66-00071

 

 

             66-00071, Boeing build number B-203, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 21 June 1966. The administrative strike date was 5 March 1967. 66-00071 accumulated at least 308.0 aircraft hours.

   At some point, 66-00071 was assigned to A Company - "Wildcats", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB), located at various time periods at either An Khe, Chu Lai, or Phu Bai, in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), where it was lost due to an accident on 5 March 1967.

   At an unknown location, 66-00071 crashed inverted, exploded, and burned.

   There was no direct evidence of enemy fire, but the crash was officially classified as a combat strike.

   The last known location of 66-00071 was in the Republic of Vietnam.

   Aircraft status: Crashed.

 

 

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