Accident Boeing CH-47 Chinook , Sunday 3 June 1973
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Date:Sunday 3 June 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H47 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Boeing CH-47 Chinook
Owner/operator:South Vietnamese Air Force
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location: -   Vietnam
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by Vietcong groundfire from Black Virgin Mountain.

Sources:

The Straits Times 5 June 1973, p4

Revision history:

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