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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-17-FA Provider |
| Owner/operator: | Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) |
| Registration: | 56-4356 |
| MSN: | 20340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | South China Sea -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang, SVN |
| Taiwan |
Missing over sea. Last contact somewhere off the west coast of northern Luzon.
Sources:
Scramble
Youngstown Vindicator 1 September 1965, p1
Leeker
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Feb-2017 14:45 | TB | Added |
| 21-Mar-2019 13:32 | TB | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Mar-2019 13:39 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 21-Mar-2019 13:39 | TB | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 20-Jun-2021 07:56 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Feb-2022 14:30 | TB | Updated [Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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