ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154430
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 August 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Boeing CH-47B Chinook |
| Owner/operator: | US Army |
| Registration: | 67-18445 |
| MSN: | B.415 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kham Duc, SVN -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down by enemy fire while on final approach (1) "when ferrying troops out...and dropped into troops...at least two Americans on ground were known dead, seven wounded and 30 were listed as missing".
(2) Four of five crew members and 20 troops killed. Only one crew survivor.
Sources:
(2)- JF Baugher
(1) The Victoria Advocat 27 August 1970, p1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2013 22:21 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 27-Jan-2022 21:58 | TB | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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