Narrative:
Shot down by small arms fire when en route to a Special Forces camp near Plei Djereng, 20 miles west of Pleiku.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 11 September 1969 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4) |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 62-4187 |
| MSN: | 129 |
| First flight: | 1963 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Plei Djereng ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
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Shot down by small arms fire when en route to a Special Forces camp near Plei Djereng, 20 miles west of Pleiku.
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