Narrative:
Crashed into mountain while operating on a logistics flight.
» The Bulletin - Sep 6, 1966
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 6 September 1966 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-7878 |
| MSN: | 3949 |
| First flight: | 1964 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 16 km (10 mls) SE of Chai-I ( Taiwan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base (RMQ/RCMQ), Taiwan |
Crashed into mountain while operating on a logistics flight.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson» The Bulletin - Sep 6, 1966
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base as the crow flies is 2090 km (1306 miles).
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Taichung-Ching Chuan Kang Air Base as the crow flies is 2090 km (1306 miles).
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