Accident de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) 62-4165, Tuesday 10 May 1966
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Date:Tuesday 10 May 1966
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Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator:United States Army
Registration: 62-4165
MSN: 103
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Cai Cai Camp, Kien Tuong Province -   Vietnam
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
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Destination airport:
Narrative:
Lost control and crashed when a load of rice became stuck during an airdrop.

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DeHavilland Caribou Roster

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photo (c) US Army; Cai Cai Camp, Kien Tuong Province; May 1966; (publicdomain)

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