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
3
Air Medals with V
For War Wagons Middaugh and Bottorff
16
WO Richard Zimmerman awarded the DFC
Sgt Robert Harshberger awarded the DFC
"Skids over the Canopy"
By Tony Spletestoser
"Skids over the Canopy –The real story"
By Samuel Munn
"Harshberger"
By George Schmitz
April
20
Midget & Odie Shot down
Sp5 Larry Sprader receives Bronze Star with V for action.
May
9
Sp4 Charles 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
29
News Release - 1 KBA in Cambodia (Bill King)
July
4
Bill King & Dan Huish Shot down
Aircraft Report
Dan Huish Recalls
26
Sp5 Martin Rodgers
KIA
Crash Report
31
News Release
5 KBAs on Vi Than Canal
August
Maj. Johnny Phillips assumes command.
Flying Intoxicated
By Rick Waite
"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
Murphy 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" Magazine article, UPI
October
Navy Sea Wolf lost at VC Lake
War Wagon Ed Gallagher remembers
"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
1Lt Raymond Flynn
KIA
2 Dutchmaster OH-6s Collide during predawn takeoff just before Christmas.
28
1lt Rick Waite and Sgt Bill Hanegmon shot down in Loach 66-17792.
See report, photos and story.
"Bad Air Day"
By War Wagon, Rick Waite
31
Annual Report for 1970 lists all Awards and Decorations presented this year.
1971
Time Line Index
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