Criminal Occurrence
Last updated: 18 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 21 DEZ 1972 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Lockheed AC-130A Hercules |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 56-0490 |
| Werknummer: | 3098 |
| Baujahr: | 1957 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 16 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 14 / Insassen: 16 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 40 km (25 Meilen) NE of Pakse (Laos)
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| Flugphase: | Manövrieren (MNV) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU), Thailand |
| Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU), Thailand |
The AC-130A gunship was attacking some trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail from an altitude of 7800 feet when it was hit by 37mm AAA.Two crewmembers parachuted to safety as fuel began to leak and an explosion tore off the left wing.
Informationsquelle:
» 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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Distance from Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB to Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
Distance from Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB to Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB as the crow flies is NAN km (NAN miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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