Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 15 May 1966
Aircraft Type: Douglas AC-47D Spooky
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-49546
Location: 16 km SE of Ban Hai –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Douglas AC-47D gunship (Spooky 10)Douglas AC-47D gunship (Spooky 10)
On May 15, 1966, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, call sign ‘Spooky 10,’ departed Ubon RTAFB on an armed reconnaissance flight in central Laos. It was shot down by a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). The wreckage was not found until August 1994.On May 15, 1966, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, call sign ‘Spooky 10,’ departed Ubon RTAFB on an armed reconnaissance flight in central Laos. It was shot down by a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). The wreckage was not found until August 1994.
Description
On May 15,1966, a Douglas AC-47D gunship, call sign “Spooky 10,” departed Ubon RTAFB on an armed reconnaissance flight in central Laos. It was shot down by a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery (AAA). The wreckage was not found until August 1994.
Source of Information
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North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery fire.North Vietnamese anti-aircraft artillery fire.Share on:
