ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155183
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| Date: | Monday 9 March 1964 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Bell UH-1B |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hoa Hoa -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The armed escorte helicopter crashed in a swamp of Bassac River in the Mekong Delta ca 100 km west of Saigon during visit of US Defence Minister Robert McNamara. Two gunners drowned when helicopter sank. Pilot and co-pilot escaped.
Sources:
Passauer Neue Presse, 10.3.1964, p7
Toledo Blade 10.3.1964, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Apr-2013 17:04 | TB | Added |
| 14-Apr-2013 17:10 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Feb-2022 09:52 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 08-Feb-2022 09:53 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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