Accident Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider 56-4379,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332623
 

Date:Friday 11 June 1965
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic C123 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Fairchild C-123B-18-FA Provider
Owner/operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 56-4379
MSN: 20263
Fatalities:Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:13 km S of Holloway Field -   Vietnam
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT)
Destination airport:Pleiku Airport (PXU/VVPK)
Narrative:
Hit mountains near Pleiku while attempting a supply drop in bad weather.

Sources:

US Crashes 1950-2002 / Jan van Waarde
USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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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