Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 3 August 1967
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-4161
Location: Duc Pho Camp –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Tail section of the C-7 Caribou transport plane.Tail section of the C-7 Caribou transport plane.
A C-7 Caribou transport plane encountered enemy fire from an U.S. Army 155mm howitzer while approaching a special forces camp at Duc Pho. The plane?s tail section separated, resulting in a crash.A C-7 Caribou transport plane encountered enemy fire from an U.S. Army 155mm howitzer while approaching a special forces camp at Duc Pho. The plane?s tail section separated, resulting in a crash.
Description
The C-7 Caribou transport plane was approaching the special forces camp at Duc Pho when it flew into line of fire from a U.S. Army 155 mm howitzer. The tail section separated and the airplane fell down.
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Enemy fire from an Army 155mm howitzer.Enemy fire from an Army 155mm howitzer.Share on:
