Détails:
Hit by enemy ground fire while at 3000 feet on approach to Katum. The airplane stalled, entered a spin and crashed. It was transporting three pallets of Howitzer ammunition to the Special Forces camp at Katum.
| Statuts: | |
| Date: | lundi 23 juin 1969 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 61-0965 |
| Numéro de série: | 3652 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1961 |
| Moteurs: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 6 / à bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | près de Katum ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En approche (APR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Katum, Vietnam |
Hit by enemy ground fire while at 3000 feet on approach to Katum. The airplane stalled, entered a spin and crashed. It was transporting three pallets of Howitzer ammunition to the Special Forces camp at Katum.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
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