ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331394
| Date: | Monday 1 September 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas AC-47D Spooky |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-49021 |
| MSN: | 26282/14837 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Phú My -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bien Hoa Air Base |
| Bien Hoa Air Base |
The AC-47D gunship was called in night patrol to assist troops that were under fire 32 km east of Bien Hoa. The airplane was struck by ground fire and crashed.
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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