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The C-130 Hercules transport plane operated on resupply airdrop mission at An Loc. The airplane had dropped the load and was climbing through 500 feet when it was struck by ground fire. The airplane crashed.
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| Date: | mercredi 3 mai 1972 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 62-1797 |
| Numéro de série: | 3748 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1962 |
| 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: | 1,5 km (0.9 milles) NE of An Loc ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En cours de manoeuvre (MNV) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
The C-130 Hercules transport plane operated on resupply airdrop mission at An Loc. The airplane had dropped the load and was climbing through 500 feet when it was struck by ground fire. The airplane crashed.
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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