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Constructed as an UH-1D-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA. |
November 1965 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 64-13882. |
29 June 1966 |
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Damaged.
During a night flight, the air intake cover was not removed during the pre-flight inspection. The CC noticed the cover after the engine had started. Damage required the short shaft to be changed. |
13 September 1966 |
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Damaged.
While taking off from a hot LZ in South Vietnam 500 feet and UNK knots, UH-1D 64-13882 was hit once in the engine compartment by enemy ground fire. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
19 October 1966 |
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Damaged.
Explosion heard in engine compartment. Application of coll resulted in loss of RPM. Completed auto sus short shaft fail preformed packing failed to keep greas in aft end of short shaft after 95 hrs flt lack of lube and cooling caused short shaft fail. |
October 1966 |
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To Bell Helicopter Company, Fort Worth, TX. |
November 1966 |
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Transferred to Troop C, 1-9 CAV., 1st Cavalry Division, South Vietnam. |
15 November 1966 |
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Damaged.
While taking off from a hot LZ in South Vietnam, UH-1D 64-13882 was at 5 feet and UNK knots when it took a single 7.62MM round to the fuel tank. The self sealing fuel tank developed a leak. The helicopter continued flight, however, the aircraft was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives. |
December 1966 |
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Transferred to Army Aviation Division, 6th Army, Dugway Proving Ground, UT. |
March 1967 |
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Transferred to Post Supply, 6th Army, Fort Ord, CA. |
April 1967 |
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Transferred to Army Aviation Division, 6th Army, Dugway Proving Ground, UT. |
June 1967 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army-Vietnam Flight Det. (USARV), South Vietnam. |
14 July 1967 |
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Damaged.
The main rotor blades struck a tree limb on approach to a confined area. |
August 1967 |
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To Bell Helicopter Company, Fort Worth, TX. |
November 1967 |
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Transferred to 355th Aviation Company, 4th Army, Fort Sill, OK.
Deployed to South Vietnam. |
11 November 1967 |
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Damaged.
While on a mission for spraying / defoliage over South Vietnam, this helicopter was traveling at 50 feet and UNK knots when it took a single 7.62MM hit to the equipment section. |
17 December 1967 |
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Damaged.
While on a mission over South Vietnam, this helicopter was traveling at 500 feet and UNK knots when it took a single hit to the crew compartment. Apparently there was a casualty.The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
February 1968 |
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To Army Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center (ARADMAC), NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
July 1968 |
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To OPM SEA NITEOPS, 1st Army, Fort Belvoir, VA. |
August 1968 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army Flight Training Center, Fort Stewart, GA. |
Circa 1969 |
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Converted to an UH-1H by Aerospace Industrial Development Corp.. |
January 1971 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army Aviation School, Fort Stewart, GA. |
November 1971 |
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Transferred to Supply Division, 3rd Army, Hunter AAF, GA. |
December 1971 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army Aviation School, Fort Stewart, GA. |
March 1972 |
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Transferred to Supply Division, 3rd Army, Hunter AAF, GA. |
April 1972 |
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Transferred to 197th Aviation, Company, 3rd Army, Fort Benning, GA. |
August 1972 |
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Transferred to Director of Maintenance, 3rd Army, Atlanta GD, GA. |
October 1972 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army National Guard. |
September 1974 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army Depot, 5th Army, Corpus Christi Army Depot, TX. |
February 1975 |
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Transferred to Director of Supply, Corpus Christi Army Depot, TX. |
April 1975 |
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To 84th Division, 5th Army, Milwaukee, WI. |
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Transferred to 88th Army Reserve Command (ARCOM), Fort Snelling, Saint. Paul, MN. |
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To Minnesota Air National Guard Museum, Minnesota ANG-133rd AW, Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN.
 View the Location Dossier |
6 May 2006 |
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Photographer: Bill Kistler |
20 April 2015 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
20 April 2015 |
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Photographer: Max Sabin |
