A/C was climbing to cruise altitude shortly after takeoff in flight of two when it encountered T/R stoppage. #66-16704 UH-1H 101 ABN 3 ACR P & 4 PAX injured. Aircrews from Ellsworth Air Force Base worked side-by-side with members of the 582nd Helicopter Group out of F.E. CW2 Randall J. Colton [P] CPL J.B. Kim (ROK). CW2 Paul J. Wilson [P] 1700 hours. A/C pitched forward into a high speed dive while changing position in formation flight cutting through 250' of trees on Ft Stewart. SP4 John V. Jones [CE]. CPT Robert D. Brown [P] PFC James E. Cullen During a night-aided flight at 75' AGL and 60 KIAS, pilot made an evasive right turn to avoid another acft and while still in a slight descent, hit 10' berm. 1LT Kenneth Holt [P] MSG Robert E. Lucey Jr. C/106 AVN (DE ARNG) CW2 Dale R. Schmidt [P] 55 AVN WOC Thomas C. Bridges [SP] SP4 Edwin L. Stoller [MO] A/C impacted ground nose low and in left-bank attitude. SP4 Jerrold L. Nunes Crew tried to maintain VMC in IMC. USAAVNS WOC Stephen L. McGrew [SP] UH-1H CW2 Carol L. McKinney [CP] UH-1 SGT James R. Teel [CE] #66-16423 #64-13900 A/C crashed after striking a tree during a routine training exercise conducting an air mobile assault field test with 82 ABN PAX at Ft Stewart. UH-1M CIV Everett T. Shockley. Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. #66-16092 UH-1B SP4 Terence D. Miller [Need Tail#] 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. A special missions aviator instructor with the 54th Helicopter Squadron prepares for takeoff at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., on May 13, 2014. Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning in light rain conditions. The student pilots were less than 1 month from earning their wings. SFC Ramon N. Espinoza [CE] #60-3543 UH-1H 1 other killed (USMC) A/C was cleared to land on sod next to runway, when it touched down hard and crew attempted to recover, became airborne again, flipped inverted, rolled and came to rest upright. UH-1H SGT John W. Scott [SP]. WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP] P & 5 PAX injured. 2LT William P. Russell [CP] SPC Joel L. Meints* [CE] The Army Aircrew Combat Uniform (A2CU) is a two-piece flight suit formerly in the universal camouflage pattern, but now operational camouflage pattern that offers the soldier protection from flash fires.The coat is similar to the ACU in design, with a stand-up collar featuring a front extension, shoulder patches, a front zipper, two inside hanging chest pockets with flaps; adjustable waist . A/C was RTB from a training flight at night due to deteriorating weather when it crashed, under power into heavily wooded area near Lake Tholocco approx 4nm NE of airfield. 2LT William R. Groce #69-15311 Lead aircraft spotted the OH-58, but failed to report its position to remaining flight taking off and getting in position. CH-146 helicopter from Take on Helicopter in military, medical, civilian, police variant. A/C crashed at approx 1645 hrs 8 miles SW of Candor while on a routine training mission from Ft Bragg to Charlotte. A/C crashed at approx 1130 hrs into trees in area of low visibility approx 20 miles north of Dahlonega after hitting Akin Mountain during a routine training mission. WO Ray F. Lumsden [P] Task 1070 for all Army aircraft. [Need Tail#] Crew was initiating a missed approach but airspeed was slow and A/C descended in a slight turn, hitting trees and coming to rest on right side. SGT Sheldon W. Gran UH-1H WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] 1LT Daniel Winchester Jr. 4 CMD AVN BN 2 injured. #67-17423 229 MED DET SGT Brian R. Meuchel [CE]. A/C was observed to fall straight down and strike ground and explode. CPT John L. Dunnavant [P] UH-1 SP5 Charles Rusk USAAVNS UH-1H CW3 Robert C. Machholz [P] Killed during a rocket attack standing near his Huey while Troop was staging at Kontum Airfield. [Need Tail#] UH-1M CW2 Howard W. Blanton Jr [P] Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. UH-1B A/2/147 AVN (MN ARNG) The Army employed it in various roles, including that of an armed escort or attack gunship in Vietnam. CPT Stanley B. Albrecht [IP] UH-1H MAJ Hubert C. Carter [P] CWO Frederick Tate [P] USAAVNS Shortly after takeoff at approx 0025 hrs, A/C suffered engine failure at 300-500' AGL. A B-1B Lancer from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flies over a UH-1N Huey helicopter from the 37th Helicopter Squadron at F.E. One common thread I have noted in offline discussions with other servicemembers, regardless of branch of service, whether inside oroutside Army Aviation is that my fellow crewmembers . [Need Tail#] A U.S. Air Force Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star of the 1st Composite Wing, Andrews AFB, Maryland, crashes just short of the north runway on approach to that base, killing pilot Maj. John H. McDowell Jr., 37, Clinton, Maryland, and Lt. Edwin D. Billmeyer, 24, of Baltimore, Maryland, and injuring three motorists on the ground. PFC Donald R. Hughes. A/C was performing gun manuevers when excessive attitudes combined with CG issues due to fuel load in ferry tank, caused the mast to shear. At 20' AGL, A/C suddenly turned right and settled down to ground, M/R blades hit rock outcropping next to landing area, pitched up then fell down the side of mountain, rolling several times coming to rest far below the saddle and was consumed by post-crash fire. 11 NOV 65. Ward [CE] WO1 Keith A. Reider [P] Member of Army team of helicopter acrobats was killed when he fell 40' while performing at a carnival in Madison. IP was in full control of emergency landing until they hit power lines during the flare which flipped the A/C upside down. PFC Carl L. Brown CWO Dewey C. Little Jr [P] [Need Tail#] UH-1 Pilots (Group & BN Safety Officers) tried to beat a thunderstorm flying back to Campbell AAF. Of those servicepeople, 2,382 were killed while serving aboard UH-1 Iroquois, better known as the ubiquitous "Huey." Mid-air collision with a USAF F-84 S of Snowdoun near the Sprague community at approx 1,500-1,700' AGL at approx 1501 hrs. CP was killed when stabilizer bar hit him in the back and pinned him against the instrument panel. #73-21825 SP5 George A. Minter [CE]. In 1955, the US Army asked for a new utility helicopter for use as . PFC Daniel O. Hilton CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] Lead turned around to find the burning wreckage. CPT Harvey R. Jokinen SGT Todd W. Smit In order to qualify as an aircrew member and receive the . The initial Army designation was HU-1, which led to the common unofficial nickname of "Huey." A/C rolled right and entered right, nose-low, spiraling descent. [Need Tail#] 04 APR 71. SPC Samuel K. May Pilot lost control after a small metal stud broke and key parts fell off the M/R assembly. AB-412 Grifone Italian Army, Carabinieri, SAR, civilian variant. Aerial Rocket Artillery (ARA) Battalions used all rocket (Hog) configurations with gun armed and grenade ships only in the Headquarters Battery. UH-1B SPC Henry Salcido [Need Tail#] #62-12520 E/3 AVN BN UH-1H [Need Tail#] #64-13564 A/C struck a mountain outcropping and crashed into Beaver Lake at approx 0805 hours while on a news photographic mission, taking pictures of survival training given to all new AF cadets. Crash occurred at approx 2355 hrs near Shaw Mountain on the NW portion of Ft Hood. A/C crashed in a grassy field near Wicksburg, about 10 mi from Dothan, while on a NVG training mission from Ft Rucker. 1968 ~ 1967 ~ 1966 ~ 1963-65, CW2 William J. Zimmermann [IP] A/C descended while in left-banked attitude and impacted water at high speed, sinking to depth of 220m. D/28 AVN (NC ARNG) CIV Patrick R. Pennington. 6 injured. SSG George T. McKinney A/2 AVN As a result, the crew became spatially disoriented and flew the aircraft into the ground. During search for Texas International Flt 655, A/C encountered fog and crashed at approx 1630 hrs during a formation turn, impacted nearly vertical nose-down, and an explosion and fire resulted near Prescott. UH-1H 1/3 ACR UH-1D WOC Lee A. A/C crashed near Elba after the mast failed resulting in separation of M/R. UH-1B WO1 James Q. Warren [P] UH-1H MAJ Milton R. Roberts [P] WO Donald K. Burch [P] 2LT Michael P. Scott A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. ENS Nicholas J. Ciccarelli (USN) E/501 AVN shortly after takeoff along the western sector of the DMZ at 2145 hours approx. SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] CW2 Steven D. Hodge [IP] UH-1 UH-1 2LT Harold W. Esselstein [P] UH-1D 4 injured. Visibility was 3 mi with light rain and fog. #66-16293 377 MED #66-15230 WO1 Michael R. Dawson [CP] A/C was on final approach during hydraulics-off landing and did not maintain proper lane alignment which was aggravated by the application of left lateral cyclic at reduced airspeed. Cause was determined to be explosive engine failure as the result of corrosion of the #1 bearing. Spring pin in fuel control failed because of stress corrosion, resulting in power loss. UH-1H UH-1 The M/R blades and xmsn were torn loose before ground impact. B/38 AVN BDE (IN ARNG) 2LT Harris C. Vahle Jr [P] 1/212 AVN CE injured SP5 Everett W. Wancura SP4 David E. Michon A/C crashed at approx 2330 hrs near Bonifay while on a routine night training flight a few days before graduation at Ft Rucker. CPT William A. Lashley [P] 1SG Wood died 2 days later. CW2 Lawrence E. Apt [P] 200 AVN SGT James R. Hendrix Jr [CE]. A/C crashed about 4 miles north of Cheraw during Air Assault II exercises. [Need Tail#] After touchdown of simulated hydraulics off landing, slightly nose right, A/C abruptly lifted from runway and yawed right in an extremely nose-high attitude, went into a hard right yaw, causing nose to hit runway. ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, dropped more than 100,000 gallons of water on a 526-acre forest fire burning in Flatrock State Forest on July 13 and July 15. At 1426 hrs while flying at approx 75' AGL and 90 KIAS and approx 7000m from field site, A/C struck a 2-wire, triple-strand power line crossing the river to Lemons Springs Camp. A/C crashed in a hilly wooded at approx 0210 hrs area near the E70 autobahn between Wildflecken and Bad Bruckenau during a medevac mission. . UH-1H 1LT George G. Bendik* (USAF) [Need Tail#] [Need Tail#] USAAVNS #70-15709 Recognisable by their distinctive blue berets, AAC soldiers deliver firepower from battlefield helicopters and fixed wing aircraft to overwhelm and defeat enemy forces. UH-1B SPC Marvin T. Simpson. UH-1H #65-9913 A/C was making power recovery from simulated forced landing, experienced severe vertical vibration, crashed and burned near Elba on flight from Ft Rucker. A/C flew into the trees on a moonless night 5 mi SW of Andalusia, while conducting a low-level navigation course at Ft Rucker 8 days before the scheduled graduation of class 71-41. SGT Fernando Garcia [CE]. He was climbing a rope suspended from a helicopter when he lost his grip and fell. SGT Dallas R. Cooper. 1 injured. UH-1D & UH-1H UH-1H UH-1D CE injured. B/158 AVN Struck by an RPG in LZ Airborne. A/C had dropped 4 paratroopers when it crashed in an open field near the Yamoto DZ. UH-1 Vietnam Losses }-> 1972-73 ~ 1971 ~ 1970 ~ 1969 ~ AVN DET/USAEUR A/C was on a night resupply mission and after supply dropoff, five PAX boarded for return flight. Miscellaneous units made up the remainder of Army helicopter aviation in Vietnam. USAAVNS C $63.6 Free shipping for many products Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft Vietnam War at the best online prices at . Eventually, however, a system that no longer has an Army-wide parts system or support structure must be phased out. MAJ David H. Johnson [SP] A/C crashed and burned in a heavily wooded area about 1 1/2 mi S of Troy airport near the Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery at approx 2000 hrs. UH-1 A/C took off at approx 0700 hours on test flight when it crashed into Patuxent River in a steep right turn flying at approx 100 KIAS and immediately sank. SP5 Edward E. Poindexter CP injured. Flight crew should not be scheduled for continuous alert and/or flight duty (required awake) in excess of 18 hours. The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft. young and young funeral home hartsville, sc theodore wilson obituary army aircrews huey 1LT William A. Murphy Jr [CP] DAC Ronald R. Cowden [IP] Search was officially suspended on 10MAR81. CW2 David W. Sawin [P] A/C crashed and burned in a wooded area near Hunter AAF while on a routine training mission. SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] 336 AVN (USAR) USAAVNS D/101 AVN CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P] CW3 Rodney G. Goheen [P] 1LT Charles W. Wilks [IP] UH-1 Free shipping for many products! CW2 Robert E. Goebel [CP] UH-1H B/227 AHB Killed as a result of fall from rope while descending on wreckage of private plane that crashed on Smart's Mountain. [Need Tail#] #69-15320 A/C crashed and burned at 0500 hrs in a hilly region near the coast of Northern California about 60 mi S of Ft Ord while on a routine flight of four. [Need Tail#] While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. SP4 Terry W. Clark [CE] A/C observed entering cloud, reappeared in steep descent, pulled out and climbed back into cloud then steep descent. WOC Malcolm H. Littman Jr. [Need A/C Unit] 283 AVN Another A/C on the same flight landed near the scene of the crash. 1LT Peter J. Probable cause was spatial disorientation. #68-15366 During descent, a high freq vibration was felt followed by a severe vertical vibration. Heavy fog was reported in the area at the time of the crash. UH-1B #014225 UH-1D Huey US Army, Takistan Army variant. #69-15913 [Need A/C Unit] A/C crashed at approx 1815 hrs in woods 3 mi north of Ozark during a training flight. 126 MED (CA ARNG) UH-1 UH-1H By implementing an overarching emergency handling logic across the Aviation branch, Army aircrews will be better prepared to respond to emergencies in context with the profiles required in LSCO. The M1952A vest provided only fragmentation protection and was useless against small arms fire. SP5 Earl D. Rankhorn [CE] MAJ Morgan L. Phillips Jr [P] UH-1H The A/C crew was not injured. MAJ Harold F. Sutton [P]. USAAVNS 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. A/C exploded and crashed in a wheat field near Ebenheid during a routine maintenance test flight. A/C was part of a 4-ship lift combat engaged/peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. WOC Dennis G. Hector [SP]. 7-1 CAV Military. CE injured. UH-1H Wreckage was not found until 2300 hrs and investigation determined that A/C crashed in a left climbing turn of 32 deg into a 35 deg mountainside at an elevation of 1150'. WOC William L. Nutt [SP] A/C departed the site at approx 1415 hrs and proceeded downstream to recon the river. A/C went into a descending right turn and struck two guy wires of a power line at 2130 hours and exploded into a hillside at the foothills of the Laguna Mountains. A/7 AVN 1LT Gregory L. Ray P & CE injured. A/C was peforming an NVG Medevac mission of a wounded military advisor when they entered IMC, initiated proper emergency procedures, re-entered VMC, was in level attitude at cruise airspeed when it struck the side of a hill 38' below the ridgeline at approx 2256 hrs. Accidentally shot when M-60 in cargo area discharged while preparing to move a downed Huey crew from Hill 422 to Chu Lai. WOC Ronald L. Nussbaum [SP] WO1 Randy R. Locklear [P] WOC Albert H. Parker [SP]. 571 MED DET [Need Tail#] CW2 Harold M. Kelly Jr eBay Money Back Guarantee. CE injured. I've been a crewmember on Chinooks since 2003 with the 101st, 2 ID and 10th MTN. CPT Sashai Dawn [PC] What is wrong with Army Aircrews? UH-1H UH-1H SP4 Jimmie L. Barbaree [CE]. WOC Mark Hitzig [SP]. Its mission is to develop, acquire, field, and sustain equipment that improves the combat. A/C was in flight of 7 acft on RTB from a 5-day field exercise to Goeppingen, proceeding in loose trail formation. A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three UH-1s in loose trail formation which departed Bishop airport enroute to Los Alamitos AAF. UH-1H 4 injured. UH-1H #66-16931 WOC Billy L. West [SP] A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. A/C crashed in dense fog near Grafenwoehr enroute to assist in the evac of an accident victim. 1LT Noel C. LaPlante [AC] WO1 Terry V. Knight [CP] SP4 Harvey M. Reynolds [CE] SGT Larry E. Steppee . UH-1H #65-10055 As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. Brewer [P] WO1 Richard T. Block [P] [Need Tail#] UH-1M UH-1H [Need Tail#] A/C crashed into a mountain while searching for the OH-58 Involved that crashed into the same mountain. SGT Charles E. Lewis From the OPNAVINST 3710.7T Chapter 8: 8.3.2.1.2 Flight Crew. WO1 Danny Richard Little [P] CPT Daniel H. Plemmons [P] USAAVNS upgrades and providing new aircrews with a seamless . 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. UH-1 #69-15679 Mid-air collision at 1519 hours between two UH-1H's at Camp Ripley Military Reserve near Little Falls during an Army National Guard exercise. DAC John Bryan [IP] CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. A/C crashed in a pasture on the Andy Kane Ranch on Squirrel Creek Rd, approx 7 mi E of Fountain shortly before noon due to "Jesus nut" (M/R mast retaining nut) coming off while on a routine operational training flight from Ft Carson. UH-1H A/C crashed between Elba and New Brockton on a training flight from Ft Rucker. UH-1H UH-1H SP6 Joseph H. Johnson B/3-5 CAV CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] P, CP & CE injured WOC Dennis D. Lukow [SP] All four crew members aboard perished. UH-1H SGT Charles E. Hansberry 1/325 ABN PdM AW is a product management office within the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier portfolio. B/82 CAB A/C spun into the Walker Quarry area of Milford Lake at 1100 hrs from a 120' hover and submerged in 35' of water during a routine training mission from Ft Riley. Combination of high airspeed and steep banks resulted in loss of altitude causing M/R blade to hit top of tree. P was killed when his bullet proof seat back severed an artery in his neck. SGT Johnny M. Rogers [CE] Air mission cmdr placed the Inf airmobile operation on a wx hold due to ceiling 100' and visibility 1/2 mi, but ordered the flight to be repositioned. SP4 Jerome L. Brachel [CE] SGT Constancio Nacua #68-16221 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. Visibility was poor at time of accident. #70-16256 Two aircraft involved were trailing. *Meints was in my unit in 88-89. IP & SP injured. UH-1D A/C crashed at approx 1320 hrs just after placing a cross atop St Mary's Roman Catholic church under construction in Goeppingen. [Need Tail#] 6 injured. WO1 James S. Cameron Jr [CP] CW2 Anthony R. Rakowski [P] The impact scattered debris for about 100 yds, and the tail section and engine were separated from the fuselage. UH-1H #64-14273 1 injured. A/C crashed shortly after takeoff at 0500 hours from Hohenfels AAF near Nuremberg, during a routine flight over the Hohenfels 336 AHC (USAR) Cause was due to corrosion in a single bolt in the M/R subassembly. CW2 Willie M. Baker A/C on a medical evacuation mission crashed into a mountain at approx 3000' level, outside of Soto Cano AFB near Comayagua. A/82 ABN A/C crashed on gunnery range in final weeks of WOC training. Crew put the A/C ina tight left hand turn to avoid the weather when the engine failed. CPT Philip R. Ramsey [P]. 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 . UH-1H Chalk 1 continued straight and level, hitting the ground in an almost level attitude, slid 326' before coming to rest upright.