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| 66-19066 |
| 66-19066, Boeing build number B-324, was a CH-47A helicopter. The U.S. Army acceptance date was 8 March 1967. 66-19066 accumulated 3,655.9 aircraft hours. At some point, 66-19066 was assigned to A Company - "Wildcats", 228th Assault Support Helicopter Battalion (ASHB), 1st Cavalry Division through at least 1968. On 24 April 1968, 66-19066 was transporting a sling load while on a resupply mission. While in the landing phase at approximately 200 feet above ground level, 66-19066 received small arms fire from the ground that damaged the aircraft and killed one crewmember - Door Gunner PFC Caballero. On 11 September 1985, 66-19066 was inducted into the D model program and converted to 85-24359. The last known location of 66-19066 was at Boeing during the conversion. Aircraft status: Converted to D model. |
| This aircraft was piloted by: |
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| This aircraft was crewed by: |
| PFC David Joe Caballero, Door Gunner, 1968 (KIA) |
| SP5 Robert Bartlett, Flight Engineer, 1967 |
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