Narrative:
Damaged beyond repair in rocket attack. A 122 mm rocket struck the cockpit.
Damaged on the ground
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 18 February 1968 |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 58-0743 |
| MSN: | 3540 |
| First flight: | 1960 |
| Engines: | 4 Allison T56-A-7 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) ( Vietnam)
|
| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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Damaged beyond repair in rocket attack. A 122 mm rocket struck the cockpit.
Classification:
Destroyed on groundDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris HobsonPhotos
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