Narrative:
The EC-47Q operated on a radio direction finding mission to locate enemy forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The airplane crashed after being hit by ground fire. The wreckage was located on May 16, 1969.
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
» ec47.com
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 5 February 1969 |
| Type: |  Douglas EC-47Q |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 45-1133 |
| MSN: | 34403/17136 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Engines: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-2000-4 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 55 km (34.4 mls) ESE of Saravane ( Laos)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam |
| Hue-Phu Bai Airport (HUI/VVPB), Vietnam |
The EC-47Q operated on a radio direction finding mission to locate enemy forces on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The airplane crashed after being hit by ground fire. The wreckage was located on May 16, 1969.
Sources:
» US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
» ec47.com
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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 Pleiku Airport to Hue-Phu Bai Airport as the crow flies is 267 km (167 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Pleiku Airport to Hue-Phu Bai Airport as the crow flies is 267 km (167 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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