before high-speed impact into trees. A soldier of a field arty observation party exited properly to front of A/C but while attempting to return to acft to pick up additional equipment, walked into the T/R during a training exercise at Ft Irwin. CP & CE injured. A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three that departed AAF at 2337 hrs searching for an LZ at night. UH-1 CPT James H. Henry [P] SFC Lynn V. Keen [MO] WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] P & CE injured. #63-8522 IP & SP injured. A/C crashed into the east side of San Bernardino National Forest approx 15 SE of Big Bear Lake (Hell For Sure Canyon) at about 6000' level. SGT Charles E. Lewis Pilot lost control after a small metal stud broke and key parts fell off the M/R assembly. [Need Tail#] A/C was attempting a mountain peak landing and at approx 150' above landing site, rotor RPM dropped to 6400. #69-15925 WO James L. Mersman [P] UH-1 [Need Tail#] SP4 Alfred C. Murphy [CE]. CW2 Phillip A. Jones [PP] [Need Tail#] Probably cause was inverted or near-inverted attitude during bad weather causing severe rotor flapping and subsequent mast separation. USAAVNS A/C exploded and crashed near Wicksburg while on a training flight from Ft Rucker. CW2 Michael H. Andress [IP] CE injured. USAAVNS CPT Samuel D. DeLozier [P] WO1 Richard J. Kasha [PC] Pilot was performing a second ILS approach when A/C traveled 3/10 nm past the runway approach end, turned approx 180 deg. #73-21825 CW3 Robert J. Izzo Jr [MP] #71-20218 UH-1 1LT David J. Hendry [CP] [Need Tail#] DEP James D. McSweeney-LA Co USAAVNS HU-1A USAAVNS 2LT William A. Warren. 53 AVN DET CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] A/C rocked forward on nose, bounced and hit an embankment causing fuel cells to rupture. UH-1D UH-1H WOC Steven D. Wells [SP]. At an altitude of 15-20' AGL and very slow airspeed, the A/C pitched nose up and climbed to 50-60', rolled inverted and crashed. USAAVNS SGT Antonio B. Solis. A/C crashed in a near level attitude about 8 miles SE of Bishop. SP5 Jessie L. Baguex There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time. A/C was on a transport flight and while RTB, crew smelled smoke. Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. 1700 hours. CW2 Gary C. Nistler [P] The fire, located 10, ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion . Miscellaneous units made up the remainder of Army helicopter aviation in Vietnam. ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military helicopters turned into a real-world firefighting mission for two New York Army National Guard UH-60 crews on Tuesday.The 10 Soldiers, based at Albany International Airport,, ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military . CPT John L. Dunnavant [P] A/C suffered an engine power loss and came down at a slight angle, slicing off the tops of several trees and caught fire upon impact with ground. PFC James E. Cullen UH-1H [Need Tail#] Submit corrections/updated info here SPC Jose G. Ruiz [CE] A/C crashed at approx 1100 hrs about 5 mi N of Saginaw while on an acceptance flight out of the Globe plant near Blue Mound. ARMY AIR CREWS: 1969 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths SGT Charles L. Hansen [CE] 55 AVN AB-212 Twin Huey Italian Army, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy variant. UH-1H Primary causes of crash were determined to be crew fatigue, lack of experience and a 10 deg. A/7-7 AVN out of the dive, the PIC repeated the maneuver but could not stop the excessive rate of descent during 2nd dive. 5 injured. CW2 Harold E. Carty Jr [IP] 2 injured. UH-1H A/C was in flight of 7 acft on RTB from a 5-day field exercise to Goeppingen, proceeding in loose trail formation. UH-1 MO injured. #63-8760 A/C was on a MAST blood run and had dropped off the blood at Madisonville, KY hospital and was returning to Ft Campbell flying at 75' AGL when it hit a powerline severing the M/R push-pull tubes. SPC Henry Salcido CP died of injuries on 07NOV69. SP4 Douglas Lee Adams [CE] CPT David N. Reue C injured. CW3 Charles N. Hurt [MP] 1LT James A. Johnson [SP]. SSG Benjamin R. Greenplate [CE] Other aircraft were able to avoid wires. 1/11 AA CW2 Dale R. Schmidt [P] 1267 MED (MO ARNG) [Need Tail#] CW2 William C. Woodard Jr [P] [Need Tail#] CW2 James B. Hayes [P]. A/C was hovering to refuel when wind from the rear tipped the acft and spun it around and M/R hit the ground causing acft to roll on its right side. A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. CP injured. 114 AVN USAAVNTBD Armstrong killed on rescue Huey during takeoff. Visibility was poor with ceilings estimated at 400-600'. Pilot and medic in Chalk 2 acft were killed. WOC Harold C. Wilson Jr [SP]. #69-15016 #63-8815 PFC Dexter B. Baggett army aircrews huey. SGT John W. Scott [SP]. A/C crashed in a densely wooded area south of Cleveland, near the Tarkington VFD at FM 321 and Texas 163 while flying to Beaumont port for deployment to Desert Storm. 2LT Harold W. Esselstein [P] UH-1D COX SKY JUMPERS US ARMY HUEY HELICOPTER GAS TOY BOXED | eBay A/C crashed at approx 2350 hrs 2 miles northeast of Muldraugh at the top of a rocky cliff, 40' above Wilson Rd during a flight to evaluate a new night vision device (starlight scope) at Ft Knox. SPC Marvin T. Simpson. USAAVNS CW2 Stephen B. Maas [P] Huey Frog, Hog and Heavy Hog? - ARC Discussion Forums Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. A/C was found at first light the next day, with the only recognizable feature being the T/B sticking straight up out of the ground. CPT William R. Apblett II [P] 49 AD PAX: Investigation suspected that they continued flight using degraded visual cues that caused them to falsely interpret their altitude and visible horizon. 21 AVN WOC Thomas C. Bridges [SP] CPT Arnold J. Kraushaar [P] #70-16230 MAJ James C. Rothwell [P] SFC Peter A. Graves CPT Donald J. Dicenso Jr [P] 283 AVN WOC George T. Faircloth 129 AVN Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for COX SKY JUMPERS US ARMY HUEY HELICOPTER GAS TOY BOXED at the best online prices at eBay! #68-16200 Jet pilot was also killed. P was killed when his bullet proof seat back severed an artery in his neck. A/C was on a low-level, NOE NVG navigation training flight approx 2 miles E of Samson at 2100 hours in Geneva County. The Guns of U.S. Army Aviation in Vietnam - GunsAmerica Digest ToH Medium Helicopter Huey AB412 and More - Steam Community 55 AVN UH-1 C/101 ABN SSG James R. Dorsey Jr [CE] Thua Thien Province. WOC Arthur S. Primeau [SP] maneuvers in the Owens Valley during a weekend USAR drill. 11,846 helicopters According to the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association, a total of 11,846 helicopters were shot down or crashed during the war, resulting in nearly 5,000 American pilots and crew killed. During descent, a high freq vibration was felt followed by a severe vertical vibration. UH-1H NG N. Orleans [SP]. (U.S. Air Force photo) WWII USAAF Aircrews During World War II, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) aircrews fought in a vast global war from the hot, dry deserts of North Africa to the dangerously frigid wilderness in Greenland, Iceland, and Alaska. CW2 James R. Harbeson [P] 15 injured. IP injured. A/C crashed in Makua Valley on the island of Oahu during Exercise High Top II manuevers after it apparently developed engine trouble at 50' AGL. #65-9436. #66-15245 DAC Morgan C. Probasco. CW2 Harold M. Kelly Jr 1LT Charles W. Wilks [IP] Employed as troop transports, Medevac aircraft, and gunships, the Huey transformed the battlefield in Southeast Asia. #65-9436 [OH-58A Involved], PFC Michael E. Whittle [C] #64-13571 10 injured. SP5 Warren W. Lemberg [CE]. PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. WO1 Joe K. Hornberger [P] 1 injured. Fairchild tankers among KC-135s inspected for faulty tail parts, base Cause was determined to be explosive engine failure as the result of corrosion of the #1 bearing. E/501 AVN CPT Daniel H. Plemmons [P] WOC William B. Hiltebeitel [SP] #66-16668 2 PAX injured. A/C experienced a power failure and hit high tension wires and plunged into the Santa Ana River bed about 1/2 mile S of Lakeview Ave while enroute to repair another A/C in the Riverside area. CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P] 1/3 ACR [Need Tail#] 2LT William M. Warhime MAAG A/C based at Feng-shan crashed into a hillside 10 miles S of Taipei at 0953 hours. [Need Tail#] SP5 Bruce L. Dunn [CE]. UH-1 P, CP & CE injured A/C was in flight of four when it crashed at 1757 hours approx 8 mi SE from Camp Atterbury during routine NOE training due to failure of the forward reduction gear assembly component of the A/C's engine. #64-13900 T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. D/101 AVN Approx 5 min after takeoff Chalk 2, flying at 100' AGL, lost sight of lead and inadvertently entered a descending left turn after becoming spatially disoriented and crashed in the Anderson Butte area of the Siskiyou Mountains in Southern Oregon. A/C was attempting emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble. 96 ARCOM (USAR) CW2 John A. Clark [P] The A/C entered the tall trees and impacted. topped the ridgeline overlooking the Conecuh River valley and saw the valley was covered in a dense fog layer. A/C was on a night resupply mission and after supply dropoff, five PAX boarded for return flight. 2LT Richard D. Puckett [SP]