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| Date: | Friday 6 September 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-1785 |
| MSN: | 3730 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | Bao Loc -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Tuy Hoa Airport (TBB/VVTH) |
Struck by ground fire while on an airlift mission. The airplane crashed.
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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