1970
January
"Lighthorse Joins the 7/1st"
A Satire by Rasbury and Callison
3
Derosier and Moody
KIA
29
IP CW2 ROSE, DE and P W1 SMITH, RL
Knock the tailboom off of a Loach
"Surprise on the Plain of Reeds"
By War Wagon, George Schmitz
February
War Wagon, Lonnie Mckellips relates being WIA
March
Air Medals with V
For War Wagons Middaugh and Bottorff
Another Skull Story
"Skids over the Canopy"
By Tony Spletestoser
"Skids over the Canopy –The real story"
By Sam Munn
"Harshberger"
By George Schmitz
April
Midget & Odie Shootdown
May
9
Slayton
KIA
"Food Poisoning"
By Longknife, Claude Stevens
Hits through the windshield
Lumpy Martin
June
1st Aviation Bde Magazine article
"Custer to Cambodia"
18
Cpt Rhett and Gunner Scott Giles autorotate a Loach to Dong Tam airstrip
July
4
King & Huish Shootdown
Aircraft Report
Dan Huish Recalls
26
Rodgers
KIA
Crash Report
August
Maj. Johnny Phillips assumes command.
"Firefly with a Twist"
Crash caused by tailrotor failure with
Egleston, Rokey, Stevens and McClain
By Longknife Claude Stevens
"VC Ants"
By War Wagon, Rick Waite
September
16
Marphy and Albertini Autorotate 092 into water.
Incident Report
"Low Level Autorotation with Speed Reduction Climb"
Staring Rick Waite and Don Callison
Just How Good Is "Chopper" in Fight ?
"Week End" Magizine article, UPI
October
"Lifetime"
By War Wagon Ed Gallagher
"Odd Man Out and Out of Luck"
By War Wagon, Don Callison
"The Order of the Scarf"
By Don Callison
November
1st Helicopter Lands on Nui Coto
An "Army Times" article featuring 1Lt. John Sorensen
"KBA? Or Self Destructed?"
By War Wagon, Don Callison
"A History Lesson"
By Don Callison
December
17
Flynn
KIA
28
1lt Rick Waite and Sgt Bill Hanegman shot down in Loach 66-17792.
See report, photos and story.
"Bad Air Day"
By War Wagon, Rick Waite
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