26 Mar Lockheed C-130A Hercules – 55-0009 The Da Nang Air Base was attacked by Communist troops, firing rockets from a mountainside. They fired about 50 rounds of 120 and 140 mm... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed EC-130E Hercules – 62-1815 The Da Nang Air Base was attacked by Communist troops, firing rockets from a mountainside. They fired about 50 rounds of 120 and 140 mm... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130B Hercules – 58-0737 The C-130B was conducting a series of scheduled logistics flights within South Vietnam. The last leg of the trip was from Nha Trang (NH... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130B Hercules – 60-0293 When the Hercules transport plane was nearing decision speed on takeoff, the airplane drifted to the left off the side of the runway. T... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3) – B-827 Shot down by small arms on final approach to Quang Ngai. The aircraft caught fire and burned out after making a safe emergency landing.... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas AC-47D Spooky – 43-48921 Dove into the sea following onboard flare explosion. The AC-47D gunship was orbiting off the coast of Cam Ranh, dropping flares. Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130B Hercules – 58-0722 The Hercules transport plane landed at the airstrip at Bao Loc but failed to decelerate as expected. The captain decided to go around a... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild C-123K Provider – 55-4575 Damaged beyond repair when nose wheel collapsed on landing. The airplane operated on a resupply flight. Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-141A-LM Starlifter – 66-0127 The C-141 had arrived at Cam Ranh Bay after a flight from Yokota AB, Japan. It was prepared for a night departure back to Yokota. While... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas AC-47D Spooky – 44-76534 The AC-47D gunship was operating on a mission near Hoi An, protecting an outpost at night. While orbiting the outpost, it was hit by au... Continue reading