Narrative:
The SC-47 operated on a propaganda leaflet dropping flight over South Vietnam. It crashed in the mountains.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 11 February 1962 |
| Type: |  Douglas SC-47A |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-15732 |
| MSN: | 20198 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Bao Loc ( Vietnam)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS), Vietnam |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
The SC-47 operated on a propaganda leaflet dropping flight over South Vietnam. It crashed in the mountains.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 601 km (376 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport to Da Nang Airport as the crow flies is 601 km (376 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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