Narrative:
Hit by ground fire during ammunition drop.
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 4 April 1970 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-4180 |
| MSN: | 122 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 3 km (1.9 mls) from Dak Seang ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam |
| Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK), Vietnam |
Hit by ground fire during ammunition drop.
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» DeHavilland Caribou Roster» 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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