ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69740
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| Date: | Friday 6 August 1965 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Martin B-57B Canberra |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 53-3919 |
| MSN: | 267 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nha Trang, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Damaged by AAA over South Vietnam but was able to fly out to South China Sea(Bien Dong, Vietnamese) where crew ejected and were rescued by helicopter. However, the pilotless aircraft was able to turn back toward land despite the wingman expending all his 20mm at it. It crashed in the heart of the city of Nha Trang, killing 14 citizens and injuring another 75.
Sources:
US Canberra Units in the Vietnam war, Osprey Publishing, 2011- London & New York, Chap.Three: Danang, P.91
Images:
The canopy landed in the Cantonment area of the 6253CSG...A1c Beavers (me) sitting on it on Aug 7, 1965.
in front of fixed wing hangar at Nha Trang airport.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2012 05:28 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-May-2015 11:21 | TB | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Aug-2018 17:54 | War Eagle 65 | Updated [Time] |
| 17-Aug-2019 16:24 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
| 30-May-2021 13:55 | Namhuan03 Nguyen | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2021 16:17 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 16:37 | Anon. | Updated [Photo] |
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