Accident Fairchild UC-123K Provider 56-4373, Wednesday 10 February 1971
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Date:Wednesday 10 February 1971
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild UC-123K Provider
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-4373
MSN: 20257
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:near Phan Rang (PHA) -   Vietnam
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR)
Destination airport:Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR)
Narrative:
Crashed. The airplane was spraying against malarial mosquitoes.

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson

Images:


photo (c) Chuck HENDRY; Phan Rang (PHA); February 1971


photo (c) USAF (publicdomain)

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