18th Aviation Company Otter Nest
You call We Haul You All, Low Slow and Reliable, Still Flying.
7/1/1963
CURTIS JOHN STECKBAUER
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#58-1706
(John Stover photo credit)
Last known photo of #58-1706
On 1 July 1963 the 18th had its first loss in Vietnam when Capt Curtis J. Steckbauer crashed 58-1706 on takeoff. All passengers and other crew members survived.
12/1/1963
DUANE EDWARD LIMBERG
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On 1 December 1963 the 18th lost Duane E. Limberg (exact circumstances are unclear at this time). Cause of Death was a plane crash
12/12/1963
LOUIS ANTHONY CARRICARTE
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#58-1690
On 12 December 1963 the 18th suffered its first combat loss when Otter (#58-1690) piloted by CPT Clarence L. Moorer, 2LT Louis A. Carricarte & crew chief SP4 Michael Peter Martin, Jr. & 4 passengers, headed for Ban Me Thout slammed into a mountain side at 7,400 feet elevation after being hit by ground fire. At first it looked to be an operational accident, but a closer examination of the six the seven bodies showed that they contained foreign metal fragments.
12/12/1963
CLARENCE LARRY MOORER
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#58-1690
On 12 December 1963 the 18th suffered its first combat loss when Otter (#58-1690) piloted by CPT Clarence L. Moorer, 2LT Louis A. Carricarte & crew chief SP4 Michael Peter Martin, Jr. & 4 passengers, headed for Ban Me Thout slammed into a mountain side at 7,400 feet elevation after being hit by ground fire. At first it looked to be an operational accident, but a closer examination of the six the seven bodies showed that they contained foreign metal fragments.
12/12/1963
MICHAEL PETER MARTIN JR
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#58-1690
On 12 December 1963 the 18th suffered its first combat loss when Otter (#58-1690) piloted by CPT Clarence L. Moorer, 2LT Louis A. Carricarte & crew chief SP4 Michael Peter Martin, Jr. & 4 passengers, headed for Ban Me Thout slammed into a mountain side at 7,400 feet elevation after being hit by ground fire. At first it looked to be an operational accident, but a closer examination of the six the seven bodies showed that they contained foreign metal fragments.
4/28/1966
PFC JERRY WILLIE RAY SANKS
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4/28/1966
PFC JOHN JOSEPH VICTORY
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As a result of a Motor Vehicle Accident Hwy 1, Dong Ba Thin, Vietnam.
6/1/1966
KENNETH BERNARD SYKES
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Approximately 1915 hours (LCL) PFC Kenneth B Sykes, in a leave status was shot and fatally wounded while entering the main gate to Long Van Compound at Nha Trang , RVN. Rushed to the hospital where he died at 2020 hours . Motives for the shooting are not known and the matter was under investigation (status unknown). PFC Sykes was respected and liked by all members of the 18th Avn Co and 256th Trans Det
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8/17/1967
WAYNE ELMER JONES
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#58-1702
"On the morning of 17 August 1967, Chief Warrant Officer Wayne E. Jones, Warrant Officer Don R. Harger and crew chief Specialist Five Joseph Benson departed Pleiku, flying the north courier mission as is the standard procedure each Thursday to Tuy Hoa and Nha Trang. Due to operational requirements, the crew changed aircraft 58-1712 for aircraft 58-1702 at Nha Trang."
8/17/1967
DON R HARGER
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#58-1702
"On the morning of 17 August 1967, Chief Warrant Officer Wayne E. Jones, Warrant Officer Don R. Harger and crew chief Specialist Five Joseph Benson departed Pleiku, flying the north courier mission as is the standard procedure each Thursday to Tuy Hoa and Nha Trang. Due to operational requirements, the crew changed aircraft 58-1712 for aircraft 58-1702 at Nha Trang."
8/17/1967
JOSEPH BENSON
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#58-1702
"On the morning of 17 August 1967, Chief Warrant Officer Wayne E. Jones, Warrant Officer Don R. Harger and crew chief Specialist Five Joseph Benson departed Pleiku, flying the north courier mission as is the standard procedure each Thursday to Tuy Hoa and Nha Trang. Due to operational requirements, the crew changed aircraft 58-1712 for aircraft 58-1702 at Nha Trang."
6/27/1970
LANCE MICHAEL LOFMAN
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#55-3250
"On this day while flying in support of Bravo Company, 5th Special Forces Group out of Pleiku, aircraft 55-3250 piloted by CW2 Fabrick met a tragic fate. On an aborted landing attempt at Dak Pek Special Forces Camp the aircraft crashed and burned on the north end of the strip, killing the copilot, the crew chief and two passengers."
6/27/1970
GARY MORGAN PRIDGEN
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"On this day while flying in support of Bravo Company, 5th Special Forces Group out of Pleiku, aircraft 55-3250 piloted by CW2 Fabrick met a tragic fate. On an aborted landing attempt at Dak Pek Special Forces Camp the aircraft crashed and burned on the north end of the strip, killing the copilot, the crew chief and two passengers."
