Narrative:
Crashed into the sea while on a ferry flight.
» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
| Status: | |
| Date: | Sunday 9 August 1970 |
| Type: |  Fairchild C-123K Provider |
| Operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 55-4527 |
| MSN: | 20188 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | off Cam Ranh Airport ( Vietnam)
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| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Phan Rang Air Base (PHA/VVPR), Vietnam |
| Cam Ranh Airport (CXR/VVCR), Vietnam |
Crashed into the sea while on a ferry flight.
Sources:
» Vietnam Air Losses : United States Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps fixed-wing aircraft losses in Southeast Asia 1961-1973 / Chris Hobson» USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present / Joe Baugher
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Phan Rang Air Base to Cam Ranh Airport as the crow flies is 51 km (32 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Phan Rang Air Base to Cam Ranh Airport as the crow flies is 51 km (32 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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