Incident Overview
Date: Monday 24 November 1969
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130A Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-0533
Location: 24 km E of Ban Talan –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: C-130 aircraftC-130 aircraft
A C-130 aircraft was struck by multiple rounds of 37mm flak during a blind bat forward air control mission over southern Laos. The aircraft crashed in flames.A C-130 aircraft was struck by multiple rounds of 37mm flak during a blind bat forward air control mission over southern Laos. The aircraft crashed in flames.
Description
The C-130 was operating on a ‘Blind Bat’ forward air control mission. It orbited at 9000 feet above the 4000 ft cloud base over southern Laos. It was struck by several rounds of 37 mm flak and crashed in flames.
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Multiple rounds of 37mm flak strikes.Multiple rounds of 37mm flak strikes.Share on:
