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| Date: | Friday 12 April 1963 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-4380 |
| MSN: | 20264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nakhon Phanom Air Force Base -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP/VTUW) |
The left wing hit a house while the aircraft was attempting to snare a red flag on top of a flagpole.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
Thai Aviation History website
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Mar-2025 10:52 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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