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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Laos while conducting a supply mission. A passenger survived while 15 other occupants were killed. It is believed the aircraft model needs to be confirmed.

Crash of a De Havilland CV-2A Caribou in A Lưới

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1963

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou

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Registration:

60-5440

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Supply

Site:

Plain, Valley

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1962

Location:

A Lưới

Thừa Thiên–Huế Province

Country:

Vietnam

Region:

Asia

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of A Lưới while on a supply mission. The crew fate remains unknown and the exact date of the mishap as well (somewhere during August 1963).

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-15-DL Skytrain at Ellsworth Station

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

TA-33

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Supply

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

9254

YOM:

1943

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Equipped with a JATO system, the aircraft caught fire during takeoff and crashed. No casualties.

Crash of a Douglas LC-47H on Davis Glacier

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

50777

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14933/26378

YOM:

1944

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The ski-equipped LC-47 was making a jet assisted takeoff when a JATO canister was released accidentally before it stopped firing, hitting the aircraft's propeller. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-117D Skytrain in Sentinel Ridge

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-117 Skytrain

Operator:

Registration:

17188

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Supply

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

43384

YOM:

1944

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Upon landing at Sentinel Ridge Polar Station, one of the ski collapsed on landing. The aircraft went out of control and came to rest, damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

A ski was sheared off on landing.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123B-17-FA Provider near Buon Ma Thuot

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-123 Provider

Operator:

Registration:

56-4366

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Saigon – Buon Ma Thuot

MSN:

20250

YOM:

1956

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En route from Saigon to Buon Ma Thuot, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and due to low visibility, the captain decided to reduce his altitude to establish a visual contact with the ground when the airplane struck trees and crashed in a wooded area. The accident site was located three days later and all four crew members were evacuated by a US Army helicopter. The aircraft was written off.

Crash of a Douglas C-47 in Arunachal Pradesh: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

HJ245

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Flight

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Supply

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Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Arunachal Pradesh while on a supply mission on behalf of the 49th Squadron. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of De Havilland U-6A Beaver in Xieng Dat: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1962

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DHC-2 Beaver

Operator:

Registration:

L-207

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Supply

Survivors:

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

661

YOM:

1954

Location:

Xieng Dat

Xieng Khouang Province

Country:

Laos

Region:

Asia

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Crashed in a takeoff accident resulting from an insufficient runway. The aircraft was too heavy, hit a tree stump at the right side of the runway on take-off roll, cartwheeled, burst into flames and killed all on board, two pilots and two MAAG soldiers.
Crew:
William H. Beale Jr., pilot,
George A. Varney, pilot.

Crash of a Curtiss C-46D-20-CU Commando near Xieng Khouang: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 4, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Curtiss C-46 Commando

Operator:

Registration:

B-916

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Supply

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Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

22362

YOM:

1945

Location:

Xieng Khouang

Xieng Khouang Province

Country:

Laos

Region:

Asia

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The aircraft was completing a supply drop mission in the region of Xieng Khouang when it was shut down by the pilot of a North Vietnam Air Force fighter and crashed. All six occupants were killed, three crew members and three dispatchers.
Crew:
Herbert S. Strouss, pilot,
Howard F. Heinrich, copilot,
Hsu-Chiu Lee, copilot.

Probable cause:

Shut down by enemy fire.