Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 3 May 1972
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-1797
Location: 1,5 km NE of An Loc –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: C-130 Hercules transport planeC-130 Hercules transport plane
A C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed while operating a resupply airdrop mission at An Loc. The aircraft dropped the load and began climbing when it was struck by ground fire, resulting in a crash.A C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed while operating a resupply airdrop mission at An Loc. The aircraft dropped the load and began climbing when it was struck by ground fire, resulting in a crash.
Description
The C-130 Hercules transport plane operated on resupply airdrop mission at An Loc. The airplane had dropped the load and was climbing through 500 feet when it was struck by ground fire. The airplane crashed.
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