Over 2,000 were killed. You may see a higher figure, but those numbers may be counting helicopter crewmen (door gunners, crew chiefs, etc.).
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Nearly 12,000 US helicopters & approximately 40,000 US helicopter pilots served in the Vietnam War. Over 5,000 US helicopters were destroyed and nearly 5,000 US helicopter crewmen were killed in Vietnam. Of those 5000 dead crewmen, about 2,000 were helicopter pilots.
There's one titled "A Bright Shining Lie" about the battle of Ap Bac in January 1963. Starring Bill Paxton as USA officer John Paul Vann. True story; Vann was killed during the battle of Kontum in Vietnam in 1972 in a helicopter crash.
He was a member of the B/1/9 3rdMarDiv, which is read as Bravo company 1st battalion 9th regiment of the 3rd marine division. According to the USMC helicopter association, he was killed in action after his CH-64 Seaknight helicopter lost power and crashed in Quang Tri Province.
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Over 58,000 US Servicemen were killed in the Vietnam War.