Helicopter UH-1C 66-00728

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00728
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00000611
Date: 03/24/68
Unit: HHT/7/17 CAV
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
This was a Recon mission for Armed Recon
While Enroute this helicopter was at Level Flight at 0015 feet and 080 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 6 hits from:
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
The helicopter was hit in the Passenger Cargo Section
Systems damaged were: UNK
The armor protecting the personnel was effective.
The helicopter Continued Flight.
The aircraft continued and accomplished all mission objectives.
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: UH1P3, 08405 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00728
The Army purchased this helicopter 0167
Total flight hours at this point: 00001161
Date: 02/17/69
Unit: 170 AHC
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: OPERA (Operations Report. )
Loss to Inventory

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1C tail number 66-00728
It is provided here as an ESTIMATE of the history of this helicopter and is not intended to be the final authority.
This helicopter was purchased by the US Army in 0167.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6701   8    8 WQ1CAA GEN SUPPLY DIV   4THARMY    RED RIVER AD     AMC          
6702   8   16 WQ1CAA GEN SUPPLY DIV   4THARMY    RED RIVER AD     AMC           
6703   6   22 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV    1STARMY    FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY      
6704  24   46 WG0YAA A TRP 7SQ 17AC   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY       
6705  14   60 WG0YAA A TRP 7SQ 17AC   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY       
6706  22   82 WG0YAA A TRP 7SQ 17AC   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY       
6707  33  115 WG0YAA A TRP 7SQ 17AC   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY        
6708  23  138 WG0YAA A TRP 7SQ 17AC   1ST ARMY   FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY        
6709   0  138 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV    1STARMY    FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY      
6710   0  138 W1D44G 7TH SQ 17 CAV    1STARMY    FORT KNOX        1ST ARMY      
6711  46  184 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6712 109  293 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6801  75  368 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6802 107  475 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6803 136  611 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6804  63  674 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6805 113  787 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6806  81  868 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6807  54  922 WAZNT0 HQ 7 SQ 17 CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6808  62  984 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6809   3  987 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6810   2  989 WAZNA0 ATRP 7SQ 17CAV   VIETNAM                     RVN     
6811  25 1014 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6812  36 1050 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6901  85 1135 WC4YAA 170 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
6902  26 1161 WC5CAA 572ND MI DET     VIETNAM                     RVN

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