26
Mar
Douglas RC-47D – 43-48388
Shot down by North Vietnamese MiG-17 when it was operating on a surveillance mission in the Sam Neua area of Laos. The RC-47D may have ...
26
Mar
26
Mar
Douglas C-117D Super DC-3 – 17211
The airplane operated on a routine transport flight when it stalled and crashed shortly after takeoff from Da Nang, Vietnam.
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada CV-2A Caribou (DHC-4) – 61-2386
Destroyed by Viet Cong mortar fire.
26
Mar
Fairchild UC-123B Provider – 56-4378
Shot down by small arms fire while on a defoliation mission. The UC-123B crash-landed in a rice paddy.
26
Mar
Lockheed C-130E Hercules – 63-7785
The Lockheed C-130E Herculesÿoperated on a routine transport flight between Vietnam and the U.S. air base at Okinawa, Japan. The airpla...
26
Mar
Lockheed C-130E Hercules – 64-0511
The Hercules was carrying several floating mass-focus bombs in an attempt to blow up the Thanh Hoa Bridge over the Song Ma River ("Caro...
26
Mar
Fairchild C-123B-13-FA Provider – 55-4534
The Provider operated on a night time mission to drop flares over friendly positions in South Vietnam. It was circling at a height of 6...
26
Mar
de Havilland Canada CV-2B Caribou (DHC-4) – 62-4165
Lost control and crashed when a load of rice became stuck during an airdrop.
26
Mar
Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando – CA-1
Air America leased China Airlines' C-46 B-1535 and coded it "CA-1" in 1966. During takeoff, the plane experienced an over speed prop to...