Incident Overview
Date: Monday 5 February 1973
Aircraft Type: Douglas EC-47Q
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-48636
Location: 56 km SE of Saravan –
ÿ Laos
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
On February 7, 1973, the EC-47Q, a radio direction finding mission, crashed after being hit by ground fire while operating near the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The wreckage was discovered.On February 7, 1973, the EC-47Q, a radio direction finding mission, crashed after being hit by ground fire while operating near the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The wreckage was discovered.
Description
The EC-47Q operated on a radio direction finding mission to locate North Vietnamese tanks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The airplane crashed after being hit by ground fire. The wreckage was located February 7, 1973.
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