ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330533
| Date: | Tuesday 18 April 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-7775 |
| MSN: | 3841 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | near Lai Khe -
 Vietnam
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
The C-130 was on a supply dropping mission to An Loc. During a high speed low-level approach at 600 feet the airplane was struck by ground fire. The starboard wing caught fire and the load was jettisoned. The pilot headed back to Saigon, but was forced to make a forced landing in a swamp.
Sources:
Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson
E-mail Doc Jensen, 29 Dec. 2017
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