Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 29 March 1970
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada DHC-4A Caribou
Owner/operator: Royal Australian Air Force – RAAF
Registration Number: A4-193
Location: That Son –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Component Affected: Starboard wingStarboard wing
Category: Other
A Caribou aircraft was struck by a mortar shell, resulting in its starboard wing being destroyed.A Caribou aircraft was struck by a mortar shell, resulting in its starboard wing being destroyed.
Description
The Caribou was destroyed when a mortar shell tore through its starboard wing.
Source of Information
http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.dhc4and5.org/http://www.adf-serials.com, http://www.dhc4and5.org/Primary Cause
Mortar shell impactMortar shell impactShare on:
