Narrative:
Hit mountains near Pleiku while attempting a supply drop in bad weather.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 11 June 1965 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-4379 |
| MSN: | 20263 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) S of Holloway Field ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
| Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam |
Hit mountains near Pleiku while attempting a supply drop in bad weather.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
» 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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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 Nha Trang Airport to Pleiku Airport as the crow flies is 234 km (146 miles).
Distance from Nha Trang Airport to Pleiku Airport as the crow flies is 234 km (146 miles).
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