Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 9 March 1967
Aircraft Type: Douglas RC-47P
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 43-49201
Location: 16 km S of Duc Pho –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7
Component Affected: Douglas RC-47 aircraftDouglas RC-47 aircraft
A Douglas RC-47 aircraft crashed in Nha Trang, Vietnam, after being struck by ground fire during an afternoon ELINT mission.A Douglas RC-47 aircraft crashed in Nha Trang, Vietnam, after being struck by ground fire during an afternoon ELINT mission.
Description
The Douglas RC-47 departed Nha Trang, Vietnam on an afternoon ELINT mission. It was struck by ground fire and the airplane crashed.
Source of Information
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