2, 1966, according to the Army. The day he died, June 5, 1966, Nelson was commanding a Huey helicopter on a “search-and-destroy reconnaissance mission” in Moc Hoa east of Saigon near the ...

The UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter is the U.S. Army’s primary medium-lift utility transport and air assault aircraft. It is a twin-engined medium-lift utility helicopter. It is equipped with a ...