Helicopter UH-1H 68-16257

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16257
The Army purchased this helicopter 0969
Total flight hours at this point: 00001352
Date: 04/19/71
Unit: 240 AHC
South Vietnam
UTM grid coordinates: XT656274
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

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The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 68-16257
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 0969.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
196909   0    0 W0Y6AA INTRANSIT        IN TRANSIT                  AVCOMCTR
196910  52   52 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196911  86  138 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
196912  91  229 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197001  88  317 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197002  80  397 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197003  48  445 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197004 111  556 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197005  77  633 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197006  78  711 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197007  64  775 WG2BAA 11 ARM CAV REG   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197008   0  775 WFQ8AA 165 TC DS 34 GP  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197009  75  850 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197010  29  879 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197011 113  992 WC3FAA 68 ASLT HEL CO   VIETNAM                     RVN     
197012 122 1114 WAX9AA 118 ASLT HEL CO  VIETNAM                     RVN     
197101  92 1206 WDYBAA 240 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197102  64 1270 WDYBAA 240 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     
197103  82 1352 WDYBAA 240 AHC          VIETNAM                     RVN     

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