ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332377
| Date: | Tuesday 17 May 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-13-FA Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4534 |
| MSN: | 20195 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Vinh Thanh -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT) |
| Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT) |
The Provider operated on a night time mission to drop flares over friendly positions in South Vietnam. It was circling at a height of 6500 feet when it was struck by ground fire. A forced landing was attempted but 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 Hobson
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