ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155381
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| Date: | Sunday 9 June 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Sikorsky HH-3E Jolly Green Giant (S-61R) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 67-14710 |
| MSN: | 61612 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ban Kaboui, near, Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter, callsign Jolly Green 23, was shot down while attempting to rescue a downed Marine A-4 Skyhawk pilot. Crashed, exploded and burned completely.
In November 2002, during the 76th Joint Field Activity in Laos, a Joint U.S. and Lao investigation team from Joint Task Force-Full Accounting (JTF-FA) located the crash site of the Jolly Green helicopter.
The remains of the deceased were transported to the United States.
Sources:
https://www.cc.gatech.edu/~tpilsch/AirOps/JG23-found.html
- vhpa
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2013 12:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 21-Jun-2014 21:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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