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| Date: | Monday 2 September 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas B-26B Invader |
| Owner/operator: | South Vietnamese Air Force (SVNAF) |
| Registration: | 44-34682 |
| MSN: | 27961 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kon Tum, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Da Nang AB |
Disappeared in mountains during return from strafing run. Two US crew and one Vietnamese observer.
Wreck discovered 1992.
Sources:
Youngstown Vindicator 3 September 1963, p1
https://www.pownetwork.org/bios/c/c447.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 September 1963 | 44-34682 | US Air Force | 3 | Over Laos near Kontum Province Vietnam |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2021 13:19 | TB | Added |
| 18-Jun-2024 14:00 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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