ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332220
| Date: | Tuesday 31 January 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild UC-123B-6-FA Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-611 |
| MSN: | 20060 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 24 km W of Sepone -
 Laos
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
The Provider rolled inverted, crashed and caught fire while operating on a defoliation mission in a shallow valley in Laos.
The airplane was probably struck by ground fire as the fourth aircraft of the formation was hit by a bullet, causing the failure of one engine.
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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