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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-2637 |
| MSN: | 3673 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Allison T56-A-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Loc Ninh -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
The C-130B, on a resupply flight was struck by ground fire while on finals to Loc Ninh. The starboard wheel well caught fire. The crew carried out a crash landing at Loc Ninh. The crew escaped but the airplane was destroyed by fire.
Sources:
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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