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| Date: | Saturday 12 August 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-1853 |
| MSN: | 3817 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 44 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Soc Trang (SOA) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soc Trang Airport (SOA) |
Crashed after being hit by small arms fire immediately after takeoff.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
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