Accident Boeing CH-46A Sea Knight 152515,
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Date:Friday 30 June 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H46 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing CH-46A Sea Knight
Owner/operator:United States Marine Corps (USMC)
Registration: 152515
MSN: 2135
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 9
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:South of Hue, Thua Thien Province -   Vietnam
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed after being hit by enemy fire. 6 occupants died in the crash,3 were rescued.
The remains of three U.S. Marines were buried at Arlington Cemetery in the year 2018.

Sources:

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2018/09/23/3-marines-killed-in-vietnam-war-helicopter-crash-to-be-buried-at-arlington/
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/thirdseries19.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Sep-2018 10:21 gerard57 Added
26-Sep-2018 10:21 gerard57 Updated [Narrative]
12-Jan-2019 13:25 Cobar Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative]

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