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| Date: | Friday 30 August 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Vertol CH-21C Shawnee |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | 55-4212 |
| MSN: | C.166 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | ca 30 mi SW of Saigon, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down. Two US crew killed, four Vietnamese survived injured.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html
Toledo Blade 31.8.1963, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Aug-2012 13:41 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 12-Apr-2013 15:37 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Apr-2013 09:20 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 21-Apr-2013 16:30 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 05-Jun-2013 07:19 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, ] |
| 14-May-2015 15:26 | TB | Updated [Location, Phase, ] |
| 25-Jul-2021 15:13 | TB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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