ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167461
Last updated: 7 June 2020
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| Date: | 16-SEP-1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas A-1H Skyraider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 52-134622 |
| C/n / msn: | 9851 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Ban Nam Tia, Laos -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Hit by ground fire near Ban Len in Plain of Jars, Xiangkhoang Province, Laos.
Landed at small airstrip at Ban Nam Tia, but on touchdown tires blew and the pilot retracted the landing gear. Plane was dropped by a CH-54 helicopter trying to fly it out in high winds.
Pilot survived.
Sources:
- JF Baugher
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2014 14:47 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 24-Jun-2014 15:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative] |
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