Beschrijving:
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.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | dinsdag 29 april 1969 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 61-2637 |
| Constructienummer: | 3673 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1962 |
| Motoren: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Loc Ninh ( Vietnam)
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| Fase: | Nadering (APR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
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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.
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» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonFoto's
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