U.S. Army Casualties Aboard Aircraft in the Republic of Vietnam (1962 through 1967)

Abstract

All the reported casualties to U. S. Army combat personnel aboard aircraft from December 1961 through December 1967 in the Republic of Vietnam are analyzed. Combat casualties include those wounded directly by projectiles, fragments, and impact debris, as well as those injured in crashes by ground-fire hit on the aircraft. The data include crash injuries resulting from pure accidents and hostile incidents without hits on the aircraft. Most casualties occurred on Army UH-1 helicopters. Casualties are classified by type, severity, crew station, anatomical location, cause, etc., in detailed appendixes. Discussion includes comments on casualty reduction and lessons learned.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0508515

Entities

People

  • Horace C. Smith
  • Roland G. Bernier

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Casualties
  • Crash Injuries
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Projectiles
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Warfare
  • Wounds And Injuries

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense