CPT Dennis H. Uyenoyama [P] A/C crashed and burned at 1140 hours E of Winlock off Freeway near Frost Rd. A/C in flight of three crashed into a field near the village of Hermersdorf during a training flight. SSG David G. Rayborn [MO]. A/C crashed due to a failure of the A-7 fuel control, while on MAST mission to rescue personnel in a downed civilian Cessna. HU-1A 2LT [SP] injured. CW2 Jeffrey A. Moore [P] 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 . UH-1 SP4 Charles S. Walker [CE] UH-1H Free shipping for many products! The fire, located 10, ALTONA, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews from 3rd Battalion . CPT Daniel H. Plemmons [P] AB-212 Twin Huey Italian Army, Italian Air Force, Italian Navy variant. A/C crashed in a field near Allen Stagefield near Wicksburg at approx 1510 hours while on a routine student pilot training mission. Green [CP] A/8 AVN BN WOC Brent D. Gularte [SP] UH-1H A/C crashed on the western edge of Ft Campbell while on a routine training flight. SPC Marvin T. Simpson. Aircrews from Ellsworth Air Force Base worked side-by-side with members of the 582nd Helicopter Group out of F.E. CPT Stanley E. Rohner [P] WO1 Sheryl L. Siroonian [P] CW2 Lawrence A. Powell [CP] Military Helicopter Enamel Hat Lapel Pin Pin Back 1 1/4" Vintage. F/701 MAINT BN A/C was skimming along only 4-6' above the rugged prairie at an estimated speed of 100 mph, when the pilots banked into a sharp turn, causing M/R blades to strike the ground. USAAVNS CE & 1 PAX injured. A/C from Ft Carson was on a SAR shortly before noon while ferrying searchers to look for the remains of a man stranded by a Christmas Eve plane crash, when engine and rotor rpm bled off during approach to LZ. The Sky's no limit. #62-12520 precessing main attitude indicator. UH-1H PFC Mark R. Welch [CE] UH-1H CW2 Robert E. Goebel [CP] USAAVNS USAAVNS What is wrong with Army Aircrews? 2LT Michael P. Scott 1LT Richard J. Griggs [P] PdM AW is a product management office within the Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier portfolio. [Need Tail#] SP4 Charles P. Perkins Jr [CE]. UH-1 UH-1H Wreckage was not found until 2300 hrs and investigation determined that A/C crashed in a left climbing turn of 32 deg into a 35 deg mountainside at an elevation of 1150'. SP5 Carroll C. Zanchi [CE] CW3 Edward A. Jones [P] The A/C flew on its side into a thick stand of trees after the pilot apparently became disoriented and lost control after the A/C turned while some helicopters flying with it maneuvered to avoid thin, low clouds. 1267 MED (MO ARNG) A/C was placed in a bank angle that exceeded both pilot and acft capabilities for the acft weight configuration further aggravated when the pilot applied collective and aft cyclic in an attempt to recover which placed additional loads on an already overloaded rotor system. 2LT William R. Groce [Need Tail#] SGT Brian R. Meuchel [CE]. A/C crashed on a pass over a firing range target on Ft Drum at approx 1500 hrs. CIV Sven E. Carlson 197 AVN UH-1 Member of Army team of helicopter acrobats was killed when he fell 40' while performing at a carnival in Madison. SP4 Terry L. Knoll [CE] #69-15187 A/C apparently lost its M/R before crashing in a fiery ball on the Coastal Hwy 156 near Castroville while on a test flight at approx 1120 hours. CW3 Norman B. Lowe [PP] #65-9913 CPT Thomas L. Westbrook [IP] 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. AB-412 Grifone Italian Army, Carabinieri, SAR, civilian variant. UH-1B [Need Tail#] SFC Charles R. Metcalf [CE] #66-16931 JACKSON, Tenn. -- To enhance Army battlefield lethality, UH-60A/L Black Hawk helicopter pilots recently tested technology which could drastically change how Black Hawk Army aircrews plan and . CPT Joseph Winford McDaniel [P] 3/498 MED SP4 Peter M. Kern [Need Tail#] ARMY AIR CREWS: Army Aviation Crewmembers Line of Duty Deaths information websites Dedicated to the soldiers and families of the United States Army's Aviation Branch who have paid the ultimate price for freedom and liberties enjoyed today by all Americans. 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. 1LT James B. Belcher [P] A/C was on a short 3-legged, cross country flight that departed at 1600 hrs. 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. ID ARNG 11 NOV 65. 1LT Robert E. Tindall [SP] 1LT William A. Murphy Jr [CP] Military. 1SG Wood died 2 days later. A/C crashed in dense fog around 0003 hours EDT near Yarmouth on a combined passenger delivery and training missing from Providence to Camp Edwards. He was climbing a rope suspended from a helicopter when he lost his grip and fell. A medevac helicopter carrying soldiers wounded in a clash with North Korean troops crashed 336 AVN (USAR) WOC Dennis G. Hector [SP]. A/C crashed between Elba and New Brockton on a training flight from Ft Rucker. [Need A/C Unit] and traveled 3/10 nm back towards the approach end of runway. 2LT Chris M. Trotter. [Need Tail#] 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. 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. UH-1 1 injured. 1LT Daniel Winchester Jr. 4 CMD AVN BN Cause was due to corrosion in a single bolt in the M/R subassembly. A/C rolled right and entered right, nose-low, spiraling descent. 2 PAX injured. A/C became uncontrollable, hit the ground and slid about 60', coming to rest on its right side. A/C rebounded into the air and struck the ground with a 30 degree left roll, rebounded once more in the air with remaining fuselage and rolled 1 1/2 times coming to rest inverted. SSG Gregg A. Penn [MO] CPT Ronald R. Jongejan [P] A/2/147 AVN (MN ARNG) 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. #69-15851 21 AVN 2LT Richard A. Veon [SP], WOC Louis A. Brooks Jr [SP] UH-1H WOC John P. Palazzolo [SP]. out of the dive, the PIC repeated the maneuver but could not stop the excessive rate of descent during 2nd dive. UH-1B UH-1H CW3 Robert J. Izzo Jr [MP] 841 MED (WA ARNG) 193 AVN Eventually, however, a system that no longer has an Army-wide parts system or support structure must be phased out. The bearing failed due to lack of lubrication. P & 5 PAX injured. CW2 Harold E. Carty Jr [IP] A/C crashed and burned in a heavily wooded area about 1 1/2 mi S of Troy airport near the Oak Grove Methodist Cemetery at approx 2000 hrs. 195 AHC [Need Tail#] 2LT Eric J. Smeltzer [P] #66-16348 SP4 Edwin L. Stoller [MO] 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. 03 OCT 70: SP5 Kenneth J. Koch [CE] Quang Tin . 1. Updates ongoing as research is completed. A/C departed Hood AAF at 1330 hrs and arrived at field site near Gorman Falls at approx 1400 hrs where they dropped off supplies and picked up 3 PAX. WO1 Paul A. Holley [P] CPT Donald J. Dicenso Jr [P] B/122 ENG BN (SC ARNG) UH-1B A/C crashed about 4 miles north of Cheraw during Air Assault II exercises. 15 MED DET #66-16543 & #69-15857 USAAVNS UH-1H WOC Theodore R. Nashold [SP] WOC George T. Faircloth Investigation revealed A/C was approx 900 lbs overweight for density altitude at takeoff point. 2LT William P. Russell [CP] SFC David L. Alvarez [C]. 4 ID A/C had just refueled and was taking off from a tactical site at Clear Creek when it lost a T/R blade which struck and fractured a M/R blade. UH-1 In an attempt to maintain contact with the flight, pilot entered a slight descending left turn. A/C was observed to fall straight down and strike ground and explode. PFC Earnest G. Dawson Jr [CE]. After touchdown of simulated hydraulics off landing, slightly nose right, A/C abruptly lifted from runway and yawed right in an extremely nose-high attitude, went into a hard right yaw, causing nose to hit runway. SGT Charles E. Lewis 104 TRN DIV (WA USAR) WO1 Neil G. Paulson [P] DEP Mark S. Tonkin-Orange Co. 140 AVN (CA ARNG) B/158 AVN Struck by an RPG in LZ Airborne. A/C crashed in Clark Hill Reservoir in 50' of water 300 yards from shore near Plum Branch. UH-1H SP6 Charles D. Huntzinger [CE] A/C crashed at approx 1325 hrs in a steep ravine near Timber Mountain while attempting to take off from mountain with all unit IP's, ASO, and CO at Ft Carson. 4-228 AVN BN A/1/212 AVN A/C crashed in a field along a heavily traveled highway near Hittistetten. WO1 Charles M. Falcone [P] SP5 Jessie L. Baguex #69-15016 2 PAX injured (USMC). #70-16256 129 AVN UH-1 UH-1H [Need Tail#] #69-15319 A/C was on a tactical service mission with crew of 3 and 5 PAX on Ft Bragg. LT Nevzat Elvermez [SP]. 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. Special VFR approach into weather which was below IFR minimums was attempted. WO James L. Mersman [P] NOTE: Most information for Vietnam crew losses have come from the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association #69-15294 2LT Harold W. Esselstein [P] CPT Terrance K. Woolever [P] A/C hit pine tree during night training exercise (TAC X) crashed inverted and burned. approx 0930 hrs, the A/C passed over the south shore of Klondike Lake and PIC made a steep cyclic climb and a 180-degree pedal turn with approx 60'-degree angle of bank, followed by a steep dive. PVT Gary A. Holz [G] Other aircraft were able to avoid wires. UH-1 UH-1H USAAVNS CW2 Dale R. Schmidt [P] D/2-4 CAV MAJ Robert H. Pearce (USMC) WOC Michael A. Rogers [SP]. A/C was on a transport flight and while RTB, crew smelled smoke. A/C flew into the trees on a moonless night 5 mi SW of Andalusia, while conducting a low-level navigation course at Ft Rucker 8 days before the scheduled graduation of class 71-41. WOC Conrad L. Walton [SP] $17.95. 126 MED (CA ARNG) UH-1 SFC Ward A. Cornell CWO Floyd Branchfield [P] CE injured. The UH1 was the archetypal utility helicopter used in Vietnam. The crew was conducting low-level flight while enroute to the NW NOE routes, USAAVNS 101 AVN #73-21825 SP6 Joseph H. Johnson #69-15324 #593 SGT Fernando Garcia [CE]. A/C crashed in a near level attitude about 8 miles SE of Bishop. 1 other killed (USMC) 10 injured. Two Hueys participating in a mock disaster drill took off from airfield in loose trail formation for about 3 mi before turning back toward the airfield. Primary causes of crash were determined to be crew fatigue, lack of experience and a 10 deg. MAJ Richard C. Bulliner [P] 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. A/C experienced a mechnical problem while taking off, crashed and burned approx 18 miles N of Junction City, near the intersection of K82 and Hwy 77. A/C was on a low-level navigation training mission using contour flying techniques when it hit two wires about 80-85' AGL and crashed in an open field near the Main River north of Wuerzburg, 1.2 miles south of Karlstadt. PVT Charles C. Johnson IP & SP injured. CP injured. UH-1B SGT William R. Hogan [CE] [Need Tail#] UH-1H UH-1H The new Directional Infrared Countermeasures system has recently become operational with the U.S. Army. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for COX SKY JUMPERS US ARMY HUEY HELICOPTER GAS TOY BOXED at the best online prices at eBay! shortly after takeoff along the western sector of the DMZ at 2145 hours approx. A/C lost power, made a low-altitude, 180-deg turn back to landing area, bled off rotor RPM and crashed nose low into a field in East Finley Township during flight test at approx 1250 hours. Approx 10 seconds later, A/C disappeared from radar after it apparently entered into mast bumping that caused M/R separation, striking the fuselage at least 4 times and crashed inverted in a wooded mountainous area 15 miles south of Obberot while enroute from Ansbach to Stuttgart. [Need A/C Unit] (CA ARNG) UH-1D #68-15644 Exact cause of stress corrosion could not be determined. CW2 Gary C. Nistler [P] PFC Donald W. Persinger A/C crashed and burned in an open area near Lake Tholocco while attempting an emergency landing during IP course training at Ft Rucker. #69-15311 UH-1H B/3-5 CAV CPT James L. Crow Jr [CP] The CIV PAX was the 18-month old son of the pilot. Probable cause was spatial disorientation. PFC Gerald F. Court [CE]. UH-1D Huey US Army, Takistan Army variant. B/227 AHB UH-1D [Need Tail#] A/C crashed at approx 1145 hrs at Ft Polk during pilot check ride performing hydraulics off landing. UH-1B Mid-air with OH-58A over Ft Hood near Anderson Mountain during Operation Gallant Hand '73. UH-1H A/C crashed at approx 1130 hrs into trees in area of low visibility approx 20 miles north of Dahlonega after hitting Akin Mountain during a routine training mission. 55 AVN 28 AVN (PN ARNG) #68-16221 SGT Michael J. Chandler [CE]. HU-1A CPT Michael A. McCrory [CP] In-flight breakup occurred causing M/R system and T/B separation before high-speed impact into trees. There were heavy rainstorms in the area at the time. CW2 James M. Hines [P] Miscellaneous units made up the remainder of Army helicopter aviation in Vietnam. Wood [P] A/C was in flight of 7 acft on RTB from a 5-day field exercise to Goeppingen, proceeding in loose trail formation. CW2 William C. Woodard Jr [P] 1LT Louis J. Stauber #64-13510 1/325 ABN DAC William L. Kinsey [CE]. A/C crashed while on a parachute drop mission near the Corregidore Drop Zone due to mast bumping. CP injured. #71-20296 IP injured. CW2 Robert T. Leaver [IP] It was originally intended to be an air ambulance. CW2 Stanley R. Menze [IP] WO1 George F. Camara [P] A/C lost power, made a low-altitude, 180-deg turn back to landing area, bled off rotor RPM and crashed nose low into a field in East Finley Township during flight test at approx 1250 hours. After attempting to pick up a jeep (50# TQE limit), A/C took off from the PZ at night unaided. 6 injured. A/C was on a night unaided Joint drug interdiction mission (Operation Border Ranger) when it was going to intercept a suspect vehicle. COL Cheatham was chief of the MAAG for southern Formosa. [8] The helicopter quickly developed a nickname derived from its HU-1 designation, which came to be pronounced as "Huey". A/C crashed shortly before noon 9 miles NE of Cheraw during Air Assault II exercises due to engine failure followed by extended glide to clearing and hit trees. CPT William A. Lashley [P] Killed during a rocket attack standing near his Huey while Troop was staging at Kontum Airfield. A/C crashed near Elba while on a training flight practicing slope landings when A/C overturned and rolled down a hill. Warren AFB, Wyoming and joint terminal attack controllers from the England's Royal Air Force during a joint-training exercise over the Powder River Training Complex in western South Dakota Dec. 4-8, 2017. C $63.6 Free shipping for many products Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1/48 UH-1C Huey Helicopter Iroquois Military Models US Army Aircraft Vietnam War at the best online prices at . SP5 Everett W. Wancura USAAVNS SSG George T. McKinney At approximately 1527 hours, a UH1B armed helicopter on a CA mission crashed and burned in the vicinity of coordinates BR837005. [Need Tail#] PFC Donald R. Krause SP4 Mark T. Francis [CE] UH-1B pop up description layer Submit corrections/updated info here . 1LT Gregory P. Powers [IP] DET H 504 AVN #71-20223 & #66-0818 P & 4 PAX injured. UH-1D USAAVNS Armstrong killed on rescue Huey during takeoff. USAAVNS #69-15329 DAC Chansy Hang [IP]. UH-1H UH-1 A/C crashed at approx 1320 hrs just after placing a cross atop St Mary's Roman Catholic church under construction in Goeppingen. WO1 Paul M. Kemp [CP] SGT Floyd Smith [CE] SGM John W. Knighton. 2LT Andrew W. Stocker [P] Spring pin in fuel control failed because of stress corrosion, resulting in power loss. WO Ronald E. Medlin [P] 1LT Frederick E. Berkhan Jr [SP] Army Air Crews is a tribute list of army aviation crewmembers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. B/158 AVN BN After takeoff, A/C entered right descending turn into canyon and crashed into canyon wall approx 150' below rim. CW2 Donald D. Bryant [PI] A/C was attempting a mountain peak landing and at approx 150' above landing site, rotor RPM dropped to 6400. A/C was on a medevac mission under NVG's when AAA fire hit the T/R causing acft to enter an uncontrollable spin. This website is not a product of the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, or any other government agency. #65-10055 CPT James H. Henry [P] [3] [7] In March 1960, the Army awarded Bell a production contract for 100 aircraft, which was designated "HU-1A" and officially named Iroquois after the Native American nations. Its mission is to develop, acquire, field, and sustain equipment that improves the combat. SSG Donald K. Chavis [C]. CW3 Geoffrey L. Nett [P] CWO Frederick Tate [P] CPT David W. Watson [P] 1 injured. [Need A/C Unit] Crashed 5 miles E of Kerrville at approx 1430 hours. NOTE: This A/C & crew took off from our flight line, where it was based when not in field. #66-0854 Medevac acft crashed and burned at Salt Lake City International Airport at approx 2146 hours on the Army's portion of the airport's west ramp. Another A/C on the same flight landed near the scene of the crash. Pilots (Group & BN Safety Officers) tried to beat a thunderstorm flying back to Campbell AAF. 120 AVN CPT Charlie J. Ford [P] A/C from Ft Benning crashed and burned while firing machine guns on Ft Stewart's Metz range. A/C descended while in left-banked attitude and impacted water at high speed, sinking to depth of 220m. #62-2109 1LT David J. Hendry [CP] SGT David M. Coleman [CE] SGT Daniel R. Deyarmin A/C was hovering to refuel when wind from the rear tipped the acft and spun it around and M/R hit the ground causing acft to roll on its right side. 1LT James D. Dugger Jr [P] SP5 James L. Craig Jr. Pleiku . A/2 AVN WO1 Robert G. Schutz [P] SGT John W. Scott [SP]. Employed as troop transports, Medevac aircraft, and gunships, the Huey transformed the battlefield in Southeast Asia. WO1 David E. Crissman [CP] 3 injured. #63-8760 UH-1 SP4 Jerrold L. Nunes Price [SP]. WO1 Desmond P. Downey Jr [CP]