Incident Overview
Date: Monday 29 July 1968
Aircraft Type: Lockheed HC-130P Combat King
Owner/operator: United States Air Force – USAF
Registration Number: 66-0214
Location: Tuy Hoa Airport (TBB) –
ÿ Vietnam
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: C-130 Hercules planesC-130 Hercules planes
Category: Other
On August 17, 1968, a Viet Cong assault on the U.S. Air Base at Tuy Hoa, Vietnam, resulted in the destruction of two C-130 Hercules planes.On August 17, 1968, a Viet Cong assault on the U.S. Air Base at Tuy Hoa, Vietnam, resulted in the destruction of two C-130 Hercules planes.
Description
A group of about nine Viet Cong soldiers infiltrated the U.S. Air Base at Tuy Hoa, firing rocket-propelled grenades and hurling satchel charges. Two C-130 Hercules planes were destroyed in the attack: 66-0214 (msn 4164) and 66-0218 (msn 4174).
Source of Information
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A Viet Cong attack involving rocket-propelled grenades and satchel charges.A Viet Cong attack involving rocket-propelled grenades and satchel charges.Share on:
