
Unfallbericht:
On March 9,1966, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, call sign "Spooky 70," departed Da Nang Airport (DAD) on a close air support mission for the A Shau Special Forces Camp, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. When the gunship was approximately 2 miles south of the Special Forces Camp, the pilot initiated a left hand turn to position the aircraft for a firing pass. At the same time the Vietcong forces opened up with anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) fire and hit the airplane several times in the no. 2 engine. The pilot made a forced landing and all crew members survived. Subsequently three crew were killed in a firefight with Vietcong.
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| Datum: | Mittwoch 9 März 1966 |
| Zeit: | 13:00 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Douglas AC-47D Spooky |
| Fluggesellschaft: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Kennzeichen: | 44-76290 |
| Werknummer: | 32622/15874 |
| Baujahr: | 1945 |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | 8 km (5 Meilen) von A Shau Special Forces Camp ( Vietnam)
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| Flugphase: | Manövrieren (MNV) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
| Da Nang Airport (DAD/VVDN), Vietnam |
On March 9,1966, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, call sign "Spooky 70," departed Da Nang Airport (DAD) on a close air support mission for the A Shau Special Forces Camp, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam. When the gunship was approximately 2 miles south of the Special Forces Camp, the pilot initiated a left hand turn to position the aircraft for a firing pass. At the same time the Vietcong forces opened up with anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) fire and hit the airplane several times in the no. 2 engine. The pilot made a forced landing and all crew members survived. Subsequently three crew were killed in a firefight with Vietcong.
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