Helicopter OH-6A 66-07938

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07938
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00001340
Date: 02/03/1970
Unit: 173 ABN
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0050 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 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 Right Side
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL, STRUCTURE
Casualties = 01 WIA . .
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR, CASRP (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Casualty Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07938
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00001529
Date: 05/30/1970
Unit: 79 TC CO
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 2000 feet and 100 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)
Systems damaged were: N/R
The armor protecting the personnel was effective.
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: LNNF, JSIDR, HUGHS (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )

Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 66-07938
The Army purchased this helicopter 0268
Total flight hours at this point: 00001779
Date: 11/28/1971
Unit: B/7/17 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XD921231
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 OH-6A tail number 66-07938
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 0268.
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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196802   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM           
196803   0    0 3300   355 AVN CO       4TH ARMY   FORT SILL        4TH ARMY  
196804  27   27 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN      
196805  35   62 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN      
196806  43  105 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196807  59  164 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196808  39  203 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196809  63  266 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196810  47  313 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196811  52  365 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196812  56  421 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196901  75  496 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196902  35  531 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196903  24  555 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196904  71  626 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196905 125  751 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196906  26  777 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196907 107  884 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196908  72  956 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196909 113 1069 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN        
196910  36 1105 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196911   0 1105 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
196912  55 1160 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197001  70 1230 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197002 110 1340 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN        
197003  61 1401 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197004  79 1480 WARJAA HQ 173AIRBN BDE  VIETNAM                     RVN       
197005  49 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197008   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197012   0 1529 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197101   3 1532 WCLNAA 79 TRANS CO      VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102  15 1547 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  13 1560 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197104   9 1569 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197105  66 1635 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197106  20 1655 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197107  22 1677 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197108  16 1693 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197109  26 1719 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197110  60 1779 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197111   0 1779 WAZNB0 7 17 AC SQ B TP  VIETNAM                     RVN

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