Incident Overview
Date: Friday 6 September 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-1785
Location: Bao Loc –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: AirplaneAirplane
An airlift airplane crashed after striking a ground fire during a mission.An airlift airplane crashed after striking a ground fire during a mission.
Description
Struck by ground fire while on an airlift mission. The airplane crashed.
Source of Information
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