Crouse, Edgar Franklin, Jr., WO1

Status: Killed In Action while performing the duty of Pilot.

Flight class: 70-7/70-5

Short Summary: KIA as a gunner/observer on LOH while training for aircraft commander with Webb.

Aircraft: OH-6A tail number 69-16009

Primary cause: Hostile Fire

Compliment cause: vehicular accident

Started Tour: 05/31/1970

single male U.S. citizen

Race: Caucasian

Religion: Baptist - other groups

This record was last updated on 08/20/1995

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Information on U.S. Army helicopter OH-6A tail number 69-16009

Incident number: 70072011.KIA
This helicopter was LOSS TO INVENTORY
This was a Recon mission for Unarmed Recon
While On Target this helicopter was Attacking at 0040 feet and 030 knots.
Count of hits was not possible because the helicopter burned or exploded.
Small Arms/Automatic Weapons; Gun launched non-explosive ballistic projectiles less than 20 mm in size. (7.62MM)
Systems damaged were: ENGINE, PERSONNEL
Casualties = 02 DOI . .
The helicopter Crashed. Aircraft Destroyed. Destroyed by friendly forces
Original source(s) and document(s) from which the incident was created or updated:
Defense Intelligence Agency Helicopter Loss database. Survivability/Vulnerability Information Analysis Center Helicopter database. Also: OPERA, LNNF, JSIDR, CRAFX, FM385, HUGHS, CASRP (Operations Report. Lindenmuth New Format Data Base. Joint Services Incident Damage Report. Crash Facts Message. Casualty Report. )

Crew Members:

P WO1 CROUSE EDGAR FRANKLIN JR KIA
P WO1 WEBB MARK JAMES KIA

This record was last updated on 05/25/1998

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