Accident de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3) 55-3250, Saturday 27 June 1970
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Date:Saturday 27 June 1970
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator:United States Army
Registration: 55-3250
MSN: 88
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Dak Pek Special Forces Camp -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and burnt. Pilot survived.

Sources:

armyaircrews.com

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