| Date: | Wednesday 2 June 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | XW-PFL |
| MSN: | 22228 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Unlawful Interference |
| Location: | near Bouam Long -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | |
The Curtiss C-46 was hit by gunfire during a drop mission and crashed into a hill.
Sources:
The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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