Détails:
The SC-47D operated on an intelligence flight from Vientiane, Laos, to Saigon, Vietnam. En route it was shot down by Pathet Lao AAA or small-arms fire.
Seven crew members were killed in the accident, one survived. He was captured by Pathet Lao and kept as a POW.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | jeudi 23 mars 1961 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas SC-47D (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 44-76330 |
| Numéro de série: | 32662/15914 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 7 / à bord: 8 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 6,4 km (4 milles) NW Phon Savan ( Laos)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The SC-47D operated on an intelligence flight from Vientiane, Laos, to Saigon, Vietnam. En route it was shot down by Pathet Lao AAA or small-arms fire.
Seven crew members were killed in the accident, one survived. He was captured by Pathet Lao and kept as a POW.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
Plan
Ce plan montre l'aéroport de départ ainsi que la supposée destination du vol. La ligne fixe reliant les deux aéroports n'est pas le plan de vol exact.
La distance entre Vientiane-Wattay Airport et Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport est de 905 km (566 miles).
La distance entre Vientiane-Wattay Airport et Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport est de 905 km (566 miles).
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