ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172860
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| Date: | Friday 1 August 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47 (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Armée de l'Air |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 20 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Saigon -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hanoi |
| Tan Son Nhut Air Base | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Undershot runway of about 300yards in low visibility, ploughed into a flooded rice field and caught fire. 16 injured.
Sources:
http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/23300/
El Litoral 4 August 1952, p1
The Straits Times 5 August 1952, p3
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2861082/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2015 17:22 | TB | Added |
| 11-Jan-2015 14:24 | TB | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 11-Jan-2015 19:46 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 20-Mar-2019 09:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2019 19:40 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2019 19:44 | TB | Updated [Date, Narrative] |
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