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| Date: | Wednesday 16 October 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland Canada CV-2 Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Aviation |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Di Linh, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Di Linh |
Wheels up landing after the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear. Commander of the military forces in Vietnam Gen Paul D. Harkins not injured.
Sources:
The Straits Times 17 October 1963, p20 (UPI)
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=NCT19631016.1.2&srpos=1657&e=31-12-1962-31-12-1963--en--20--1641-byDA-txt-txIN-Plane+crash-------
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2019 19:44 | TB | Added |
| 12-Apr-2019 08:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 16-Sep-2019 08:45 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 20-Jun-2024 11:17 | Cobar | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
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