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| Date: | Thursday 11 January 1968 |
| Time: | 09:57 |
| Type: |  Lockheed OP-2E Neptune |
| Owner/operator: | United States Navy |
| Registration: | 131436 |
| MSN: | 426-5317 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phou Louang Mountain -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nakhon Phanom RTAFB (KOP/VTUW) |
The Lockheed OP-2E Neptune operated on an acoustic buoy drop mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. At 9:57 AM radio contact with his aircraft was lost.
No trace of the aircraft was found. On 23 January an Air Force A-1 located the crash site on the north side of a cliff, 150 feet below the 4,583-foot ridge line.
Recovery of the remains did not begin until 1996 and was completed January through March 2002
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
vo-67.org
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2024 23:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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