UH-1 DAC Joseph Samut-Tagliaferro [P] UH-1H ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, dropped more than 100,000 gallons of water on a 526-acre forest fire burning in Flatrock State Forest on July 13 and July 15. 53 AVN DET PFC Bonnie C. Handley. After about 20 minutes of flight, CP announced a decrease in rotor RPM and A/C flew into trees and crashed. USAAVNS WOC Michael B. McGowan [SP] UH-1H Pilot died from head injury when helmet came off during impact due to improper chin strap adjustment. 21 AVN A/C crashed near the islet of Evreos in the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea SE of Corinth on a routine flight from the Southern European Task Force Base in Vicenza, Italy. CPT Clarence M. Bratt [P] Medevac crews were universally considered the most selfless of all combat aircrews in the war. USAAVNS A/C crashed into Eklutna Glacier north of Anchorage during a routine training mission. *Zilla died May 23 of his injuries. 3 miles SW of Panmunjom. SP5 Bruce L. Dunn [CE]. WO1 Vincent C. Gibson [P] PVT Wayne G. Stevens UH-1H A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed D/1/10 CAV UH-1H WOC Mark Hitzig [SP]. [Need Tail#] 163 ACR (MT ARNG) 7-1 CAV topped the ridgeline overlooking the Conecuh River valley and saw the valley was covered in a dense fog layer. UH-1H Flight slowed to about 50 KIAS and crossed a tower at less than required 50' clearance when Chalk #4 descended onto the tower while returning to cruising altitude. The xsmn departed the A/C from the vibration. A/C experienced mast separation, crashed and burned in a swamp near the Chocktawahatchee River about 6 mi NE of Ozark while on a routine training flight from Ft Rucker. #64-13900 Suspect cause of the crash was due to red blade PC link fatigue failure. SGT Larry D. Roalstad [CE], WO1 Anthony V. Huggins [P] UH-1B #66-16423 PIC was flying from CP seat was unable to turn on landing light during autorotation and pulled collective too high causing A/C to fall through, hit the ground and burn, approx 4 miles NE of Chaparral on the McGregor Range while on a training mission from Ft Bliss. SP4 Bengt E. Johansson Investigation determined that A/C encountered an engine failure and M/R blade struck through the cabin. D/4 AVN 2LT William M. Warhime A/158 AVN #67-17640 WOC Brent D. Gularte [SP] UH-1H A/C crashed at 2225 hours during heavy rains, low ceilings and limited visibility approx 9 miles north of Taegu while attempting rescue of downed Marine UH-1N helicopter assigned to DET B HML-367. *CE died 31DEC75 of injuries. UH-1D #69-15016 [Need A/C Unit] 141 SC CO (AR ARNG) #69-15294 USNTPS UH-1V 11 AAD While flying through the canyon, A/C completed a steep right turn and then rolled into a steep left turn. [Need Tail#] #64-13564 PFC Earnest G. Dawson Jr [CE]. Investigation revealed that IP allowed student pilot to put the A/C in an attitude from which it was impossible to recover. HHC/194 BDE pop up description layer Submit corrections/updated info here . SPC James C. Bolinger [CE]. A/C was making power recovery from simulated forced landing, experienced severe vertical vibration, crashed and burned near Elba on flight from Ft Rucker. #69-15675 2 PAX injured (USMC). UIPE protective gear completes ground compatibility testing USAAVNS At A/C crashed near Ras Nasrani during a prephase maintenance test flight in Sinai. UH-1H Xsmn displaced in flight, allowing M/R blade to sever tailboom. At some point during spin, CE was thrown clear of acft and impact with ground caused xmsn to fall over which crushed the medic and the pilots were pinned against the instrument panel. CW2 Randall J. Colton [P] UH-1D Huey US Army, Takistan Army variant. UH-1B The M/R blade of the Huey entered the OH-6As cabin severing the lower section of the cabin and rupturing the fuel cell. SP4 Daniel V. McGrew A/C crashed into a tree and exploded in flames about 1600 hrs in 11 Mile Canyon, approx 10 mi W of Florissant, during a medevac of an injured mountain climber that fell off a cliff. There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time. CW2 Michael J. Foley [P] After pulling UH-1H UH-1H 25 AVN BN Accidentally shot when M-60 in cargo area discharged while preparing to move a downed Huey crew from Hill 422 to Chu Lai. C/101 ABN UH-1B A/C departed home field at 0900 hrs for a local flight to a nearby drop zone for staff officers to observe an airborne drop. 1SG Solon B. 3 injured. 101 AVN 841 MED (WA ARNG) USAAVNS A/C was on a night unaided Joint drug interdiction mission (Operation Border Ranger) when it was going to intercept a suspect vehicle. CW2 James B. Hayes [P]. UH-1H A/C crashed on the downwind leg at Toth stagefield during full faced NVG training. 229 MED DET CPT Myles H. Mierswa Jr [P] A/C was attempting emergency landing after experiencing engine trouble. WO1 Eric D. Funderburg [P] CE & 1 PAX injured. WOC Timothy Conway [SP] SPC Rodney L. Blodgett 2 injured. USAAVNS Heated flight suits would help protect aircrews from . #63-8762 2LT William R. Groce After an RON in San Antonio, the flight was on their first leg when lead asked for a commo check & no reply was received from chalk #4. CW2 Paul J. Wilson [P] A/C was part of a 4-ship lift combat engaged/peacekeeping mission over jungles on the Atlantic coast of Panama. 2LT Curt Heady [P] Three PAX were ejected with two receiving major injuries and one slight injury. 10 injured. A/C rocked forward on nose, bounced and hit an embankment causing fuel cells to rupture. Post crash fire engulfed the A/C. 49 AD PAX: 120 AVN Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. WOC was killed by flying debris while waiting to board A/C that crashed at a site on Ft Benning. [Need Tail#] UH-1H Air mission cmdr placed the Inf airmobile operation on a wx hold due to ceiling 100' and visibility 1/2 mi, but ordered the flight to be repositioned. #69-15187 SP4 Michael B. young and young funeral home hartsville, sc theodore wilson obituary army aircrews huey PV2 Randall J. Ladwig The UH1 was the archetypal utility helicopter used in Vietnam. SPC Samuel K. May One common thread I have noted in offline discussions with other servicemembers, regardless of branch of service, whether inside oroutside Army Aviation is that my fellow crewmembers . [Need Tail#] SP5 Charles Rusk PFC Ira D. Holland [CE] Mid-air crash with an OH-6A #67-16656 during routine training at Lawson AAF. A/C was lead in a formation flight of 5 UH-1s which had completed three troop insertions and were RTB when A/C struck three 3/4" seven-strand powerlines at approx 175' AGL, severing control tubes and crashed near Pocheon at approx 1301 hrs. #63-8828 A/C was climbing to cruise altitude shortly after takeoff in flight of two when it encountered T/R stoppage. Armstrong killed on rescue Huey during takeoff. 104 TRN DIV (WA USAR) WO1 Sheryl L. Siroonian [P] UH-1B Killed during a rocket attack standing near his Huey while Troop was staging at Kontum Airfield. Free shipping for many products! UH-1H 2LT Richard A. Veon [SP], WOC Louis A. Brooks Jr [SP] UH-1D UH-1 Vietnam Losses }-> 1972-73 ~ 1971 ~ 1970 ~ 1969 ~ At the time of the crash non-rated 2LT Groce was in the pilot's seat flying the A/C. A/C crashed at approx 1100 hrs about 5 mi N of Saginaw while on an acceptance flight out of the Globe plant near Blue Mound. WO1 Glendon T. Rowen [CP] CWO Frederick Tate [P] SP4 Brian A. Tetta [C] #65-10109 SP5 Billy G. McGee [CE] #73-21836 Lead turned around to find the burning wreckage. Loss of rotor RPM, pilot initiated a full flare, close to the ground and impact occurred at 20 degree attitude, nose up with a 30 degree right roll at 60 KIAS. A/C was on a routine instrument training flight with IP and 2 students and was seen at approx 400' AGL in a steep dive that continued until A/C crashed and exploded 3 miles SE of Marianna airport. After attempting to pick up a jeep (50# TQE limit), A/C took off from the PZ at night unaided. USAAVNS #62-12520 6 injured. Killed as a result of fall from rope while descending on wreckage of private plane that crashed on Smart's Mountain. A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. SSG David G. Rayborn [MO]. Do military pilots have flight & rest hours regulation? A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. #68-16200 UH-1H SPC Marvin T. Simpson. The Army Air Corps (AAC) is the combat aviation arm of the British Army. Visibility was poor at time of accident. At 1426 hrs while flying at approx 75' AGL and 90 KIAS and approx 7000m from field site, A/C struck a 2-wire, triple-strand power line crossing the river to Lemons Springs Camp. PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. James E. Robinson [ME]. UH-1H UH-1D After being installed on more than 100 U.S. Army helicopters, the Northrop Grumman Common . A/C was Chalk 2 in flight of three that departed AAF at 2337 hrs searching for an LZ at night. P & 5 PAX injured. SCARNG PFC Warren D. Switzer P was killed when his bullet proof seat back severed an artery in his neck. WO1 Richard B. Olson COL James A. Cheatham CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] A/C crashed after striking a tree during a routine training exercise conducting an air mobile assault field test with 82 ABN PAX at Ft Stewart. A/C was flying from the unit's barracks at Baumholder to the Army training grounds at Grafenwoehr, when it lost its T/R, crashed and burst into flames in a garden on the edge of a sugar beet field near Unteralterheim. UH-1D CW2 Ronald D. Schroeder [P] The Aircrew Badge, commonly known as Wings, is a qualification badge of the United States military that is awarded by all five branches of armed services to personnel who serve as aircrew members on board military aircraft. UH-1H DEP Roy A. Chester-LA Co Dawson and Pickett were executed by FMLN. A/C suffered an engine power loss and came down at a slight angle, slicing off the tops of several trees and caught fire upon impact with ground. Suspect crew disorientation due to whiteout conditions when A/C hit the mountain on the right side. UH-1 SP4 Douglas Lee Adams [CE] [Need Tail#] The Army employed it in various roles, including that of an armed escort or attack gunship in Vietnam. 2LT Jason J. Baker (USAF) The partial separation of the exhaust pipe from the rear of the engine case allowed the hot exhaust gasses to impinge upon the #1 T/R driveshaft hanger bearing. A/C crashed in Makua Valley on the island of Oahu during Exercise High Top II manuevers after it apparently developed engine trouble at 50' AGL. A/C was on a night resupply mission and after supply dropoff, five PAX boarded for return flight. The A/C crew was not injured. 4 injured. maneuvers in the Owens Valley during a weekend USAR drill. #65-9913 WO1 Lawrence D. Topel [P] CW2 George J. Reynolds [P] P & 5 PAX injured. USAAVNS B/82 CAB CE injured. CW2 James M. Hines [P] SSG Horace P. Robinson [C] WO1 Dennis L. Knoll [CP] CW2 Gary D. Armstrong [IP] UH-1B Military Helicopter Enamel Hat Lapel Pin Pin Back 1 1/4" Vintage. CPT Andrew W. Burgland [P] The A/C entered the tall trees and impacted. UH-1B CPT Harvey R. Jokinen Two aircraft involved were trailing. Pinoy Aviators - #PinoyAviatorsNEWS PAF UH-1H HUEY | Facebook UH-1M #65-9975 UH-1 #73-21711 USAAVNS 1LT William A. Murphy Jr [CP] A/C and crew were based at Peden Barracks in Wertheim. #70-16252 CE & PAX injured. A/C crashed shortly after takeoff from Hunt Stagefield at Ft Rucker after experiencing an engine failure. A/C assumed abrupt nose down then pitched up nose high then rolled to right and crashed at Ft Rucker during dual training 3 days before graduation. UH-1H A/C was found at first light the next day, with the only recognizable feature being the T/B sticking straight up out of the ground. UH-1B CPT Robert D. Brown [P] Green [CP] B/38 AVN BDE (IN ARNG) #593 CW2 Anthony R. Rakowski [P] The nose and windshield area was destroyed and A/C traveled forward 25 yds, rolled right and entered the water inverted. ToH Medium Helicopter Huey AB412 and More - Steam Community Army Aviators test new system to modernize Black Hawk helicopters The following pages will list only those individuals who have lost their lives A/C crashed and burned at approx 0900 hrs while on a paratrooper training mission at drop zone located on the Kentucky-Tennessee line on Ft Campbell. ARMY AIR CREWS: 1970 Vietnam Huey Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths [Need Tail#] CW2 John M. Mercer* [CP]. USAAVNS CW2 Steven D. Hodge [IP] WOC Barry L. Cowles [SP] #69-15320 WO1 Conny C. Cook [P] 1LT Donald E. Spencer [P] SP5 Gary L. Harelstad [CE]. A/C was #2 in flight of 5 that took off on training flight from Ft Lewis in wx conditions below that required for night VFR. UH-1H UH-1 CPT Terrance K. Woolever [P] T/R hit during low level autorotation practice, M/R system severed from A/C, hit ground and rolled right. DAC Morgan C. Probasco. A/C crashed and burned in a wooded area near Hunter AAF while on a routine training mission. A/C crashed 9 miles east of Eufaula while participating in a training exercise with the Ranger Department of Ft Benning Infantry School due to engine failure on low level gunnery training run. Here are six facts about it. A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. [Need Tail#] ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military helicopters turned into a real-world firefighting mission for two New York Army National Guard UH-60 crews on Tuesday.The 10 Soldiers, based at Albany International Airport,, ELLENVILLE, N.Y. - A day of routine training to employ water buckets with military . LTC Joseph L. Lujan 1LT Charles W. Cupples [IP] army aircrews huey #70-16337 The UH-1 evolved from a 1955 US Army competition for a new utility helicopter. 129 AVN Huey Frog, Hog and Heavy Hog? - ARC Discussion Forums A/C crashed near Runway 6 while attempting landing in foggy conditions at MacArthur-Long Island Airport. 237 MED A/7-7 AVN New York Army National Guard aircrews train by fighting Catskill forest Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. [Need Tail#] UH-1H PFC William Esposito Jr [CE] CPL Orin L. Allred [G] SSG Gilivaldo A. Martinez Jr [MD] 2 WIA. A soldier of a field arty observation party exited properly to front of A/C but while attempting to return to acft to pick up additional equipment, walked into the T/R during a training exercise at Ft Irwin. A/C crashed shortly after takeoff at 0500 hours from Hohenfels AAF near Nuremberg, during a routine flight over the Hohenfels D/28 AVN (NC ARNG) A/C had dropped 4 paratroopers when it crashed in an open field near the Yamoto DZ. Mid-air between two UH-1B during formation flight on Ft Benning. #66-16092 11 AAD 3 injured. #70-16230 [OH-58A Involved], PFC Michael E. Whittle [C] PFC Daniel F. Macon [C]. #62-1947 C injured. A/C was on a medevac mission under NVG's when AAA fire hit the T/R causing acft to enter an uncontrollable spin. 2 SP injured. CPT Thomas M.D. SP4 Robert E. Lee Murphy [CE] SSG Donald E. Thornton Jr [C]. [18] 24 May UH-1 SP5 Harvey J. Salas [MO]. AB-412 Grifone Italian Army, Carabinieri, SAR, civilian variant. ID ARNG D/101 AVN PdM AW is a product management office within the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier portfolio. UH-1H [Need Tail#] When the Army adopted its own two-letter designation system, the H-40 became the HU-1 (Helicopter Utility). CP injured. #66-16931 CE was thrown from the A/C, CP received broken back. WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] UH-1H UH-1B 55 AVN CW2 Bruce E. Lyon [CP] As A/C reached 400-500' AGL, mast bumping occurred causing loss of the rotor head, rolled inverted and crashed into trees at approx. A/8 AVN BN 55 AVN WO Donald K. Burch [P] A/C had just left Toledo-Winlock airport enroute to Issaquah when it failed to clear a hill about 3 mi N of the airport. *PVT Chatwin died 7 days later of injuries. Shot down by an FMLN patrol in San Francisco canton at approx 1430 hours in Lolotique district, Department of San Miguel, while flying at low altitude. After takeoff, A/C entered right descending turn into canyon and crashed into canyon wall approx 150' below rim. WOC Arthur S. Primeau [SP] SP4 Terry W. Clark [CE] Vietnam Gear investigates the development of the U.S. Army's aircrew body armor from the 1962 heavyweight pilots shield through to the 1971 lightweight Nomex mesh back vest. UH-1 Primary causes of crash were determined to be crew fatigue, lack of experience and a 10 deg. CPT David T. Johnson CPT William R. West [CP] WOC Lee A. One wire wrapped several times around the mast, swashplate and flight controls before breaking, resulting in total control loss, striking branches of large cottonwood tree on the NW bank of river. UH-1H UH-1H SSG Gregg A. Penn [MO] It then burst into flames. CW2 Michael S. Robinson [IP] CW2 John J. McCarthy [P] Price [SP]. CPT Laurence R. Sexton [MP] A/C crashed during training flight from Hunter AAF approx 5 miles NE of Rincon. All four crew members aboard perished. A/C pitched forward into a high speed dive while changing position in formation flight cutting through 250' of trees on Ft Stewart. SGT Johnny M. Rogers [CE] The gun armed aircraft would, of course, carry rockets as specified by the unit's mission. (Army) Army aircrews are going to. 1267 MED (MO ARNG) N.Y. Army Guard aircrews assist in forest fire fighting #70-16410 USAAVNS 326 MED BN In-flight breakup occurred causing M/R system and T/B separation before high-speed impact into trees. #74-22348 JTACs, aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC CW2 Paul S. Timmer Jr [P] LTJG Robert W. Fobes Jr (USN) Approx 2 min after takeoff, 4nm NW of airfield, A/C struck an 80' tree, 59' above the ground and traveled another 345' as it descended through a heavily wooded area, striking several more trees before ground impact. A/C was performing a hydraulics off go around at a Skelly Stage Field. A/C crashed near Weilheim while on a flight from Heidelberg to Ulm. A/C crashed in a near level attitude about 8 miles SE of Bishop. CW2 Harold M. Kelly Jr 2LT [SP] injured. A/C crashed in a Kawasaki village field near Camp McTureous. SSG Benjamin R. Greenplate [CE] 1LT James B. Belcher [P] A/C was seen in a descending right turn, M/R system separated and fell vertically, crashed and burned near Virginia 721 in King and Queen County on a routine training flight while returning from Patuxent NAS to Richmond. UH-1H CPT Stanley B. Albrecht [IP] #66-0572 The A/C struck the tail rotor and crashed on top of Wilson. SGM John W. Knighton. CW2 Clarence L. Benoit [CP] UH-1 1/3 ACR Caused by short shaft failure. UH-1H GI-Issue Personal Defense Weapons There is an adage in Army Aviation that you will leave a burning helicopter equipped solely with what is affixed to your body. 71 AVN CPT Patrick F. Craven [P] [Need Tail#] WO1 James Q. Warren [P] Probably cause was inverted or near-inverted attitude during bad weather causing severe rotor flapping and subsequent mast separation. Pilot reported weather was too bad and enroute back to field site when A/C crashed 5 miles NW of Rockingham near the Pee Dee River at approx 0645 hours. 11 AAD CPT Donald J. Dicenso Jr [P] [Need Tail#] #71-20206 CW2 Eular M. Young [P] Crew thought they spotted a downed aircraft and descended to approx 20-30' above trees, slowed acft below ETL, spun right and into trees, hitting the ground nose down. Submit corrections/updated info here WOC George T. Faircloth Fairchild tankers among KC-135s inspected for faulty tail parts, base officials confirm UH-1H A/C spun into the Walker Quarry area of Milford Lake at 1100 hrs from a 120' hover and submerged in 35' of water during a routine training mission from Ft Riley. Aircrew Badge - Wikipedia UH-1 WO1 John O. WO1 Desmond P. Downey Jr [CP] Spring pin in fuel control failed because of stress corrosion, resulting in power loss. UH-1B A/C crashed at 1155 hrs at Port St. Joe in a vacant lot, just east of the Overpass Bridge, alongside US Hwy 98 while on a logistic evaluation flight. 2LT Harris C. Vahle Jr [P] UH-1D CW2 Kevin R. Killman [P] UH-1H SP4 George W. Marchessault [CE] CW2 Guy L. Andrews Jr [CP] 4-228 AVN BN #69-15925 SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. [Need Tail#] MAJ Richard C. Bulliner [P] LTC James M. Basile (USAF) UH-1 1LT Ronald L. Redeker [P] WOC Don C. Reed [SP]. A/C took off from local airport and flew along the shoreline of Medical Lake for several miles about 300 yds offshore cruising about 90-100 KIAS and 20-30' AGL, initiated a slight right turn, entered a shallow descent allowing tail to hit water first, rotated forward and entered the water in a right, nose-low attitude. Feature - Who are you calling Chicken? - vietnamgear.com #68-15644 [Need Tail#] UH-1 Hover to zoom. A/C rolled and tumbled a distance of 130' until coming to rest on its right side on a heading of 225 deg, approx 530' downstream from the wires. WOC Donald W. Strickland [SP], 2LT Kenneth W. Birdwell [P] UH-1 #65-9436 #68-15387 SGT Jeffrey L. Kildow [CE] SFC David L. Alvarez [C]. At 2017 hours the A/C impacted the ground in a 30-deg. Probable cause was spatial disorientation. A/C crashed at approx 2100 hrs near Oak Grove airport S of Ft Worth while enroute to 300 Aviation Squadron base during violent stormy weather. WO1 Paul A. Holley [P] [Need Tail#] CW2 Roger D. Given [P] 3 injured. PFC Dennis J. Disselhorst 2LT Eric J. Smeltzer [P] 1/212 AVN UH-1H A/C crashed in the Red Desert near Rock Springs while ferrying helicopter from CCAD to Boise, ID. CW3 Edward A. Jones [P] WOC Ronald L. Nussbaum [SP] #67-17621 T/B hit the tops of some trees, knocking off the T/R and 90 deg gearbox, collective was increased and A/C began spin to the right. SP4 Jeff R. Patterson UH-1H A/C descended while in left-banked attitude and impacted water at high speed, sinking to depth of 220m. A/C was flying in chalk 2 position when the T/R hub failed, made a perfect landing down into the pine forest only to set down on a tree stump, which damaged the fuel tank. Jet pilot was also killed. A/C hit a tall pine tree, flew approx 100 yds parallel to highway before crashing into a grove of trees in heavy fog, burst into flames 200 yds off US Hwy 27 in Harmony Church area. A/C crashed at 0906 hours about 2 1/2 miles from the main gate and only 1000' east of Colorado 115 while on a routine training mission.