Narrative:
The DC-3 was shot down by communist guerrillas.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 4 May 1952 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-15-DK (DC-3) |
| Operator: | Société des Transports Aériens d'Extrême-Orient |
| Registration: | F-BEIB |
| MSN: | 26561/15116 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 14 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Phan Thiet ( Vietnam)
|
| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| ? |
The DC-3 was shot down by communist guerrillas.
Sources:
» Volkskrant 05.05.1952 (p.1)Photos
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