Helo Losses - USMC Combat Helicopter & Tiltrotor Association

USMC HELO LOSSES BY AIRCRAFT TYPE

	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1962-1973
O-1						1	1				2
OV-10						3	3	1	1		8
AH-1							2	5			7
UH-1			16	4	13	18	9	5	1		53
UH-34	1	4	18	17	20	11					64
CH-37			1								1
CH-46				8	17	36	30	12	3		106
CH-53						4	1	2		2	9
Sub-Total	1	4	35	29	55	78	46	25	5	2	280

USMC LOSSES DURING ENEMY ATTACKS AGAINST AIR BASES

	1965	1967	1968	1962-1973
UH-1	13	2	1	16
UH-34	7	2	2	11
CH-46		1	2	3
CH-53			1	1
Sub-Total	20	5	6	31

USMC LOSSES TO SAMS

	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1962-1973
CH-53											1		1

HELICOPTER COMBAT LOSSES

	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1972	1973	1962-1973
To SAMS											1		1
To AAA &Small Arms		1	4	15	29	50	72	46	25	5	1		248
Enemy Attacks on air bases				20		5	6						31
Operational Losses	2	6	6	13	17	35	29	31	17	2	2	1	161
Total Helicopter losses	2	7	10	48	46	94	107	74	42	6	4	1	441

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