Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 13 April 1966
Aircraft Type: Fairchild C-123B-19-FA Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-4382
Location: Saigon-Tan Son Nhut Airport (SGN) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A Vietnamese mortar attack resulted in the destruction of an aircraft on the ground.A Vietnamese mortar attack resulted in the destruction of an aircraft on the ground.
Description
Destroyed on the ground during a Vietcong mortar attack.
Source of Information
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Vietnamese mortar fire.Vietnamese mortar fire.Share on:
