In a rural area of Vietnam, on May 8, 1967 at 07:00 am starts a recovery
operation troops and Med-evac, when the helicopter s / n Basic 148 771 Guang Nam, which is
hovering at low altitude, is hit by the tail rotor of a helicopter other coming from his right
that cuts the fuselage in two, being able then to land, although heavily.
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But The helicopter hit is not so lucky,
and drops turning on itself out of control on the ground and exploding in a fireball. All four crew members died on impact. This is the tragic end
dell'YL39 dell'HMM-263 of the Marine Corps, the subject of my model.