ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76829
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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bell OH-58 Kiowa |
| Owner/operator: | 56th TC, US Army |
| Registration: | 68-16824 |
| MSN: | 40138 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gia Dinh, Long Binh, South Vietnan -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed in combat 20 August 1970: shot down near Long Binh while doing low level recon. Of the four crew on board, one was killed, the other three (the Pilot and 2 members of the South Vietnam Army) were seriously injured. Contemporary press reports named the sole KIA fatality as 1st Lt Joseph H. Denig
Sources:
1. http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa_nam.html
2. http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1968.html
3. http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/12932/JOSEPH-H-DENIG
4. http://www.geocities.ws/mmcmunn/memmemcf.html
5. News-Journal from Mansfield, Ohio · Page 8 at https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/46112101/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Sep-2010 14:30 | ASN Archive | |
| 17-Apr-2015 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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