Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 23 April 1968
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7A Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 61-2399
Location: Vung Tau Airport (VTG) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Caribou aircraftCaribou aircraft
A Viet Cong mortar attack resulted in significant damage to a Caribou aircraft on the ground.A Viet Cong mortar attack resulted in significant damage to a Caribou aircraft on the ground.
Description
A Viet Cong mortar attack at destroyed a Caribou on the ground.
Source of Information
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Viet Cong mortar fire.Viet Cong mortar fire.Share on:
