Helicopter UH-1B 62-02043

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-02043
Date: 03/04/65
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was an Unknown mission
Unknown this helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Not Reported
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: UH1P1, 01569, BELL (Bell Helicopter. )

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Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1B tail number 62-02043
Date: 08/24/65
Accident case number: 0C719 Total Loss Accident
Number killed in accident = 0 . . Injured = 0 . . Passengers = 0
costing 193648
Source(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Army Aviation Safety Center database.
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
CE E5 NULL AR

This helicopter is probably the one that was flown by CE Arthur R. Null during a mortar attack on Bien Hoa Airbase early in the morning of 24 Aug 1965. The aircraft can be seen in the story about the attack by clicking this link.

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Please send additions or corrections to:

VHPA Head Quarters or Gary Roush or Mike Law

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Printed from databases on: 08/27/00