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Date: | Saturday 5 October 1968 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky HH-3E Sea King (S-61R) |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
Registration: | 65-12782 |
MSN: | 61557 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | on Laos-S. Vietnam border, W of Da Nang -
Laos
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Hit by ground fire during attempted rescue and burned.
Sources:
https://911gfx.nexus.net/aircraftlosses.html - JF Baugher
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
09-Jan-2010 07:58 |
TB |
Added |
21-Dec-2012 10:10 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
21-Jun-2014 21:44 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Location, Source] |
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