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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna A-37B Dragonfly |
| Owner/operator: | USAF - 8th Special Operations Squadron |
| Registration: | 69-6339 |
| MSN: | 43184 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bien Hoa AB, S. Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bien Hoa AB |
Destroyed in VC 122 mm rocket attack at Bien Hoa Air Base.
This was the last USAF A-37 Dragonfly lost in Vietnam.
Vietnam Air Losses website gives 69-6358 as the mishap aircraft, but that contradicts the USAF AVIH report for 1972, which indicates 69-6339 as lost and 69-6358 as transferred later to VNAF
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 08:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 01-Nov-2025 07:18 | phlamberts | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
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