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While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed on a hilly terrain located 16 km south of Duc Phô. The wreckage was found two days later and all seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Ivel Doan Freeman,
Maj Leroy Preston Bohrer,
Cpt Roger Paul Richardson,
S/Sgt Prentice Fay Brenton,
T/Sgt Raymond Francis Leftwich,
A1C Chalres Dwayne Land,
A1C Daniel Cortez Reese.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26A Invader in Ban Thapachôn: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

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64-17669

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Flight

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Military

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While cruising side-by-side with a second USAF Invader registered 64-17668, the airplane was hit by enemy fire and the right wing caught fire. The crew from the second aircraft bailed out before both aircraft collided and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Dwight Stanley Campbell,
Cpt Robert Lee Sholl.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas A-26A Invader in Ban Thapachôn

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Douglas A-26 Invader

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64-17668

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While cruising side-by-side with a second USAF Invader registered 64-17669, the airplane was hit by enemy fire and the right wing caught fire. The crew from the second aircraft bailed out before both aircraft collided and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt James L. McCluskey,
Cpt L. Michael Scruggs.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky in Bình Thủy

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Registration:

44-76542

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Supply

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

16126/32874

YOM:

1945

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Bình Thủy

Cần Thơ City District

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Vietnam

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Asia

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After touchdown at Bình Thủy Airfield, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and crashed. All seven crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in Tây Ninh

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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Registration:

60-0307

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Supply

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

3618

YOM:

1961

Location:

Tây Ninh

Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh City District

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Vietnam

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Asia

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Shortly after takeoff from Tây Ninh Airstrip, while in initiale climb, the pilot encountered technical problems with the flaps and decided to perform an emergency landing in a rice paddy field. All five crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Flaps problems during takeoff.

Crash of a Convair T-29A at Wiesbaden AFB

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1967 at 1041 LT

Type of aircraft:

Convair T-29

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49-1917

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

184

YOM:

1950

Location:

Wiesbaden-Erbenheim AFB

Hesse

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Germany

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Europe

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Shortly after takeoff from runway 07 at Wiesbaden-Erbenheim AFB, while climbing, one of the engine lost power. The airplane lost height and crash landed in a field located in Breckenheim, about 6 km northeast of the airfield. All four crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

Loss of engine power during initial climb.

Crash of a Fairchild UC-123B-6-FA Provider near Xepon: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Fairchild C-123 Provider

Operator:

Registration:

54-0611

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng

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20060

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1954

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While on defoliation mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 8 km southwest of Xepon. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Roy Robert Kubley,
Maj Lloyd Francis Walker,
Cpt Harvey Mulhauser,
Lt Howard Leroy Barden,
A1C Ronald Kazuo Miyazaki.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Boeing KC-135A-BN Stratotanker on Mt Shadow: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1967 at 1800 LT

Type of aircraft:

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

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56-3613

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Mountains

Schedule:

Hickam - Fairchild

MSN:

17362

YOM:

1958

Location:

Mt Shadow

Washington

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United States of America

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North America

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While descending to Fairchild AFB on a flight from Hickam Field, Hawaii, the airplane was too low and the struck the slope of Mt Shadow (4,337 feet high) located 40 miles northwest of Fairchild AFB. The airplane struck trees and disintegrated on impact, killing all nine crew members.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky in Đức Phổ: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1967

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

Operator:

Registration:

43-49124

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Đà Nẵng - Đà Nẵng

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14940/26385

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1944

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The crew departed Đà Nẵng Airport on a target reconnaissance, carrying a crew of seven. While cruising by night at low altitude and low speed, the airplane was hit by enemy fire and crashed near Đức Phổ. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Charles William Robertson,
1st Lt James Donald Goodman,
Maj Joseph E. Wilkinson,
S/Sgt Raymond Medina,
S/Sgt Cecil Truman Thompson,
A1C Dana Richard Kelley,
A2C Lonny Leroy Mitzel.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.