Date: | Wednesday 22 April 1970 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed AC-130A Spectre |
Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Registration: | 54-1625 |
MSN: | 3012 |
Year of manufacture: | 1957 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 11 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | UI |
Location: | near Bang Tang Lou -
Laos
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU) |
Destination airport: | Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU) |
Narrative:The AC-130A gunship operated on a night time mission over Laos. The airplane was struck by 37 mm ground fire. A fire erupted at the right wing root. One of the crew members parachuted to safety. The others were killed as the airplane came down near Bang Tang Lou.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson Location
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