Helicopter Losses During Vietnam

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produced of any helicopter for that era (this may still be true). It started out as the civilian model 204 and was designated XH-40 when the first three prototypes were ordered. The first of these was flown by Floyd Carlson at Fort Worth on 22 October 1956. Before this first flight, a service test batch of six YH-40s had been ordered and these were delivered by August 1958. When the H-40 was ordered into production, it was redesignated HU-1A in the Army category for utility helicopters and officially named the Iroquois. The HU designation gave rise to the "Huey" nickname for the type. The first of nine pre-production HU-1As were made on June 30, 1959. In 1962, the

Iroquois became the H-1 in the new tri-service designation system which changed the HU-1A and HU-1B to UH-1A and UH-1B.

The following was done recently for a museum.

1 205 was destroyed (Air America)

270 AH-1G were destroyed

1 AH-1J was destroyed

1 BELL was destroyed

14 CH-21C were destroyed

2 CH-34 were destroyed

1 CH-37B was destroyed

1 CH-37C was destroyed

7 CH-3C were destroyed

7 CH-3E were destroyed

94 CH-46Awere destroyed

58 CH-46Dwere destroyed

83 CH-47Awere destroyed

20 CH-47B were destroyed

29 CH-47C were destroyed

12 CH-53Awere destroyed

2 CH-53C were destroyed

9 CH-53Dwere destroyed

9 CH-54Awere destroyed

2 H-37A were destroyed

21 HH-3E were destroyed

7 HH-43Bwere destroyed

6 HH-43F were destroyed

2 HH-53Bwere destroyed

7 HH-53Cwere destroyed

147 OH-13S were destroyed

93 OH-23Gwere destroyed

45 OH-58Awere destroyed

842 OH-6A were destroyed

3 SH-34G were destroyed

8 SH-3A were destroyed

3 SIOUX were destroyed

60 UH-1 were destroyed

1 UH-1A was destroyed

357 UH-1B were destroyed

365 UH-1C were destroyed

886 UH-1D were destroyed

90 UH-1E were destroyed

18 UH-1F were destroyed

1313 UH-1H were destroyed

1 UH-1N was destroyed

6 UH-2A were destroyed

6 UH-2B were destroyed

176 UH-34D were destroyed

Total helicopters destroyed in the Vietnam War was 5,086 out of 11,827 Please note: These numbers were compiled at different times with different conditions; therefore, there are some discrepencies between the two sets. I will not be able to resolve the differences within your time frame, but the above should give you plenty of information to make some fairly accurate general statements.


	\| Helicopter Losses During Vietnam Back to Statistics and Facts produced of any helicopter for that era (this may still be true). It started out as the civilian model 204 and was designated XH-40 when the first three prototypes were ordered. The first of these was flown by Floyd Carlson at Fort Worth on 22 October 1956. Before this first flight, a service test batch of six YH-40s had been ordered and these were delivered by August 1958. When the H-40 was ordered into production, it was redesignated HU-1A in the Army category for utility helicopters and officially named the Iroquois. The HU designation gave rise to the "Huey" nickname for the type. The first of nine pre-production HU-1As were made on June 30, 1959. In 1962, the Iroquois became the H-1 in the new tri-service designation system which changed the HU-1A and HU-1B to UH-1A and UH-1B. The following was done recently for a museum. 1 205 was destroyed (Air America) 270 AH-1G were destroyed 1 AH-1J was destroyed 1 BELL was destroyed 14 CH-21C were destroyed 2 CH-34 were destroyed 1 CH-37B was destroyed 1 CH-37C was destroyed 7 CH-3C were destroyed 7 CH-3E were destroyed 94 CH-46Awere destroyed 58 CH-46Dwere destroyed 83 CH-47Awere destroyed 20 CH-47B were destroyed 29 CH-47C were destroyed 12 CH-53Awere destroyed 2 CH-53C were destroyed 9 CH-53Dwere destroyed 9 CH-54Awere destroyed 2 H-37A were destroyed 21 HH-3E were destroyed 7 HH-43Bwere destroyed 6 HH-43F were destroyed 2 HH-53Bwere destroyed 7 HH-53Cwere destroyed 147 OH-13S were destroyed 93 OH-23Gwere destroyed 45 OH-58Awere destroyed 842 OH-6A were destroyed 3 SH-34G were destroyed 8 SH-3A were destroyed 3 SIOUX were destroyed 60 UH-1 were destroyed 1 UH-1A was destroyed 357 UH-1B were destroyed 365 UH-1C were destroyed 886 UH-1D were destroyed 90 UH-1E were destroyed 18 UH-1F were destroyed 1313 UH-1H were destroyed 1 UH-1N was destroyed 6 UH-2A were destroyed 6 UH-2B were destroyed 176 UH-34D were destroyed Total helicopters destroyed in the Vietnam War was 5,086 out of 11,827 Please note: These numbers were compiled at different times with different conditions; therefore, there are some discrepencies between the two sets. I will not be able to resolve the differences within your time frame, but the above should give you plenty of information to make some fairly accurate general statements.