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| Date: | Monday 6 April 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-9746 |
| MSN: | 200 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Dak Seang -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK) |
| Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK) |
The Caribou was shot down by ground fire as it was pulling up from its dropping run. The aircraft burst into flames and crashed close to the camp
Sources:
DeHavilland Caribou Roster
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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