ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332063
| Date: | Thursday 3 August 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-4161 |
| MSN: | 99 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Duc Pho Camp -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The C-7 Caribou transport plane was approaching the special forces camp at Duc Pho when it flew into line of fire from a U.S. Army 155 mm howitzer. The tail section separated and the airplane fell down.
Sources:
Aeroplane Monthly. June 1986
DeHavilland Caribou Roster
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
Location
Images:
photo (c) Hiromichi Mine; Duc Pho; 03 August 1967; (publicdomain)
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