Incident Overview
Date: Monday 6 April 1970
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou (DHC-4)
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 63-9746
Location: near Dak Seang –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Caribou helicopterCaribou helicopter
A Caribou helicopter was shot down by ground fire during a dropping run. The aircraft immediately burst into flames and crashed near the camp.A Caribou helicopter was shot down by ground fire during a dropping run. The aircraft immediately burst into flames and crashed near the camp.
Description
The Caribou was shot down by ground fire as it was pulling up from its dropping run. The aircraft burst into flames and crashed close to the camp
Source of Information
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Ground fire during a dropping run.Ground fire during a dropping run.Share on:
