| Date: | Saturday 19 May 1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Air Union |
| Registration: | XW-TDM |
| MSN: | 10078 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | 10 km N of Svay Rieng Airport (SVR) -
 Cambodia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Svay Rieng Airport (SVR) |
| Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH/VDPP) |
The DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff.
Authorities said the plane was shot down. They reported .30-caliber machine gun bullet holes in the fuselage of the plane.
Sources:
Spokane Daily Chronicle - May 19, 1973
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