Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 19 May 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas C-47A-50-DL (DC-3)
Owner/operator: Air Union
Registration Number: XW-TDM
Location: 10 km N of Svay Rieng Airport (SVR) –
ÿ Cambodia
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: FuselageFuselage
Category: Unlawful Interference
A DC-3 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in significant damage to the fuselage. Multiple .30-caliber machine gun bullet holes were observed.A DC-3 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, resulting in significant damage to the fuselage. Multiple .30-caliber machine gun bullet holes were observed.
Description
The DC-3 crashed shortly after takeoff. Authorities said the plane was shot down. They reported .30-caliber machine gun bullet holes in the fuselage of the plane.
Source of Information
https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F6dYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dPgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=cambodia%20plane&pg=4515%2C1586500https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F6dYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dPgDAAAAIBAJ&dq=cambodia%20plane&pg=4515%2C1586500Primary Cause
Possible enemy fire or hostile action.Possible enemy fire or hostile action.Share on:
