U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 66-16332

The Army purchased this helicopter April 1967
Total flight hours at this point: 1641
Date: 09/22/1969
Incident number: 69092244.KIA
Unit: 71 AHC
This was a Combat incident.
Used for Troop Insertation
While in Operations Area this helicopter was on the Ground in South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: BT033228
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles 7.62MM
Systems damaged were: PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 KIA

WO1 Barry Kenneth Alexander - Pilot

JOHNNIE LEE WILLIAMS, JR SP5

02 WIA
Aircraft Destroyed by friendly forces
Both mission and flight capability were terminated.

The most widely used military helicopter, the Bell UH-1 series Iroquois, better known as the "Huey", began arriving in Vietnam in 1963. Before the end of the conflict, more than 5,000 of these versatile aircraft were introduced into Southeast Asia. "Hueys" were used for MedEvac, command and control, and air assault; to transport personnel and materiel; and as gun ships. Considered to be the most widely used helicopter in the world, with more than 9,000 produced from the 1950s to the present, the Huey is flown today by about 40 countries.

Diane