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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.
» 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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| Date: | lundi 11 mars 1968 |
| Type/Sous-type: |  Douglas EC-47P |
| Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Immatriculation: | 44-77016 |
| Numéro de série: | 33348/16600 |
| Année de Fabrication: | 1945 |
| Moteurs: | 2 Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90 |
| Equipage: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
| Total: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 6 |
| Dégats de l'appareil: | Perte Totale |
| Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Lieu de l'accident: | Ben Het Special Forces Camp ( Vietnam)
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| Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
| Nature: | Militaire |
| Aéroport de départ: | Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
| Nha Trang Airport (NHA/VVNT), Vietnam |
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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