Accident Vertol CH-21C Shawnee 55-4212,
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Date:Friday 30 August 1963
Time:
Type:Vertol CH-21C Shawnee
Owner/operator:United States Army Aviation
Registration: 55-4212
MSN: C.166
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:ca 30 mi SW of Saigon, SVN -   Vietnam
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Shot down. Two US crew killed, four Vietnamese survived injured.

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
Toledo Blade 31.8.1963, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-Aug-2012 13:41 Uli Elch Added
12-Apr-2013 15:37 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative]
17-Apr-2013 09:20 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
21-Apr-2013 16:30 TB Updated [Aircraft type]
05-Jun-2013 07:19 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase]
14-May-2015 15:26 TB Updated [Location, Phase]
25-Jul-2021 15:13 TB Updated [Narrative]

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