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| 63-07913 |
| 63-07913, Boeing build number B-067, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 29 August 1964. The administrative strike date was 29 January 1966. 63-07913 accumulated 133.0 aircraft hours. At some point, 63-07913 was assigned to B Company - "Longhorns", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB), in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN). On 29 January 1966, 63-07913 was lost due to an accident. The forward transmission froze inflight about 5 miles north of Phu Cat while transporting a slingload of JP-4 and the aircraft crashed inverted. The entire crew of five perished in the crash. The last known location of 63-07913 was in the Republic of Vietnam. Aircraft status: Crashed. |
| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| CW2 Frank Roop, Aircraft Commander, 1966 (KIA) |
| CPT William R. Hardin, Pilot, 1966 (KIA) |
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| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SP5 Claude T. Turner, Flight Engineer, 1966 (KIA) |
| SP6 Charles J. Bair, Crew Chief, 1966 (KIA) |
| SP4 Richard E. Arnold, Door Gunner, 1966 (KIA) |
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