Narrative:
The aircraft was on a leaflet dropping mission when it impacted a steep 60-degree slope of a north-northwest facing crescent shaped mountain at an elevation of 4780 ft.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 29 December 1967 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E-I Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 64-0547 |
| MSN: | 4040 |
| First flight: | 1965 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 53 km (33.1 mls) NE of Dien Bien Phu ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
| Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
The aircraft was on a leaflet dropping mission when it impacted a steep 60-degree slope of a north-northwest facing crescent shaped mountain at an elevation of 4780 ft.
Sources:
» The Last Mission of Combat Talons S-01 Crew / by Colonel John Gargus, USAF (Ret.)Photos
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