9TH INFANTRY DIVISION AVIATION ASSETS JAN-AUG 1969
They always came.

 

9TH AVIATION BATTALION CREST

 
Unit Designation Company/Troop Type Designation/Equipment
 
9th Aviation Battalion
Anywhere - Anytime
(Organic)
Company A

Escort & Utility* (Dong Tam)

Jayhawks (utility): LOH-6A Loach, UH-1D/H Slick, CH-47 Chinook (1 aircraft) & U-6A Beaver (2 aircraft)
Company B

Assault (Dong Tam)

Stingrays (attack): AH-1G Cobra, LOH-6A Loach & UH-IC Gunship
Condors (aero-scout): LOH-6A Loach
D Troop, 3/5 Cavalry
Light Horse
Air Calvary Squadron
(Dong Tam)
Crusaders (attack): AH-1G Cobra
War Wagons (aero-scout): LOH-6A Loach
Long Knives (lift): UH-1D Slick
361st AOD
Air Operations Detachment Dong Tam/Tan An Airfield
The Army Aviation element of the 361st controlled air traffic at Dong Tam heliport & Reliable Airfield and Tan An Army Airfield

*Missions include Command & Control for all major units, troop insertions, and utility flights ranging from  re-supply to courier service

 
214th Combat Aviation Battalion
Cougars
(Attached)
147th ASHC

Assault Support Helicopter Company (Vung Tau)

Hill Climbers (utility): CH-47 Chinook
162nd AHC

Assault Helicopter Company (Dong Tam)

Copperheads (attack): UH-1C Gunship
Vultures (lift): UH-1H Slick
Wing Nuts (maintenance)
191st AHC

Assault Helicopter Company (Dong Tam)

Boomerangs (lift): UH-1D Slick
Bounty Hunters (attack): UH-1C Gunship
240th AHC

Assault Helicopter Company (Dong Tam)

Mad Dogs (attack): UH-1C Gunship
Greyhounds (lift): UH-1H Slick
Kennel Keepers (maintenance)
214th AHC

Pathfinder Detachment (Dong Tam)

Helicopter recovery/night landing zone preparation
 
Air Units Supporting 9th Infantry Division Operations (Non-Organic or Attached) B Troop, 7/1 Cavalry Black Hawks

Air Cavalry Squadron (Di An)

Dutch Masters (attack): LOH-6A Loach & AH-1G Cobra
A Troop, 3/17 Cavalry Red Horse

Air Cavalry Squadron (Di An)

Silver Spurs (attack): LOH-6A Loach & AH-1G Cobra
B Troop, 3/17 Cavalry Red Horse

Air Cavalry Squadron (Dong Tam)

Burning Stogies (attack): LOH-6A Loach & AH-1G Cobra
27th Medical Detachment

Air Ambulance (Dong Tam)

medical evacuation: UH-1 air ambulance
273rd HHC

Heavy Helicopter Company Long Binh

Super Hooks (utility): CH-54 Skycrane

  Background Sound: "Die Walkure - The Ride of the Valkyries" From The Ring of the Niebelung by Richard Wagner 1856

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