US Army Huey UH-1H Helicopter 16717 Shot Down Vietnam? BW 8x10 Official Photo B4

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US Army Huey UH-1H Helicopter 16717 Shot Down Vietnam? BW 8x10 Official Photo B4 - measures approx 8"" x 10" Not sure if this is the same helicopter: SYNOPSIS: On January 20, 1972, SP4 Harry J. Edwards, one of four riflemen; PFC David D. Berdahl, the door gunner, and a four man crew were aboard a UH1H helicopter (tail #69-16717) on a recovery mission for downed F4 fighter jet pilots. At about 1815 hours, the aircraft was returning from the mission northwest of Kne Sanh in Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam, when an anti-aircraft weapon fired on and hit the aircraft, causing it to catch fire. At first, the fire appeared at the forward end of the tail boom, but immediately spread over the boom and then engulfed the entire aircraft. The helicopter autorotated to the bank of the Raoquan River, landed hard and rolled over onto its left side. The aircraft commander of another UH1H followed the burning aircraft down, made a pass overhead, and came to a hover adjacent to the downed helicopter. Landing was impossible because of jagged rocks. While in a hover, the aircraft commander saw one man dressed in a flight suit, helmet and armored vest pinned down in the burning aircraft. This individual was apparently Berdahl. The hovering helicopter was forced to leave because the downed aircraft started to explode. He did not observe anyone leaving the aircraft alive, but picked up 5 survivors from the crash site and flew about 50 feet downstream to pick up another survivor. Berdahl and Edwards were declared Killed in Action, Body Not Recovered. It has not been possible since that day to locate them if alive, or to recover their bodies, if dead. It was not uncommon for men to die trying to rescue another wounded or downed comrade - each would say it was their duty, and that the same would be done for them. They kept the faith with each other. Edwards had only turned 20 years old the previous November, and Berdahl was only four days older than the legal age for being in a combat zone. He was just 19 years old. (the ending Letter/# in the title is my inventory location) see pictures for condition and details, use the zoom and please ask questions any long straight black or white lines that extend vertically over the photo were caused by pieces of dirt/dust on the scanner plate and are not on the photo itself.
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