Incident Douglas C-54G XV-NUE,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219637
 
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Date:Thursday 4 July 1963
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC4 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Douglas C-54G
Owner/operator:Vietnamese Air Transport (VIAT)
Registration: XV-NUE
MSN: 36011
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:North Vietnam -   Vietnam
Phase: En route
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Saigon VVTS
Destination airport:Saigon VVTS
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
On its last mission, before being phased out, the aircraft disappeared on a covert mission in North Vietnam: Probably it had hit a mountain.
Aircraft flown by Chinese (Taiwan) pilots.

Sources:

Air America Cooperation with other airlines.
Dr. Joe F. Leeker
https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/history/Cooperation.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2018 13:44 Cobar Added
24-Mar-2019 13:26 TB Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Narrative]

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