ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330297
| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed AC-130A Spectre |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-0490 |
| MSN: | 3098 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 16 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 40 km NE of Pakse -
 Laos
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU) |
| Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU) |
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 37 mm AAA. Two crewmembers parachuted to safety as fuel began to leak and an explosion tore off the left wing.
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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