1965 Fort Benning Mid-Air Helicopter Collision

1965 Fort Benning Mid-Air Helicopter Collision
Accident summary
Date June 5, 1965
Type Mid-air collision
Site Fort Benning, Georgia
Total injuries 0
Total fatalities 18
Total survivors 0
First aircraft
Type UH-1D Iroquois
Operator United States Army
Tail number 63-8760
Flight origin Fort Benning
Destination Fort Benning
Crew 2
Second aircraft
Type UH-1D Iroquois
Operator United States Army
Tail number 63-8840
Flight origin Fort Benning
Crew 2

The 1965 Fort Benning Mid-Air Helicopter Collision was a helicopter collision over Fort Benning, Georgia, United States, that left 18 people dead. It occurred on June 15, 1965 around 9:50 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

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