My info is that 160112 and 160812 were the two -T shot down another source ("US MIL - United States Military Aircraft Serials" 1993 edition) has 160112 and 160812 as W's.
Were those two birds recovered and rebuilt?
Thanks and Semper Fi,
Ryan
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160112 AH-1T 32
160812 AH-1T 30
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160112 AH-1W HMLA-269 HF-112
160812 AH-1W HMLA-269 HF-812
Ryan
First let me thank you very much for the wonderful work you did for this project.
I did inspect the wreckage ashore , both Aircraft were a total loss. They were replaced within a few days, while we (HMM-261 / 22 MAU) were still in Action at Grenada.
The AH-1T Aircraft shot down over the water was recovered from St. Georges Bay only to retrieve our own two KIA Marines.
George T. Curtis (RIP. 9/17/2005)