| Status: | |
| Datum: | zondag 15 mei 1966 |
| Type: |  Douglas AC-47D Spooky |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registratie: | 43-49546 |
| Constructienummer: | 26807/15362 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1944 |
| Motoren: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 10 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 16 km (10 mijl) SE of Ban Hai ( Laos)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU), Thailand |
| Ubon Ratchathani RTAFB (UBP/VTUU), Thailand |
On May 15,1966, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, call sign "Spooky 10," departed Ubon RTAFB on an armed reconnaissance flight in central Laos.
It was shot down by a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). The wreckage was not found until August 1994.
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