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| Date: | Thursday 20 July 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-7-FA Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 54-630 |
| MSN: | 20079 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Location: | near Gia Vuc -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN) |
Shot down by small-arms fire while on a defoliation mission. The airplane was flying a 150 feet when it was struck.
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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