| Date: | Monday 11 March 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas EC-47P |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 44-77016 |
| MSN: | 33348/16600 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | Ben Het Special Forces Camp -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT) |
| Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT) |
The EC-47P radio intelligence aircraft was hit by 37 mm AAA while flying over Laos at 9500 feet. The no. 1 engine was damaged, hydraulics were lost but the crew managed to leave enemy territory. A forced landing was made at Ben Het Special Forces Camp.
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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