bell uh-1d (65-09957)
BELL UH-1D (REGISTRATION: 65-09957)
By Paul McCue
BELL UH-1D (REGISTRATION: 65-09957)
The aircraft was on an Admin 173rd lift when the engine failed due to fuel starvation. The instrumentation reported 100 lbs. of fuel when the fuel pressure started fluctuating. The aircraft crashed in a cemetery near highway 1 at Long Binh, hitting some tombstones and burning. The accident killed two crewmen, 1LT Paul L. Stimpson and gunner SP4 James R. Adams. Four passengers also lost their lives in the crash: SP4 Timothy C. Patterson, CPL Otto R. Ensslin, PFC Howard S. Dominiak, and PFC Kit Blackwelder. Two other crewmen and two passengers survived, all injured in the wreck.
The aircraft was on an Admin 173rd lift when the engine failed due to fuel starvation. The instrumentation reported 100 lbs. of fuel when the fuel pressure started fluctuating. The aircraft crashed in a cemetery near highway 1 at Long Binh, hitting some tombstones and burning. The accident killed two crewmen, 1LT Paul L. Stimpson and gunner SP4 James R. Adams. Four passengers also lost their lives in the crash: SP4 Timothy C. Patterson, CPL Otto R. Ensslin, PFC Howard S. Dominiak, and PFC Kit Blackwelder. Two other crewmen and two passengers survived, all injured in the wreck.
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US PARAS 2 Patterson, Timothy Coleman
SURNAME Patterson FORENAME Timothy Coleman UNIT 503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn) RANK Specialist Fourth Class NUMBER 14909470 DATE OF DEATH 22nd April 1967 AGE 22 GRAVESITE Arlington National Cemetery,Virginia Section 52 Site 1502 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from...- John Robertson
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US PARAS 2 Ensslin, Otto Robert
SURNAME Ensslin FORENAME Otto Robert UNIT 503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 16852643 DATE OF DEATH 22nd April 1967 AGE 21 GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Waukesha,Wisconsin born 22.4.1946 single 1 year service...- John Robertson
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US PARAS 2 Dominiak, Howard Stanley
SURNAME Dominiak FORENAME Howard Stanley UNIT 503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 16855449 DATE OF DEATH 24th April 1967 AGE 20 GRAVESITE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION from Chicago,Illinois born 11.11.1946 single 1 year service...- John Robertson
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US PARAS 2 Blackwelder, Kit
SURNAME Blackwelder FORENAME Kit UNIT 503 Infantry Regiment (Airborne) (Company A,1 Bn) RANK Private First Class NUMBER 18957683 DATE OF DEATH 22nd April 1967 AGE 19 GRAVESITE Willamette National Cemetery,Portland,Multnomah County,Oregon Section S Site 127 ADDITIONAL...- John Robertson
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