ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331157
| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed AC-130A Spectre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-1625 |
| MSN: | 3012 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Bang Tang Lou -
 Laos
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU) |
| Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU) |
The AC-130A gunship operated on a night time mission over Laos. The airplane was struck by 37 mm ground fire. A fire erupted at the right wing root. One of the crew members parachuted to safety. The others were killed as the airplane came down near Bang Tang Lou.
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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