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| 66-19032 |
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| 66-19032, Boeing build number B-290, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 28 December 1966. The administrative strike date was 3 January 1968. 66-19032 accumulated at least 575.0 aircraft hours. At some point, 66-19032 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), and remained there until it was lost due to enemy action. On 3 January 1968, while on a mission, 66-19032 received heavy automatic weapons fire in the Aft Cabin area. The Number 1 Flight Boost and Utility Hydraulic Systems failed. Flight was continued toward a secure area. However the Number 2 Flight Boost Hydraulic System failed enroute. The aircraft became uncontrollable and crash landed. The airframe caught fire and burned. There were no fatalities. At the time of the incident CW2 Andy Dulay was one of the pilots of 66-19032 and SP5 Wes Wierda was the Flight Engineer. The aircraft was transporting two Army soldiers and several body bags containing human remains. During the post crash fire some of the body bags caught fire. The last known location of 66-19032 was in the Republic of Vietnam. Aircraft status: Shot down in combat. |
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| This aircraft was piloted by: |
| CW2 Andy Dulay, Pilot, 1968 |
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| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| SP5 Wes Wierda, Flight Engineer, 1968 |
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