Détails:
The Douglas C-47 was shot down by Viet Cong. The plane crash-landed and was destroyed by ground fire. All three on board survived the crash, but the pilot and co-pilot were executed by the Viet Cong, and the kicker was interned.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | vendredi 14 janvier 1966 |
| Heure: | 07:40 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas C-47A-75-DL (DC-3) |
| Compagnie: | Air America |
| Immatriculation: | B-929 |
| Numéro de série: | 19496 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1944 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 2 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 1 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 3 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 18 km (11.3 milles) N of Vi Thanh ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Charter National |
| Aéroport de départ: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Vi Thanh Airstrip, Vietnam |
The Douglas C-47 was shot down by Viet Cong. The plane crash-landed and was destroyed by ground fire. All three on board survived the crash, but the pilot and co-pilot were executed by the Viet Cong, and the kicker was interned.
Sources:
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. LeekerPhotos
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