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| Date: | Sunday 9 January 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130B Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 61-0970 |
| MSN: | 3667 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Engine model: | Allison T56-A-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | An Khe -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| An Khe Air Base |
A Lockheed C-130B Hercules transport plane, serial 61-0970, was damaged beyond repair in a landing accident at An Khe, Vietnam. All five crew members survived the mishap.
The airplane was operating on a resupply mission.
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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