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CHIMINELLO THOMAS JAMES

29 OCT 1967 · 45 MED DET · UH-1D · #65-10123

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Narrative

While on a MEDEVAC at night, the aircraft crashed into the ground. Weather was a factor with scattered thunderstorms, low ceilings, low visibility, and turbulence - crew member was disoriented.

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