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Constructed as an UH-1D-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA. |
Circa November 1965 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 64-13879. |
October 1966 |
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To 79th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
Circa 1966 |
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Damaged.
This was a combat incident. During a troop extraction mission in South Vietnam, the landing zone was hot. Taking off at 50 feet and UNK knots, this helicopter took a single hit from an enemy 7.62MM caliber weapon, likely an AK-47. The communication systems and airframe structure were damaged. The aircraft continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
May 1967 |
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Transferred to 162nd Assault Helicopter Company, South Vietnam. |
14 July 1967 |
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Damaged.
This was a combat incident. During an unarmed combat recon mission, this helo took a single hit by an enemy 7.62MM weapon. The bullet struck the helicopters fuel system, puncturing the self-sealing fuel tank. The fuel tank sealed automatically. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
October 1968 |
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Transferred to Army Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center (ARADMAC), 4th Army, NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
From January 1969 to February 1969 |
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Assigned to ARADMAC, 4th Army, NAS Corpus Christi, TX for storage. |
March 1969 |
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Transferred to HHD, 44th Engineering Group, Korat, Thailand. |
September 1969 |
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To 207th Aviation Company, 15th AG, Heidelberg AAF, West Germany. |
January 1971 |
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Transferred to 207th Aviation Company, Heidelberg AAF, West Germany. |
February 1971 |
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Transferred to HHC, 7th Engineering Brigade, West Germany. |
March 1972 |
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Transferred to 349th Aviation Company, West Germany. |
July 1972 |
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Transferred to ARADMAC, 4th Army, NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
August 1972 |
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Transferred to Red River Army Depot, 5th Army, Bowie County, TX. |
February 1973 |
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Loaned to U. S. Navy, NAS Patuxent, MD. |
May 1973 |
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Loaned to NASA, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA. |
July 1973 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army National Guard. |
September 1975 |
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Transferred to Supply Division, 5th Army, Fort Knox, KY. |
By October 1978 |
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Converted to an UH-1H-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA. |
By October 1978 |
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Transferred to 168th Aviation Regiment, California ARNG, Los Alamitos, CA. |
24 October 1978 |
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Photographer: Phillip Dawe
Notes: 64-13879 - UH-1H Iroquois - US Army / California Army National Guard - Los Alamitos |
Circa 1999 |
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To Bonanzaville USA-Eagles Air Museum, West Fargo, Fargo, ND.
 View the Location Dossier |
10 June 2019 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin
Notes: Formerly on display at the Fargo Air Museum |
21 June 2021 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
