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All five aboard the C-46 Commando were killed as the airplane crashed 120 km NNE of Vientiane, Laos. The crew consisted of two pilots and three cargo kickers. They were to drop the cargo over an unknown dropzone in Laos.
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| Date: | mardi 15 octobre 1974 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando |
| Compagnie: | Royal Air Lao |
| Immatriculation: | XW-PBW |
| Numéro de série: | 33451 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 5 / à bord: 5 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | 120 km (75 milles) NNE of Vientiane ( Laos)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Aéroport de départ: | Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
| Vientiane-Wattay Airport (VTE/VLVT), Laos |
All five aboard the C-46 Commando were killed as the airplane crashed 120 km NNE of Vientiane, Laos. The crew consisted of two pilots and three cargo kickers. They were to drop the cargo over an unknown dropzone in Laos.
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» Aine Carter (E-mail, 19-10-2013)» The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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