ASN Aircraft accident Douglas AC-47D Spooky 43-49859 Phan Rang Air Base (PHA)
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Date:Wednesday 14 February 1968
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas AC-47D Spooky
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 43-49859
MSN: 27120/15675
First flight: 1945
Engines: 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:8 km (5 mls) S of Phan Rang Air Base (PHA) (   Vietnam)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam
Destination airport:Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam
Narrative:
On February 14,1968, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, departed Phan Rang Air Base (PHA) on a close air support mission.
The airplane was shot down just five miles south of the air base.

Sources:
» AC-47D Gunships Homepage > AC-47 Spooky Crew Losses


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