March 20, 1976

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky., March 21 (UPI)—Three Army crewmen were killed last night when a UH‐1H Huey helicopter crashed in a thunderstorm on a field training exercise. Maj Frank McGourty, the public information officer, said there were no survivors. He identified the pilot as Capt. William L. Allen, 32, and the co‐pilot as Warrant Officer, George Reynolds, 24, and the crew chief as Specialist 4 David G. Cowan, 27.



CPT William L. Allen [P]
CW2 George J. Reynolds [CP]
SP4 David G. Cowan [CE]
D/101 AVN
UH-1H
#66-16715
A/C crashed at approx 1832 hrs in a windstorm less than 1 mile W of the airfield.
Pilots (Group & BN Safety Officers) tried to beat a thunderstorm flying back to Campbell AAF.
A/C was found at first light the next day, with the only recognizable feature being the T/B sticking straight up out of the ground.

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