Accident Sikorsky CH-34 Choctaw ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 263707
 
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Date:Saturday 30 November 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic S58P model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Sikorsky CH-34 Choctaw
Owner/operator:US Army
Registration:
MSN: 14-4653
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   Laos
Phase:
Nature:
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down; Crewmen buired common grave Arlington Cemetery (tombstone reads 6 names plus remarks of 2 Vietnam unknowns also buried there)

Sources:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159405930/samuel-kamu-toomey
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15167354/samuel-kamu-toomey

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2021 05:38 Nomann Added
08-Jun-2021 17:54 Anon. Updated [Operator]

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