Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Lebanon, Dominican Republic, Panama, Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia, Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan

Helo Losses

USMC HELO LOSSES BY AIRCRAFT TYPE

1962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731962-1973
O-1 112
OV-10 33118
AH-1 257
UH-1 164131895153
UH-34 141817201164
CH-37 11
CH-46 8173630123106
CH-53 41229
Sub-Total 1435295578462552280

USMC LOSSES DURING ENEMY ATTACKS AGAINST AIR BASES

196219631964196519671967196819691970197119721962-1973
UH-1 132116
UH-34 72211
CH-46 123
CH-53 11
Sub-Total 205631

USMC LOSSES TO SAMS

1962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731962-1973
CH-53 11

HELICOPTER COMBAT LOSSES

1962196319641965196619671968196919701971197219731962-1973
To SAMS 11
To AAA &Small Arms 1415295072462551248
Enemy Attacks on air bases 205631
Operational Losses 266131735293117221161
Total Helicopter losses 27104846941077442641441

The reference for these numbers are derived from a report prepared in October 1973 by the Directorate for Information Operations, OSAD (Comptroller) Dept of Defense. This report includes all combat and operational losses up to 15 August 1973.

Contributed by Ed Alexander VMO-6