ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158758
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| Date: | Saturday 8 October 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Lockheed U-2B |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | 56-6690 |
| MSN: | 357 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Bien Hoa AB, S. Vietnam -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bien Hoa AB |
| Bien Hoa AB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The plane developed mechanical problems and partial structural failure, followed by severe buffeting high over North Vietnam. The U-2 managed to return to South Vietnam where the pilot ejected safely. The U-2 crashed near its base at Bien Hoa.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_U-2
- Jan van Waarde, US Military A/C mishaps 1950-2004
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Aug-2013 13:33 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Aug-2013 10:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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