Editing Bell OH-58 Kiowa (section)

===Vietnam War===
[[File:Australian Army Bell OH-58A Kiowa.jpg|thumb|right|Australian Army OH-58A in South Vietnam, December 1971]]

On 27 March 1970, an OH-58A Kiowa (s/n 68-16785) was shot down over South Vietnam, one of the first OH-58A losses of the war. The pilot, [[Warrant Officer (United States)|Warrant Officer]] Ralph Quick Jr., was flying [[Lieutenant Colonel]] Joseph Benoski Jr. as an artillery spotter. After completing a battle damage assessment for a previous fire mission, the aircraft was damaged by .51 inch (13&nbsp;mm) machine gun fire and crashed, killing both crew members. Approximately 45 OH-58A helicopters were destroyed during the [[Vietnam War]] due to combat losses and accidents.<ref>{{cite web |last= Roush |first= Gary |url= http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf |title= Helicopter Losses During the Vietnam War |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081029002005/http://www.vhpa.org/heliloss.pdf |archive-date= 29 October 2008 |date= 29 October 2008 |publisher= VHPA.org |access-date= 4 January 2009}}</ref> One of the last combat losses in the theatre was of an OH-58A (s/n 68-16888) from [[17th Cavalry Regiment (United States)#Units|A Troop, 3-17th Cavalry]], flown by [[First Lieutenant]] Thomas Knuckey. On 27 May 1971, Lieutenant Knuckey was also flying a battle damage assessment mission when his aircraft came under machine gun fire and exploded. Knuckey and his observer, [[Sergeant]] Philip Taylor, both died in the explosion.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa_nam.html |title= Kiowa crewmember line of duty deaths |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20081231224422/http://www.armyaircrews.com/kiowa_nam.html |archive-date= 31 December 2008 |date= 31 December 2008 |publisher= armyaircrews.com |access-date= 4 January 2009}}</ref>