During Operation Mameluke Thrust in June of 1968, I was a passenger in a CH-46 carrying members of Kilo Company, 1st platoon, 3rd Bn., 26th Marines. This helicopter crashed on the LZ, flipping over on its back. All of the crew and passengers escaped the wreckage, but I understand 2 Marines were killed on the LZ. Does anyone remember this incident? If possible, can someone remember the exact date, aircraft number? Or can someone direct me to a website where I can get this information?
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This is as close as I can come to what you are asking about:
https://www.popasmoke.com/kia/incidents.php?incident_id=173&conflict_id=24
If you go back to the main page, on the left side of the page are the different conflicts. Under VietNam, click on the KIA reports and you can search by month. This is the only one that I could find that Mentioned Kilo Co.
LZ
3/26 - Command Chronology 29 May 68
Describes H-46 crashed in LZ (AT805648) at 1925H resulting in one USMC KIA and 14 WIA. The description reads like it crashed in the middle of H&S company. Wiped out 81's, 106's, 60's - must have been a real "hot" LZ.
See Texas Tech Vietnam Archive website - document = 1201061040.pdf
No crashes mentioned in June or July CC's.
Hope this helps.
Semper fi
Fighting Mad 1 - 4 Actual out
Hmm-364 Yk-6 154025
HMM-364 May Command Chronology has YK-6 154025 as strike damage, no dates or other info.
Joe Baugher has 154025 as w/o 29 May 1968.
HMM-364 After Action Report (TTU Vietnam archive document = 1201101048.pdf) has above aircraft crashed at 1940H 29 May 68 supporting 26 Marines at or near AT805648. HAC was Kun, H2P was Geske.
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Hope this helps. semper fi
fighting mad 1-4 actual. out.
To sutterwl
Hey, thanks a million! You are the first, among many, to come up with the location of this information. I can't thank you enough. I guess I was a little hazy with the date, but who knew?
I can confirm that the aircraft lost at 19.25 hours on the 29th of May 1968, was CH-46D 154025 with HMM-364.