Below are the details of the loss you selected from the list of search results:


Date: 4 November 1969
Aircraft type: OV-10A Bronco
Serial Number: 67-14676
Military Unit: 20 TASS, 504 TASG
Service: USAF
Home Base: Da Nang
Name(s):
Capt Charles Lee Karr (KIA)
Maj Harry Jay Coates (KIA)

A Bronco (call sign Helix) was marking the position of a Viet Cong unit about 10 miles northeast of Quang Ngai in support of a US 23rd Infantry Division operation when it failed to pull out of a dive and crashed close to the target. An Army helicopter arrived to search for possible survivors but both the crew were found to be dead at the scene.

You may return to your search results, go to the Search Form, or go back to the Home Page.