Accident Boeing CH-47C Chinook 68-15866,
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Date:Sunday 28 November 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing CH-47C Chinook
Owner/operator:United States Army
Registration: 68-15866
MSN: B.578
Fatalities:Fatalities: 34 / Occupants: 34
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Hue -   Vietnam
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Struck high ground / flew into mountain in poor weather.
34 o/b killed.

Sources:

usafserials
scramble.nl
- JF Baugher
https://www.327infantry.org/first/stories_poems/chinook_crash.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Aug-2010 11:20 TB Added
19-Aug-2013 14:21 Uli Elch Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative]
18-Oct-2016 18:03 gerard57 Updated [Source]

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