Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 13 March 1954
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46E-1-CS Commando
Owner/operator: Aigle Azur Maroc
Registration Number: F-DAAR
Location: Dien Bien Phu-Gialam Airport (DIN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Unlawful Interference
On March 13, 1954, a ground airstrike resulted in the destruction of aircraft by mortars.On March 13, 1954, a ground airstrike resulted in the destruction of aircraft by mortars.
Description
Destroyed on ground by mortars. March 13, 1954 was the day Battle of Dien Bien Phu started. This was a confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union’s French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries.
Primary Cause
A mortar bombardment of aircraft.A mortar bombardment of aircraft.Share on:
