Incident Overview
Date: Saturday 18 June 1966
Aircraft Type: Fairchild UC-123B Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 56-4378
Location: 5 km N of Tam Ky –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: UC-123B aircraftUC-123B aircraft
A UC-123B aircraft was shot down by small arms fire while performing defoliation operations in a rice paddy.A UC-123B aircraft was shot down by small arms fire while performing defoliation operations in a rice paddy.
Description
Shot down by small arms fire while on a defoliation mission. The UC-123B crash-landed in a rice paddy.
Source of Information
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Small arms fire.Small arms fire.Share on:
