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Date Posted: Wed, May 02 2007, 12:40:22
Author: Jeff Northridge
Author Host/IP: adsl-75-45-105-137.dsl.scrm01.sbcglobal.net / 75.45.105.137
Subject: Note On PFC Blain
In reply to: Jeff Northridge 's message, "PFC Blain" on Tue, May 01 2007, 18:51:40

Howdy John;

The helicopter involved was an UH-1D (Huey) with a tail number of 66-16226 which I got from Mr. Bill Thomas' roster entry on the A/101st Avn. Bn. website. Mr. Bill Thomas appears to have been the crew chief (CE) onboard the aircraft. Contrary to the official cause of death for PFC Blain, I don't think that the helicopter actually crashed or if it did, then it suffered negligible damage. This is for several reasons: 1) The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Association (VHPA) lists PFC Blain as the only helicopter crew member who was KIA on 9/25/68 anywhere in Vietnam; 2) The VHPA has no accident report for UH-1D, # 66-16226 for any date; and 3) The website at http://www.a101avn.org/66-16226.htm says that this particular helicopter flew for 67 hours during the month of Sept., 1968, and for 80 hours during the following month of Oct., 1968. In fact, the helicopter survived the war and continued to fly until 1975. Try to get in touch with Mr. Bill Thomas through the A/101st Avn. Bn. website since he knows what really happened.

Thua Thien Province is the next province north of Quang Nam Province and it includes the old Imperial City of Hue (see http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/mapne4816.html especially the 3rd and 4th maps from the left on the 1st row.) I think that the 101st Avn. Bn. was stationed at Phu Bai (about 10 Km. south of Hue) at the time, but I'm not sure. The other possibilities would be Camp Eagle or Camp Evans both of which were close to Hue and in Thua Thien Province. There's no way for me to know where the LZ was without a name or the military map coordinates of the place which is why I looking for an accident report in the first place.

Sorry, I can't find out anything else on PFC Matthews. I can't even find out where the G/2nd/7th Marines were operating during late Nov., 1968. However, their battalion headquarters was at Da Nang at that time.

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>Howdy John; > >The helicopter involved was an UH-1D (Huey) with a >tail number of 66-16226 which I got from Mr. Bill >Thomas' roster entry on the A/101st Avn. Bn. website. >Mr. Bill Thomas appears to have been the crew chief >(CE) onboard the aircraft. Contrary to the official >cause of death for PFC Blain, I don't think that the >helicopter actually crashed or if it did, then it >suffered negligible damage. This is for several >reasons: 1) The Vietnam Helicopter Pilots' Association >(VHPA) lists PFC Blain as the only helicopter crew >member who was KIA on 9/25/68 anywhere in Vietnam; 2) >The VHPA has no accident report for UH-1D, # 66-16226 >for any date; and 3) The website at >http://www.a101avn.org/66-16226.htm says that this >particular helicopter flew for 67 hours during the >month of Sept., 1968, and for 80 hours during the >following month of Oct., 1968. In fact, the helicopter >survived the war and continued to fly until 1975. Try >to get in touch with Mr. Bill Thomas through the >A/101st Avn. Bn. website since he knows what really >happened. > >Thua Thien Province is the next province north of >Quang Nam Province and it includes the old Imperial >City of Hue (see >http://www.nexus.net/~911gfx/mapne4816.html especially >the 3rd and 4th maps from the left on the 1st row.) I >think that the 101st Avn. Bn. was stationed at Phu Bai >(about 10 Km. south of Hue) at the time, but I'm not >sure. The other possibilities would be Camp Eagle or >Camp Evans both of which were close to Hue and in Thua >Thien Province. There's no way for me to know where >the LZ was without a name or the military map >coordinates of the place which is why I looking for an >accident report in the first place. > >Sorry, I can't find out anything else on PFC Matthews. >I can't even find out where the G/2nd/7th Marines were >operating during late Nov., 1968. However, their >battalion headquarters was at Da Nang at that time.
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