Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail
number 66-15041
The Army purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours
at this point: 00000167
Date: 11/19/67
Unit: C/7/17 CAV
This was a
Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon
mission for Armed Escort , Other Aircraft.
While Enroute this helicopter was
at Level Flight at 0030 feet and 090 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 Chin Bubble
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE, COMM SYS
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: LNOF, 74104, JSIDR, CRAFX (Lindenmuth
Old Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts
Message. )
Crew Members:
AC 1LT CHAMBERS M
CE SP4 NOEL B
G PFC
NEWTON W
War Story:
Found NVA bunker complex near Dak To. A bullet
entered the right chin bubble and exited out the communication system door
destroying the FM radio. The door gunner, PFC Warren Newton, was killed later on
1-9-68. from Reunion 96
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15041
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point:
00000314
Date: 01/06/68
Unit: C/7/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed
Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0300 feet and 060
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 Canopy
Systems damaged were:
PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 WIA . .
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: UH1P3, 00604 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-15041
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0267
Total flight hours at this point:
00001064
Date: 03/25/69
Unit: 57 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
for Close Air Support
While Enroute
this helicopter was at Level Flight at 2000 feet and 080
knots.
Unknown
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Explosive Weapon;
Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive
charges.
causing Fragmentation Damage.
Systems damaged were: UNK
The
helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed.
Both mission and flight capability
were terminated.
Burned
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the
incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss
database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter
database. Also: OPERA, UH1P3, 08401 (Operations Report. )
Loss to
Inventory
War Story (03/03/2020 - Gene Carpenter): Helicopter 66-15041, a C-Model gunship, with the crew of 1Lt Gene C. Carpenter as AC & WO Frederick Brown as CP, was on a mission to provide cover for the re-supply of a SOG fire team in Laos. After the re-supply, the convey of helicopters were returning to Dak To, Vietnam, when helicopter 15041 was hit by ground fire from a 37mm anti-aircraft, based at a Viet Cong base camp in Laos. The helicopter was autorotated into triple canopy and landed upright on the side of a hill without any of the crew being seriously injured. The enemy was surrounding the hill so the rescue had to be done immediately. One of the “Slick” helicopters hovered above the downed helicopter and slowly lowered down through the trees, using the rotor blades to chop away the trees. The “Slick” lowered down until it was low enough for the crew of the downed helicopter to climb up on the mast of the downed helicopter and grab a rope and climb up several feet to the “Slick”. The “Slick” AC risked his helicopter and his crew to get the crew of the downed helicopter out, since the enemy had completely surrounded the hill. During the rescue, the other C-Model gunship and 2 Cobras were circling around the hill shooting, holding the enemy back until the downed crew was rescued. The only alternative was to leave them there to be captured.After the crew of the downed C-Model gunship was rescued, and because of the location of the enemy, recovery was not an option, so 2 Air Force jets were called in to destroy the helicopter.
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number
66-15041
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 0267.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6702 0 0 W0Y6AA TRAN MDMHELCO S ALASKA ALASKA
6703 8 8 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6704 2 10 1440 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6705 20 30 1440 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6706 20 50 1440 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6707 25 75 1440 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6708 36 111 1440 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6709 0 111 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6710 0 111 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV 1STARMY FORT KNOX 1ST ARMY
6711 56 167 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6712 34 201 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6801 113 314 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6802 87 401 WAZNC0 CTRP 7SQ 17CAV VIETNAM RVN
6803 165 566 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV VIETNAM RVN
6804 103 669 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV VIETNAM RVN
6805 121 790 3304 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6806 135 925 3304 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6807 9 934 3304 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC
6808 0 934 3190 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6809 0 934 W0Y6AA OS TO CONUS ITR CONUS AVCOMITR
6810 0 934 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM
6811 0 934 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6812 0 934 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6901 66 1000 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6902 64 1064 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
6903 0 1064 WAX5AA 57 AVN CO AM FW VIETNAM RVN
Printed from databases on: 08/27/00
