Helicopter UH-1D 65-10079
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10079
The Army purchased this helicopter 0866
Total flight hours at this point: 00000162
Date: 12/21/66
Unit: 57 MED DET
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Rescue and Recovery mission for Medical Evacuation
While in PickUp Zone this helicopter was at Hover at 0160 feet and 000 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 3 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 Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: FUEL SYS, STRUCTURE
It is unknown or not reported if the self sealing fuel tank developed a leak.
The helicopter made a Forced Landing. Aircraft was capable of one time flight.
The aircraft was diverted or delayed after completing some mission objectives.
TAY NINH recovered the helicopter. for 400.00
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P1, 00968, FM232 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10079
The Army purchased this helicopter 0866
Total flight hours at this point: 00002379
Date: 05/09/70
Incident number: 70050911.KIA
Unit: 189 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: ZA804436
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
Crew Members:
AC WO1 MCCLUSKEY JOHN DAVID KIA
P 1LT HURD COLIN PLUMMER KIA
CE SP4 FULTON JOHNNY LEE KIA
G PFC CORPUS DAVID JOSEPH KIA
Passengers:
SP5 CHILDS CHRISTOPHER J III, AR, PX, KIA;
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: WO1 John David Mc Cluskey
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Aircraft Commander.
Age at death: 29.9
Date of Birth: 06/18/40
Home City: Bernie, MO
Service: AV branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-13/69-11
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-008
Short Summary: Shot down returning to Pleiku from Ple Mei or Du Co. Nickname Sugar Bear.
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
Call sign: Ghostriders
SSN: 496429001 Service number: W3164609
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100B = Utility/Observation Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour: 06/30/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist - other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: warrant officer
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: 1LT Colin Plummer Hurd
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 24.5
Date of Birth: 10/24/45
Home City: Lovell, ME
Service: FA branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Major organization: 1st Field Force
Flight class: 70-2
Service: FA branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-006
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
Call sign: Ghostriders
SSN: 004441392
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Started Tour: 04/18/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: officer
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: SP5 Christopher J. Childs III
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Date of Birth: 12/04/39
Home City: Augusta, ME
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Major organization: 1st Signal Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-004
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 006345160
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 84B20 = Still Photographic Specialist
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 12/06/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Roman Catholic
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: SP5 Douglas John Itri
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Date of Birth: 03/28/48
Home City: Boston, MA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Major organization: 1st Signal Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-006
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 014389454
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 84B20 = Still Photographic Specialist
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 09/28/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Roman Catholic
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: SP4 Ronald Sidney Lowe
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Date of Birth: 03/14/49
Home City: Norfolk, VA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Major organization: 1st Signal Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-007
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 223720553
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 84C20 = Motion Picture Specialist
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 01/12/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
married male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Presbyterian
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: PFC Raymond Louis Paradis
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Date of Birth: 06/24/48
Home City: Nashua, NH
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Major organization: 1st Signal Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-008
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 001381985
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 84B20 = Still Photographic Specialist
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 03/10/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Roman Catholic
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: SP4 Larry Clayton Young
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Passenger.
Date of Birth: 04/02/48
Home City: Sunnyvale, CA
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Major organization: 1st Signal Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-010
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 561683780
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 84B20 = Still Photographic Specialist
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: passenger
Started Tour: 11/11/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - non-aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Latter Day Saints (Mormon)
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/02/97
Name: SP4 Johnny Lee Fulton (posthumously promoted)
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death: 19.8
Date of Birth: 07/03/50
Home City: Medford, OR
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-005
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 462842725
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67N2F = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Started Tour: 07/15/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Baptist - other groups
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/27/97
Name: PFC David Joseph Corpus
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 05/09/70 while performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 18.3
Date of Birth: 01/26/52
Home City: Glendale, AZ
Service: regular component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 189 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 10W-004
Aircraft: UH-1D tail number 65-10079
SSN: 254561418
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 67A1F = Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: unknown
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door gunner
Started Tour: 03/01/70
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other aircrew
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Roman Catholic
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: enlisted personnel
This record was last updated on 08/27/97
The following is Goldbook
information on US Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10079
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 0866.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.
DATE FLT HRS UIC UNIT AREA POST COUNTRY
6610 52 68 WBSUAA 57 MED DET VIETNAM RVN
6611 42 110 WBSUAA 57 MED DET VIETNAM RVN
6612 52 162 WBSUAA 57 MED DET VIETNAM RVN
6701 60 222 WBSUAA 57 MED DET VIETNAM RVN
6702 63 285 WBSUAA 57 MED DET VIETNAM RVN
6703 94 379 3335 POST SUPPLY 6TH ARMY FORT ORD 6TH ARMY
6704 65 444 3335 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6705 40 484 3335 ARMY AVN DIV 6TH ARMY DUGWAY PG TEVALCOM
6706 70 554 3335 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6707 72 626 3335 USARV FLT DET VIETNAM RVN
6708 0 626 3335 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6709 0 626 WCLSAA 388 TRANS CO VIETNAM RVN
6710 0 626 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM
6711 0 626 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM
6712 0 626 W0MUAA ARADMAC 4TH ARMY NAVAL AIR STA AVCOM
6801 0 626 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6802 0 626 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6803 0 626 W0MUAA ARADMAC IN MAINT NAVAL AIR STN AVCOM
6804 0 626 8005 BELL HCPTR BAILMENT FT WORTH AVCOM
6805 0 626 8005 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6806 0 626 8005 355 AVN CO 4TH ARMY FORT SILL 4TH ARMY
6807 0 626 8005 OPM SEA NITEOPS 1ST ARMY FORT BELVOIR AMC
6808 0 626 8005 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6809 0 626 3300 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6810 92 718 3326 HHD 44 ENG GP THAILAND PACIFIC
6811 27 745 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6812 136 881 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6901 84 965 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6902 81 1046 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6903 103 1149 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6904 71 1220 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6905 123 1343 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6906 103 1446 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6907 110 1556 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6908 113 1669 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6909 100 1769 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6910 117 1886 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6911 101 1987 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
6912 96 2083 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7001 96 2179 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7002 102 2281 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7003 51 2332 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
7004 47 2379 WDUVAA 189 ASLT HEL CO VIETNAM RVN
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