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Goldbook Info - UH-1H 70-15841

Information on U.S. Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 70-15841
The Army purchased this helicopter 0471
Total flight hours at this point: 1066
Date: 10/16/72
Incident number: 72101616.KIA
Unit: 57 AHC
South Vietnam
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated: Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Also: VNAF (South Vietnamese Air Force. )
Loss to Inventory

Crew Members:
P 1LT DUGGER JAMES DOWEL JR KIA
This record was last updated on 08/14/99

The following is crew member information for this incident:
Name: 1LT James Dowel Dugger, Jr.
Status: Killed In Action from an incident on 10/16/72 while performing the duty of Pilot.
Age at death: 26.0
Date of Birth: 11/01/46
Home City: Pottstown, PA
Service: AR branch of the reserve component of the U.S. Army.
Unit: 57 AHC
Major organization: 1st Aviation Brigade
Flight class: 71-50
Service: AR branch of the U.S. Army.
The Wall location: 01W-082
Short Summary: Aircraft hit with 60 mm RR.
Aircraft: UH-1H tail number 70-15841
SSN: 194367842
Country: South Vietnam
MOS: 1981 = 19 Rotary Wing Aviator (Unit Commander)
Major attributing cause: aircraft connected not at sea
Compliment cause: artillery or mortar
Vehicle involved: helicopter
Position in vehicle: pilot
Vehicle ownership: government
Started Tour: 06/05/72
"Official" listing: helicopter air casualty - pilot
The initial status of this person was: missing in action - interim
Length of service: *
Location: Pleiku Province II Corps.
Military grid coordinates of event: AR850148
Reason: aircraft lost or crashed
Casualty type: Hostile - died while missing
single male U.S. citizen
Race: Caucasian
Relgion: Protestant - no denominational preference
The following information is secondary, but may help in explaining this incident.
Category of casualty as defined by the Army: battle dead Category of personnel: active duty Army Military class: officer
This record was last updated on 08/20/95

The following is Goldbook information on US Army helicopter UH-1H tail number 70-15841
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 0471.
Please provide any additional information on this helicopter to the VHPA.

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DATE  FLT HRS    UIC      UNIT          AREA          POST          COUNTRY
7104   0    0 W0Y6AA AVSCOM FLT DET   5TH ARMY   ST LOUIS         AVSCOM
7105   0    0 WHB1AA 166 TRANS CO     VIETNAM                     RVN
7106  31   31 WHB1AA 1 1 CAV D TRP    VIETNAM                     RVN
7107  46   77 WCYMAA 201 CAC          VIETNAM                     RVN
7108  57  134 WCYMAA 201 CAC          VIETNAM                     RVN
7109  39  173 WCYMAA 201 CAC          VIETNAM                     RVN
7110  57  230 WCYMAA 201 CAC          VIETNAM                     RVN
7111  62  292 WCYMAA 201 CAC          VIETNAM                     RVN
7112  49  341 WCYMAA 201 CAC          VIETNAM                     RVN
7201  35  376 WCYMAA 52 CAB HHC       VIETNAM                     RVN
7202  73  449 WCYMAA 52 CAB HHC       VIETNAM                     RVN
7203  55  504 WCYMAA 388 TC CO        VIETNAM                     RVN
7204  59  563 WCYMAA 604TH TRANS CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7205 161  724 WCYMAA 604TH TRANS CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7206 114  838 WCYMAA 604TH TRANS CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7207  50  888 WCYMAA 604TH TRANS CO   VIETNAM                     RVN
7208  53  941 WAX5AA 57 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN
7209  86 1027 WAX5AA 57 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN
7210  39 1066 WAX5AA 57 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN
7211   0 1066 WAX5AA 57 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN
7212   0 1066 WAX5AA 57 AHC           VIETNAM                     RVN
7301   0 1066 W0Y6AA ARADMAC          IN MAINT   NAVAL AIR STN    AVSCOM

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