Accident Lockheed C-130A Hercules 56-0549, Saturday 2 March 1968
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Date:Saturday 2 March 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-0549
MSN: 3157
Year of manufacture:1958
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 11
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Hue-Phu Bai Airport (HUI) -   Vietnam
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Hue-Phu Bai Airport (HUI/VVPB)
Narrative:
Crash-landed at night in rainy weather.

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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