ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331158
| Date: | Wednesday 22 April 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas EC-47P |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 43-48402 |
| MSN: | 25663/14218 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 32 km SW of Hue -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A shell exploded under aircraft during a Radio Direction Finding (RDF) mission over Laos. One engine lost oil pressure and engine power. The pilot had to make a forced landing as he was not able to reach the air base at Hue.
Sources:
US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
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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