Helicopter AH-1G 68-15055

Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15055
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00000711
Date: 09/10/69
Unit: D/1/4 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0200 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 5 hits from:
Explosive Weapon; Non-Artillery launched or static weapons containing explosive charges. (40MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Left Side
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS, FLT CONTROLS, STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: LNNF, JSIDR (Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15055
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001826
Date: 09/09/70
Unit: C/16 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0300 feet and 150 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15055
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00001908
Date: 10/09/70
Unit: C/16 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0300 feet and 060 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 1 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Bottom
Systems damaged were: STRUCTURE
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: JSIDR (Joint Services Incident Damage Report. )


Information on U.S. Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15055
The Army purchased this helicopter 0269
Total flight hours at this point: 00002976
Date: 01/15/73
Unit: F/8 CAV
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT623521
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory


The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter AH-1G tail number 68-15055
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0269.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6902   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN TRANSIT SHARPE AD        AVCOM        
6903   0    0 W0MHAA DIR SUP / TRAN   IN STORAGE SHARPE AD        AVCOM         
6904  86   86 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6905 140  226 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6906 108  334 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6907 131  465 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6908 128  593 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6909 118  711 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6910 140  851 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6911  74  925 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
6912  74  999 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
7001 117 1116 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN       
7002  86 1202 WAHMD0 TRPD 1SQ4CAV1IN  VIETNAM                     RVN      
7003  75 1277 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7004 104 1381 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7005  99 1480 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7006  84 1564 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7007  82 1646 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7008  58 1704 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7009 122 1826 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7010  82 1908 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7011  81 1989 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7012  77 2066 WHZMAA C 16 AIR CAV SQ  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7101  67 2133 WHZMAA C TRP 16TH ACV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7102  42 2175 WCLSAA 388 TC DS        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7103   0 2175 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM        
7104   0 2175 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM        
7105   0 2175 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM        
7106   0 2175 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM          
7107   0 2175 W0MUAA ARADMAC          IN STORAGE NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM          
7108   3 2178 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY        
7109   0 2178 W0MUAA 8TH SQ AIR CAV   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY        
7110   1 2179 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN     
7111  30 2209 WFJ8B0 B BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7112  32 2241 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7201  33 2274 WFJ8A0 A BTRY 4 77 ART  VIETNAM                     RVN     
7202 107 2381 WFJ8A0 79 ARABN FBTRY   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7203  81 2462 WFJ8A0 79 ARABN FBTRY   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7204 104 2566 WFJ8A0 79 ARABN FBTRY   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7205 101 2667 WFJ8A0 79 ARABN FBTRY   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7206  82 2749 WFJ8A0 79 ARABN FBTRY   VIETNAM                     RVN     
7207  39 2788 WFJ8A0 388 TC CO        VIETNAM                     RVN     
7208  53 2841 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7209  43 2884 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7210  38 2922 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7211  39 2961 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     
7212  15 2976 WG20AA 8 CAV F TRP      VIETNAM                     RVN     


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