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Constructed as an AH-1G-BF by Bell at Fort Worth, Texas, USA. |
January 1968 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 67-15479. |
January 1968 |
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To 355th Aviation Company, 4th Army, Fort Sill, OK. |
March 1968 |
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Transferred to 611th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
26 March 1968 |
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Damaged.
During a recon mission for Armed Recon over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was at 100 feet and 120 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the left side, damaging the flight controls and airframe. In addition, one of the crewmen was wounded. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
15 April 1968 |
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Damaged.
During a recon mission for Armed Recon over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the right side, damaging the airframe. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
5 May 1968 |
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Damaged.
During a Close Air Support mission over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 50 feet and 150 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the bottom, damaging the airframe. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
22 May 1968 |
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Damaged.
During a recon mission for Armed Escort, Other Aircraft, over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was at 300 feet and 130 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the Cockpit, damaging the fuel systems. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
June 1968 |
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Transferred to 235th Aviation Company, South Vietnam. |
4 June 1968 |
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Damaged.
During a recon mission for Armed Recon over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was at 800 feet and 120 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section, damaging the communication systems and the airframe. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
1 January 1969 |
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Damaged.
During a Close Air Support mission over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 600 feet and 130 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. This impact damaged the structure. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
13 January 1969 |
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Damaged.
Damaged while parked in an unprotected location by a satchel charge left by enemy sappers. |
20 January 1969 |
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Damaged.
During a Close Air Support mission over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 1000 feet and 120 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the Tail Section, damaging the gear box. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
6 March 1969 |
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Damaged.
While conducting Visual Reconnaissance during a Recon mission for Armed Recon over South Vietnan, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 100 feet and 100 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the equipment section, damaging the fuel systems. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
4 May 1969 |
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Damaged.
During a Close Air Support mission over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was taking off at 70 feet and 130 knots when it took 2 hits from an enemy 7.62MM weapon. The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System, damaging it. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
21 May 1969 |
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Damaged.
During a Close Air Support mission over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 700 feet and 90 knots when it took 2 hits from an enemy 7.62MM weapon. The driveshaft, flight controls and airframe were damaged. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
29 May 1969 |
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Damaged.
During a Close Air Support mission over South Vietnam, AH-1G 67-15479 was conducting Armed Visual Reconnaissance at 50 feet and 135 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the left side, damaging the structure. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
August 1969 |
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Transferred to 611th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
September 1969 |
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To Army Aeronautical Depot Maintenance Center (ARADMAC), NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
November 1969 |
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To Bell Helicopter Company, Fort Worth, TX. |
June 1970 |
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Transferred to 166th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
July 1970 |
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Transferred to 361st Aviation Company, South Vietnam. |
12 September 1970 |
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Damaged.
During a Rescue and Recovery mission for Rescue of Persons over a classified area (likely Laos), AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 1700 feet and 100 knots when it took 1 hit from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System, damaging it significantly. The helicopter continued flight, however, was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives. |
4 November 1970 |
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Damaged.
Damaged by enemy ground fire. Details unknown. |
5 November 1970 |
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Damaged.
During a Recon mission for Armed Escort over a Classified area, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 1600 feet and UNK knots when it took 1 hits from an enemy 7.62MM round. The helicopter was hit in the bottom, damaging the airframe. The helicopter continued flight and accomplished all mission objectives. |
30 December 1970 |
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Damaged.
During a recon mission for Armed Escort over a Classified area, AH-1G 67-15479 was attacking at 500 feet and 100 knots when it took 5 hits from an enemy 7.62MM weapon. The helicopter was hit in the Main Rotor Blade System causing spalling. The helicopter continued flight, however, was diverted prior to accomplishing any mission objectives. |
January 1971 |
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Transferred to 604th Transportation Company, South Vietnam. |
12 February 1971 |
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Damaged.
Damaged by enemy ground fire. Details unknown. |
March 1971 |
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To ARADMAC, NAS Corpus Christi, TX. |
August 1971 |
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Transferred to 8th Squadron, 1st Air Cav., 1st Army, Fort Knox, KY. |
January 1972 |
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Transferred to 182nd Aviation Company, 3rd Army, Fort Bragg, GA. |
April 1973 |
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Transferred to 119th Aviation Company, 3rd Army, Fort Bragg, GA. |
June 1973 |
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Transferred to Supply Division, 3rd Army, Fort Bragg, GA. |
July 1973 |
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Transferred to 119th Aviation Company, 1st Army, Fort Bragg, GA. |
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Converted to an AH-1F. |
By 21 May 2001 |
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Assigned to Fort Drum, NY for storage. |
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Markings Applied: CO NG
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By June 2008 |
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To Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 6491, Burlington, CO.
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10 September 2018 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: I shot this in Burlington, CO. |
10 September 2018 |
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Photographer: Larry Johnson
Notes: In Burlington, CO. |
