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| Date: | Saturday 11 October 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild AC-119G Shadow |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 52-5907 |
| MSN: | 11074 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 10 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
Crashed on takeoff when one engine failed. The fully laden airplane could not maintain height and crashed.
In addition to six occupants, one Vietnamese (17) on ground killed.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
San Bernardino Sun 12 October 1969, p12
St. Petersburg Times 13 October 1969, P5a
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