26 Mar Fairchild C-123B-17-FA Provider – 56-4367 Shortly after takeoff from Dau Tieng, the Provider was hit by small arms fire. A hydraulic fluid fire erupted. The crew attempted to re... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47D (DC-3) – 44-76574 The Douglas C-47D transport plane departed from Tan Son Nhut Air Base near Saigon on a night time administrative flight back to Korat R... Continue reading
26 Mar Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando – B-156 Hit by heavy communist machine gun fire, while carrying 34 VIP passengers. The plane crash-landed at Tam Ky were it was seriously damag... Continue reading
26 Mar Douglas C-47D – 43-48961 Crash-landed following an engine failure. The C-47 was fitted with loudspeakers. It was used to broadcast propaganda messages to Vietco... Continue reading
26 Mar Fairchild UC-123B Provider – 54-597 Shot down by small arms fire while on a defoliation mission. The pilot made a forced landing on top of jungle underbrush that was about... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4) – 61-2405 Crashed into a hill in poor weather. Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) – 63-9751 The Caribou was on a routine passenger run from Hammond to An Khe AAF, and the crew had started their GCA approach when the radar opera... Continue reading
26 Mar Lockheed C-130E Hercules – 62-1840 The Hercules transport plane was returning from an airlift mission when it was presumed to have been shot down near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietn... Continue reading
26 Mar de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) – 63-9759 The CV-2B Caribou attempted an overweight take off from Dong Tre, Vietnam. The airplane failed to become airborne and ran into the vill... Continue reading