HH-43B
Sheppard AFB, TX
25 Oct 1966

S/N 58-1850 “It happened 25 Oct 66 at the fire fighting practice field at Grandfield Oklahoma. When I got orders for Vietnam on the 43 the Air Force had the idea that it would be good to have the flight mechanic double as an airborne firefighter. I was sent to the school at Sheppard &…

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HH-43B
Clark AB, Philippines
15 Jul 1966

S/N 60-0268 (Photos and incident information courtesy of Don Larson) Clark AB, PI, 15 July 1966. HH-43B 60-0268 crashed during a scramble when the crew chief failed to remove the MD-3 power unit cable and that began the crash sequence when they lifted off. The crew chief was hit by a piece of blade during…

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UH-1F #63-13145
Eglin AFB, FL.
11 Aug 1966

The Evening Times (Sayre, Penn.) Fri, Aug 12, 1966, page 1 HELICOPTER CRASH KILLS FATAL TO THREE NEW YORK AIRMEN EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AP) — Three New York airmen stationed at Eglin Air Force Base were killed Thursday night when a helicopter crashed during a training flight. The Air Force identified the victums…

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