ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 175398
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 April 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58A Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 55th Aviation Co, US Army |
| Registration: | 68-16... |
| MSN: | 40... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chungcheon -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | K-16 Airbase, Seongnam, South Korea |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (destroyed) 21 April 1971 when crashed near Chungcheon, South Korea, while on a regular operational mission reportedly due to wire strike. Pilot killed: later named as WO1 Robert M. Healy
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa.html
2. https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datH/G61096.HTM
3. http://www.koreanwar-educator.org/topics/dmz/p_dmz_army_aircraft_postwar_deaths.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2015 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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