ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 168163
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Date: | Monday 15 October 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | Helio H-395 Super Courier (L-28) |
Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
Registration: | 62-5909 |
MSN: | 549 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Ban Me Thout, Darlac Province central highlands -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Shot down whilst low flying, during the First American Air Commando helicopter assault of the Vietnam War (top secret operation "Buon Enao Project "), when the Aircraft was hit it went straight up fell off one wing then spiraled to the ground with the engine on fire 'Forward Air Control' (Ravens)
Sources:
1.
http://www.glanmore.org/BuonEnao/BuonEnao.html 2.
http://home.earthlink.net/~aircommando1/CADown.htm 3.
http://www.aircommando.org/sites/journal/air_commando_journal_012012r.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Jul-2014 13:46 |
TB |
Added |
02-Mar-2015 17:08 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
02-Mar-2015 17:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration] |
24-Dec-2016 17:02 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
24-Dec-2016 17:03 |
TB |
Updated [Operator] |
27-Jun-2017 15:16 |
Djohn |
Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
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