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| Date: | Friday 26 December 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-9723 |
| MSN: | 156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1964 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Tien Phuoc -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phu Cat Air Base (UIH/VVPC) |
| Tien Phuoc |
The Caribou was hit by small arms fire. The pilot was wounded and unable to maintain control of the airplane. The Caribou crashed inverted into a rice paddy.
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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