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          64-13109

 

 

         
SP5 Pat Murphy standing in front of 64-13109 while in the Republic of Vietnam, circa mid-1968.

             SP5 Pat Murphy standing in front of 64-13109 while in the Republic of Vietnam, circa mid-1968.

 

 

             64-13109, Boeing build number B-081, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S Army acceptance date was 29 December 1964. The administrative strike date was 23 April 1968. 64-13109 accumulated 1,412.0 aircraft hours.

   On 23 April 1968, 64-13109, while assigned to C Company - "Crimson Tide", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion in the Republic of Vietnam (RVN), received ground fire on approach to LZ Pepper in the A Shau Valley, caught fire, crashed and burned. There were eight injuries and no fatalities.

   64-13109 was replaced by 67-18472.

   The last known location of 64-13109 was in the Republic of Vietnam.

   Aircraft status: Shot down in combat.

 

 

          This aircraft was piloted by:

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

          This aircraft was crewed by:

 

          SP5 Tom Dowda, FE, 1968.

 

          SP5 Pat Murphy, CE, 1968.

 

          Your Name Here.

 

 

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Last updated: 09/16/2017 14:46:00