Helicopter UH-1D 65-10051

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10051
The Army purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point: 00000881
Date: 09/29/1967
Unit: 176 AHC
This was a Combat incident. This helicopter was REPAIRED IN THEATER
for Air/land Assault , Hot Area.
Unknown this helicopter was Landing at 0025 feet and 110 knots.
South Vietnam
Helicopter took 2 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 Main Rotor Blade System
Systems damaged were: MAIN ROTOR SYS
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: UH1P2, 73802 ()

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1D tail number 65-10051
The Army purchased this helicopter 0766
Total flight hours at this point: 00001503
Date: 03/14/1968
Unit: 176 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-1D tail number 65-10051
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 0766.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
6610  19  105 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6611  35  140 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6612   0  140 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY            
6701  23  163 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY             
6702   0  163 WQ6TAA 176AVNCO10AVNGP  3RDARMY    FORT BENNING     3RD ARMY            
6703  57  220 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6704 139  359 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6705  94  453 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6706   0  453 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6707 144  597 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6708 164  761 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6709 120  881 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6710 102  983 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6711 150 1133 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6712 113 1246 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6801 165 1411 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN     
6802  92 1503 WC44AA 176 AVN CO       VIETNAM                     RVN

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