ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332479
| Date: | Friday 17 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AC-47D Spooky |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-49492 |
| MSN: | 26753/15308 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | between Tan Son Nhut and Phan Rang -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR) |
A Douglas AC-47D Spooky, operated by the USAF's 4th Air Commando Squadron (ACS), was destroyed when it crashed between Tan Son Nhut and Phan Rang. The airplane was operating on a night time cross country courier flight when it was struck by ground fire.
The wreckage was found by December 23, 1965.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
AC-47D Gunships Homepage > AC-47 Spooky Crew Losses
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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