ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 329638
| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas VC-47A (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Air America |
| Registration: | 084 |
| MSN: | 25345/13900 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | U-Tapao Airport (UTP) -
 Thailand
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| U-Tapao Airport (UTP/VTBU) |
The VC-47A escaped from Saigon on 29 April 75 when the city was taken by the Viet Cong. The plane crash-landed at U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Base.
Sources:
The aircraft of Air America / by Dr. Joe F. Leeker
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