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| Date: | Monday 1 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 8th Special Operations Squadron |
| Registration: | 69-6348 |
| MSN: | 43193 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Kien Long, S. Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by ground fire while flying a close air support mission. Able to make it back to Bien Hoa Air Base.
Pilot survived. Aircraft was so badly damaged that it had to be scrapped.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
USAF Aerospace Vehicle Inventory History reports
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Aug-2013 08:14 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 25-Aug-2013 08:18 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2025 07:24 | phlamberts | Updated [Operator, Source, ] |
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