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| Date: | Thursday 11 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 8th Special Operations Squadron |
| Registration: | 69-6345 |
| MSN: | 43190 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | An Loc, 2 miles NW, S.Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by 23mm AAA 2 miles northwest of An Loc, Binh Long Province South Vietnam. Aircraft rolled inverted, crashed & exploded.
Pilot KIA.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Cessna_A-37_Dragonfly_Squadrons
USAF Aerospace Vehicle Inventory History reports
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2012 13:35 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 01-Nov-2025 07:18 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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