Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 March 1967
Aircraft Type: Douglas AC-47D Spooky
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48356
Location: near Bien Hoa Air Base –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Initial climb
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: AC-47D gunshipAC-47D gunship
A AC-47D gunship crashed during takeoff, resulting in a crash-landing near the airport perimeter. The gunship was tasked with dropping flares to protect a remote outpost from nighttime attacks.A AC-47D gunship crashed during takeoff, resulting in a crash-landing near the airport perimeter. The gunship was tasked with dropping flares to protect a remote outpost from nighttime attacks.
Description
Hit by machine gun fire on takeoff. The airplane crash-landed just beyond the airport perimeter. The AC-47D gunship was supposed to drop flares over an outpost to prevent it from being attacked at night.
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Gunship malfunction or unintended activation during takeoff.Gunship malfunction or unintended activation during takeoff.Share on:
