UI Lockheed C-130E Hercules 62-1840,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332290
 

Date:Sunday 2 October 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 62-1840
MSN: 3803
Year of manufacture:1963
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:UI
Location:32 km S of Cam Ranh Bay -   Vietnam
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT)
Narrative:
The Hercules transport plane was returning from an airlift mission when it was presumed to have been shot down near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.

Sources:

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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