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| Date: | Tuesday 17 December 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-11-FA Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-708 |
| MSN: | 20157 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 14 / Occupants: 44 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | SSW of Chu Lai Air Base -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chu Lai Air Base (VCL/VVCL) |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
The C-123 crashed during as a result of engine problems following fuel transfer problems.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
Findagrave.com: Sgt Jesse John Bradshaw
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