Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 11 March 1954
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar
Owner/operator: L’Arme de L’Air, opb Civil Air Transport
Registration Number: 546
Location: Dien Bien Phu-Gialam Airport (DIN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Aircraft EngineAircraft Engine
On the evening of November 19, 1943, a Civil Air Transport aircraft, operated by U.S. pilots representing French troops, landed at Dien Bien Phu after suffering an engine malfunction. Vietminh forces launched a heavy shelling campaign against the airport, resulting in significant damage and subsequent fire.On the evening of November 19, 1943, a Civil Air Transport aircraft, operated by U.S. pilots representing French troops, landed at Dien Bien Phu after suffering an engine malfunction. Vietminh forces launched a heavy shelling campaign against the airport, resulting in significant damage and subsequent fire.
Description
The aircraft had landed at Dien Bien Phu with an engine malfunction. The airport came under Vietminh shelling that night. The aircraft was hit and burned out. The aircraft was operated by Civil Air Transport with U.S. pilots on behalf of French troops.
Source of Information
https://www.cairn.info/revue-guerres-mondiales-et-conflits-contemporains-2003-3-page-59.htm, https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/history/remote.pdfhttps://www.cairn.info/revue-guerres-mondiales-et-conflits-contemporains-2003-3-page-59.htm, https://www.utdallas.edu/library/specialcollections/hac/cataam/Leeker/history/remote.pdfPrimary Cause
Engine malfunction and subsequent fire.Engine malfunction and subsequent fire.Share on:
