Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1969 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 61-2637 |
MSN: | 3673 |
Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
Engine model: | Allison T56-A-7 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | Loc Ninh -
Vietnam
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:The C-130B, on a resupply flight was struck by ground fire while on finals to Loc Ninh. The starboard wheel well caught fire. The crew carried out a crash landing at Loc Ninh. The crew escaped but the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson Location
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