Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 21 March 1972
Aircraft Type: de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter (DHC-3)
Owner/operator: Khmer Air Force
Registration Number: 0-53311
Location: Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport (PNH) –
ÿ Cambodia
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: U-1A Otter aircraft (0-53277, 0-53311, 0-92209)U-1A Otter aircraft (0-53277, 0-53311, 0-92209)
A rocket and mortar attack resulted in the destruction of three De Havilland Canada U-1A Otter aircraft operated by the Khmer Air Force at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport.A rocket and mortar attack resulted in the destruction of three De Havilland Canada U-1A Otter aircraft operated by the Khmer Air Force at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport.
Description
Three de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter of the Khmer Air Force were destroyed at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport in a rocket and mortar attack. The aircraft involved were: 0-53277 (msn 124); 0-53311 (msn 173); and 0-92209 (msn 346).
Source of Information
https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/aircraft/ku1a.pdfhttps://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/aircraft/ku1a.pdfPrimary Cause
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