Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 23 May 1968
Aircraft Type: Fairchild UC-123K Provider
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 54-588
Location: 2 km off Xom Rach Goc –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: Engine 1Engine 1
A Vietnamese VC base camp area was targeted by ground fire during a spray run. Engine 1 was struck and a fire rapidly spread, leading to the aircraft?s crash into the sea approximately one mile offshore.A Vietnamese VC base camp area was targeted by ground fire during a spray run. Engine 1 was struck and a fire rapidly spread, leading to the aircraft?s crash into the sea approximately one mile offshore.
Description
Shot down by ground fire during a spray run on a Viet Cong base camp area. Engine no. 1 was hit and a fire soon spread to the wing. The pilot lost control and the airplane crashed into the sea about a mile off shore.
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Ground fire during a spray run.Ground fire during a spray run.Share on:
