Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 2 October 1966
Aircraft Type: Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 62-1840
Location: 32 km S of Cam Ranh Bay –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Component Affected: Aircraft engine/systemAircraft engine/system
A Hercules transport plane returning from an airlift mission was detected near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, and was presumed to have been shot down.A Hercules transport plane returning from an airlift mission was detected near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam, and was presumed to have been shot down.
Description
The Hercules transport plane was returning from an airlift mission when it was presumed to have been shot down near Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.
Source of Information
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Unknown ? Potential for a hostile attack or malfunction.Unknown ? Potential for a hostile attack or malfunction.Share on:
