Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00518
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00000651
Date: 06/18/67
Unit: C/1/9 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 0025 feet and
080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 4 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 Forward
area
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: LNOF, 73137, HDSV (Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00518
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00000886
Date: 08/07/67
Unit: C/1/9 CAV
This was a Combat incident.
This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed
Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0020 feet and 050
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 Fuselage
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: LNOF, 74704, HDSV
(Lindenmuth Old Format Data Base. )
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00518
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001483
Date: 03/26/69
Unit: 135 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Close Air Support
Unknown this
helicopter was Unknown at UNK feet and UNK knots.
Unknown
Helicopter took
1 hits from:
Systems damaged were: UNK
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: UH1P3, 08601 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00518
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001523
Date: 10/31/69
Unit: 155 AHC
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 0300 feet and 080
knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 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: UH1P3, 30401 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00518
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001603
Date: 11/18/69
Unit: 155 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This
helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Escort
, Other Aircraft.
While in Target Area this helicopter was Attacking at 0030
feet and 100 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: UH1P3, 32201 ()
Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00518
The Army
purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point:
00001669
Date: 02/23/70
Incident number: 70022333.KIA
Unit: 155
AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BP806475
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:
P WO1 ERICKSON JOSEPH FRANK KIA
P WO1 DOLIK
PAUL EDWARD KIA
CE SP5 NACHTIGALL DAVID JOSEPH KIA
G SP4 SERAIN CALVIN
ERNESTO KIA
This record was last updated on 05/25/98
The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: WO1 Paul Edward Dolik
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on
02/23/70 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 21.1
Date of
Birth: 01/14/49
Home City: Palatine, IL
Service: AV branch of the reserve
component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 155 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation
Brigade
Flight class: 69-29
Service: AV branch of the U.S. Army.
The
Wall location: 13W-048
Short Summary: Trail ship on a graduation exercise
insert for the ARVN ranger training group at Nha Trang. Found bullet holes in
tail boom. W/Erickson
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-00518
Call sign:
Falcon
SSN: 318444339
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E = Attack
Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing cause:
aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved:
helicopter
Position in vehicle: co-pilot
Started Tour:
12/08/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other
aircrew
Location: Khanh Hoa Province II Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or
crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race:
Caucasian
Relgion: Lutheran (Missouri Synod)
The following information
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 07/21/96
Name: WO1 Joseph Frank Erickson
Status: Killed In Action from an incident
on 02/23/70 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 19.6
Date of
Birth: 07/15/50
Home City: Central Lake, MI
Service: AV branch of the
reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 155 AHC
Major organization: 1st
Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 69-27
Service: AV branch of the U.S.
Army.
The Wall location: 13W-048
Short Summary: Trail ship on a graduation
exercise insert for the ARVN ranger training group at Nha Trang. Found bullet
holes in tail boom. W/Dolik.
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number 66-00518
Call
sign: Falcon 484
SSN: 384501178
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 100E =
Attack Helicopter Pilot
Primary cause: Hostile Fire
Major attributing
cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle
involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: aircraft commander
Started Tour:
10/18/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other
aircrew
Location: Khanh Hoa 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 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
07/21/96
Name: SP5 David Joseph Nachtigall
Status: Killed In Action from an
incident on 02/23/70 while performing the duty of Crew Chief.
Age at death:
21.8
Date of Birth: 05/09/48
Home City: Omaha, NE
Service: regular
component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 155 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation
Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 13W-049
Short Summary:
Shot down 22 miles SW of Nha Trang crashed and burned. Also KIA were WO
Erickson, WO Dolik, and SP4 Serian.
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number
66-00518
Call sign: Falcon
SSN: 505588390
Country: South
Vietnam
MOS: 67N2F = UH-1 Helicopter Repairer
Major attributing cause:
aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: weapons
Vehicle involved:
helicopter
Position in vehicle: crew chief
Started Tour:
09/06/68
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - other
aircrew
Length of service: 02
Location: Khanh Hoa 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 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 07/21/96
Name: SP4 Calvin Ernesto Serain
Status: Killed In Action from an incident
on 02/23/70 while performing the duty of Gunner.
Age at death: 20.4
Date
of Birth: 10/10/49
Home City: Ookala, HI
Service: regular component of the
U.S. Army.
Unit: 155 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation
Brigade
Service: U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 13W-048
Short Summary:
Shot down 22 miles SW of Nha Trang crashed and burned. Also KIA were WO
Erickson, WO Dolik, SP5 Nachtigall.
Aircraft: UH-1C tail number
66-00518
Call sign: Falcon
SSN: 576526986
Country: South
Vietnam
MOS: 67A1F = Aircraft Maintenance Apprentice
Major attributing
cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: fire or
burns
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: door
gunner
Started Tour: 04/16/69
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty
- other aircrew
Length of service: 01
Location: Khanh Hoa Province II
Corps.
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile -
killed
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Mongolain
Relgion: Roman
Catholic
The following information 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 07/21/96
The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1B tail number
66-00518
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 0766.
Please provide any additional information on this
helicopter to the VHPA.
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