Descripción:
A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane, serial 61-0970, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at An Khe, Vietnam. All five crew members survived the mishap.
The airplane was operating on a resupply mission.
| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | domingo 9 enero 1966 |
| Tipo: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Operador: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registración: | 61-0970 |
| Numéro de série: | 3667 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1962 |
| Motores: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 5 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | An Khe ( Vietnam)
|
| Fase: | Aterrizaje (LDG) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| An Khe Air Base, Vietnam |
A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane, serial 61-0970, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at An Khe, Vietnam. All five crew members survived the mishap.
The airplane was operating on a resupply mission.
Fuentes:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonFotos
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Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to An Khe Air Base as the crow flies is 410 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to An Khe Air Base as the crow flies is 410 km (256 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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