26
Mar
Lockheed C-130B Hercules – 60-0298
Several C-130 Hercules transport planes were used to fly supply runs to an airstrip at A Loui. The aircraft approached under low clouds...
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) – 61-2399
A Viet Cong mortar attack at destroyed a Caribou on the ground.
26
Mar
Lockheed C-130A Hercules – 56-0480
The C-130A Hercules landed heavy at Bunard Airstrip. The crew's vision was obscured by dust blown up by the rotor downwash of an army h...
26
Mar
Lockheed C-130B Hercules – 61-0967
The C-130B transport plane veered off the runway upon landing at Khe Sanh. The airplane struck cargo pallets and several vehicles befor...
26
Mar
Lockheed P-3B Orion – 153445
The Orion plane operated on a coastal surveillance mission to intercept gunrunning Viet Cong trawlers. It was shot at by a Cambodian na...
26
Mar
Fairchild C-123K Provider – 54-653
Crashed on takeoff following a mechanical problem. Damaged beyond repair.
26
Mar
Fairchild C-123K Provider – 54-594
The tail of the Provider was hit by Vietcong mortar attack while the plane was on the runway on March 6. The damage was repairable, but...
26
Mar
Fairchild C-123K Provider – 54-590
The Provider transport plane was flying US Marines and spare parts to the base at Khe Sanh. The pilot had to abort the approach because...
26
Mar
Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) – 607
The pilot attempted to ground loop his aircraft at the end of the runway, but veered off and rolled down a steep embankment to the righ...
26
Mar