ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331691
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| Date: | Friday 13 December 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AC-47D Spooky |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-49274 |
| MSN: | 26535/15090 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Bien Hoa Air Base -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bien Hoa Air Base |
| Bien Hoa Air Base |
Air support was called in when a U.S. outpost near Truc Giang was being attacked during the night by Viet Cong forces. An AC-47D gunship started dropping flares to assist attacking aircraft in finding the target. While orbiting at 3500 feet, a North American OV-10A Bronco (67-14627) struck the AC-47. Both aircraft headed back towards Bien Hoa, but the OV-10 crashed killing both crew members. The AC-47D landed at Bien Hoa, collapsing the undercarriage on landing.
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