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Constructed as an UH-1D-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA. |
August 1964 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 63-8825. |
By October 1966 |
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To 227th ABAH, 1st CAV, South Vietnam. |
Circa September 1967 |
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Transferred to Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center (ARADMAC), 4th Army, NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
Circa February 1968 |
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Transferred to 355th Aviation Company, 4th Army, Fort Sill, OK. |
Circa April 1968 |
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To Bell Helicopter Corp., Fort Worth, TX.
Bailed. |
Circa May 1968 |
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Transferred to 355th Aviation Company, 4th Army, Fort Sill, OK. |
Circa July 1968 |
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Transferred to OPM SEA Nite-Ops, 1st Army, Fort Belvoir, VA. |
Circa August 1968 |
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Transferred to 44th Engineer Group, Korat Region, Thailand. |
Circa September 1968 |
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Transferred to 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, South Vietnam. |
11 October 1968 |
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Damaged.
The accident occurred on a training mission for the 2nd 101st ABN Div Avn Sec. WO1 Coats, the IP, was giving check rides for the unit when the accident occurred. The pilot WO1 Hover had performed a hovering autorotation and was instructed to do another by the IP. As WO1 Hover started to pick the aircraft up to a hover the right skid seemed to stick to the ground. As the aircraft started into an unusual attitude WO1 Coats, the instructor pilot, took the controls. The aircraft did not respond to the controls and the main rotor blades hit the ground. As the blade struck the ground, the aircraft jumped into the air and glided to the right. Full left cyclic was applied and the aircraft did not respond so WO1 Coats initiated a hovering autorotation. Prior to touchdown the aircraft was in a tail low attitude and the tail stinger struck the ground before touchdown. At touchdown the aircraft was moving to the right. From the point of origin to the touchdown spot, the aircraft had moved forward 28 feet and right 48 feet. Following the investigation at the scene of the accident, the aircraft was released to A Company 5th Transportation BN., and slingloaded to their location. The company performed a complete control system check. A material failure was suspected by a complete pilot control system check was made with the assistance of a hydraulic mule. The system was found in good operational condition. There was no evidence of any mechanical failure or binding in the controls. |
Circa November 1968 |
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Transferred to 142nd Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
Circa December 1968 |
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To Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center (ARADMAC), 4th Army, NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
Circa February 1969 |
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To Bell Helicopter Corp., Fort Worth, TX. |
Circa May 1969 |
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Transferred to 118th Assault Helicopter Company, South Vietnam. |
Circa January 1971 |
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Transferred to 166th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
Circa February 1971 |
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Transferred to U. S. Army National Guard. |
Circa March 1971 |
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To Bell Helicopter Corp., Fort Worth, TX. |
1971 |
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Converted to an UH-1H. |
July 1971 |
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Transferred to HHC, 1st CAV, 5th Army, Fort Hood, TX. |
Circa July 1973 |
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Transferred to 1st CAV, 5th Army, Fort Hood, TX. |
Circa March 1975 |
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Transferred to 6th CAV Brigade, 5th Army, Fort Hood, TX. |
Circa November 1975 |
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Transferred to Supply Division, 5th Army, Fort Hood, TX. |
By May 1987 |
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Transferred to Washington, DC, Army National Guard. |
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Transferred to 106th Aviation Battalion, Iowa Army National Guard, Davenport, IA. |
By June 1996 |
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To Iowa Gold Star Military Museum, Camp Dodge NGB, Des Moines, IA.
 View the Location Dossier |
15 November 2007 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
15 September 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
15 September 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
15 September 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
15 September 2012 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
