Incident Overview
Date: Monday 31 October 1966
Aircraft Type: Fairchild UC-123B Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 54-597
Location: 13 km W of Lai Khe –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
A small arms fire attack resulted in the loss of an aircraft during a defoliation mission. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on top of dense jungle underbrush, approximately 20-30 feet high. The aircraft was damaged, including loss of radios and other equipment, and subsequently destroyed using Claymore mines.A small arms fire attack resulted in the loss of an aircraft during a defoliation mission. The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on top of dense jungle underbrush, approximately 20-30 feet high. The aircraft was damaged, including loss of radios and other equipment, and subsequently destroyed using Claymore mines.
Description
Shot down by small arms fire while on a defoliation mission. The pilot made a forced landing on top of jungle underbrush that was about 20-30 feet high. The airplane was stripped off radios etc. and blown up using Claymore mines.
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