Helicopter UH-1B 62-01955

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01955
Date: 05/10/1965
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Miscellaneous mission for Psychological Warfare
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 2100 feet and 070 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 Tail Section
Systems damaged were: COMM 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: UH1P1, 01074, JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-01955
Date: 06/20/1965
Accident case number: 0C309 Fatality Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 261
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.

Crew Members:
AC W1 ELEAM GL

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