Narrative:
All five aboard the C-46 Commando were killed as the airplane crashed 120 km NNE of Vientiane, Laos. The crew consisted of two pilots and three cargo kickers. They were to drop the cargo over an unknown dropzone in Laos.
» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 15 October 1974 |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Operator: | Royal Air Lao |
| Registration: | XW-PBW |
| MSN: | 33451 |
| First flight: | 1945 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 120 km (75 mls) NNE of Vientiane ( Laos)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
All five aboard the C-46 Commando were killed as the airplane crashed 120 km NNE of Vientiane, Laos. The crew consisted of two pilots and three cargo kickers. They were to drop the cargo over an unknown dropzone in Laos.
Sources:
» Aine Carter (E-mail, 19-10-2013)» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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