Status: | |
Date: | xx OCT 1961 |
Type: | Lockheed PV-2D Harpoon |
Operator: | Bird & Sons |
Registration: | N7456C |
MSN: | 15-1595 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Phou Fa ( Laos)
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Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The former Navy Harpoon was a roller-floor cargo conversion for CIA supply drops in Laos.
The aircraft crashed after the tailplane broke away in flight.
Sources:
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Lockheed production list / G. Goodall
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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.