HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION

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Subject = HISTORY SLIDES FOR 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION                      

Folder Title = DRAFT COPY OF 101ST ABN DIV AALT OPERATIONS DS-S                                                

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                 Thirty CH47 loads of DISCOM equipment also had to wait

          until the next morning for movement. Despite the missions late

          start and the day's bad weather, Aviation Brigade did manage to

          fly 70 sorties of DISCOM equipment into FOB Cobra on the 24th.166

                 The bad weather contributed to several aviation incidents.

          In addition to the Kiowa and the Apache damaged early in the day,

          five other aircraft encountered difficulties. A 5-101 Aviation

          Blackhawk, tail number 258, almost struck another aircraft while

          making a hard landing at-the pickup zone. While the aircraft

          suffered major structural damage, the crew suffered no serious

          injuries. A second Blackhawk had to abort its mission when it

          suffered stabilizer failure.167

                 The mos[ bizarre incident of the day was really a series of

          three accidents, all involving UH1,Tfrom the 6-101 Aviation. The

          first UHI, tail number 049, developed a compression stall and was

          forced to make a hard landing. Its skids were torn off as the

          aircraft flipped upside down and caught on fire. A second UHI,

          tail number 561, stopped to assist the first. In doing so, it

          also made a hard'landing. The third Ulil, tail number 399, also

          made a hard landing when stopping to assist the first bird

          down.168

                 The only injuries suffered in this series of hard landings

          was on the first helicopter. One of the pilots, Lieutenant

          Pelurame, received a fractured elbow. Lieutenant Randell, the

          Third Brigade Air Defense Liason Officer, who was serving as a

          door gunner for the flight, suffered a mild concussion and minor


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