Aircraft Incident 5-12-67

The following Marines were all aboard CH-46 buno 147190 when it crashed into the South China Sea. The crash was the result of an aft pylon failure. All aircraft were subsequently returned to Okinawa for tail reinforcement and returned to duty. Captain Richard Louis Basinger, a member of HMM-363,
also died in the crash.

Incident Date 670512 HMM-262 CH-46A 152550+

Akstin, James Michael CPL Crew HMM-262 670512
Clover Jr, William Frank CPL Crew HMM-262 670512
Gottschalk, William Henry 1stLT Copilot HMM-262 670512
Mitchell, Jay Anderson CAPT Aircraft Commander HMM-262 670512

AKSTIN JAMES MICHAEL : 2040609 : USMCR : CPL : E4 : 6212 : 21 : RICHMOND : CA : 19670512 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Crew : body recovered :Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 04 : 19450908 : Cauc : Roman Catholic / single : 19E : 091

CLOVER WILLIAM FRANK JR : 2122792 : USMCR : CPL : E4 : 6332 : 22 : FORT WAYNE : IN : 19670512 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Crew : body recovered :Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 02 : 19450327 : Cauc : Protestant / single : 19E : 093

GOTTSCHALK WILLIAM HENRY : 092771 : USMC : 1stLT : O2 : 7562 : 23 : MONEE : IL : 19670512 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Copilot : body recovered :Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 04 : 19431015 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 19E : 095

MITCHELL JAY ANDERSON : 086899 : USMCR : CAPT : O3 : 7562 : 27 : BARTLESVILLE : OK : 19670512 : Air Loss Crash Sea : Aircraft Commander : body recovered : Offshore - Military Reg 1 : 04 : 19391230 : Cauc : Protestant/married : 19E : 098

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