MAKE A MEME View Large Image Shot down during Operation Hastings.jpg en Hit by enemy AAA fire a doomed H-46 from HMM-265 trails smoke and flame The H-46 crashed and exploded upon impact in Helicopter Valley on the afternoon of 15 July 1966 -- the fifth H-46 lost in the ...
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Keywords: CH-46 Shot down during Operation Hastings.jpg en Hit by enemy AAA fire a doomed H-46 from HMM-265 trails smoke and flame The H-46 crashed and exploded upon impact in Helicopter Valley on the afternoon of 15 July 1966 -- the fifth H-46 lost in the valley that day Of the 16 Marines aboard 4 crewmen and 12 Grunts 13 died in the crash and fire Although severely burned the remaining three Marines survived Photo courtesy of Haas Faust 1966-07-15 http //www salem-news com/articles/april232012/helicopter-valley-tk php via http //www usmcpress com/heritage/1960svietnam/past21 htm Haas Faust other versions Song Ngan Valley AKA 'Helicopter Valley' approx 55 miles NW of Hue PD-USGov Uploaded with UploadWizard Operation Hastings CH-46 Sea Knight Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265 Damaged aircraft United States Marine Corps in Vietnam
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