Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 04 MAI 1968 |
| Type/Sous-type: | Douglas AC-47D Spooky |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 43-76207 |
| Numéro de série: | 15791/32539 |
| Année de Fabrication: | |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 8 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 3 / à bord: 8 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Pleiku Airport (PXU) (Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | ? |
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On May 4,1968, two Douglas AC-47D gunships, 43-16159 and 43-76207, departed Phu Cat to engage VC/NVA rocket and mortar sites that were firing on the Pleiku Air Base. Over target both aircraft were shot down within minutes of each other. All six on board 43-16159 were killed. Three crew members of 43-76207 were killed and five survived.
Sources:
» AC-47D Gunships Homepage > AC-47 Spooky Crew Losses
» the Virtual Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall > Leslie Earl Harris, Jr
» Air University web site
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Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tels qui sont connus à ce jour.
