Incident Fairchild C-123B-19-FA Provider 56-4382, Wednesday 13 April 1966
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Date:Wednesday 13 April 1966
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-123B-19-FA Provider
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-4382
MSN: 20266
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Location:Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) -   Vietnam
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:-
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
Destroyed on the ground during a Vietcong mortar attack.

Sources:

USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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