Crash of a De Havilland C-7A Caribou near Dak Seang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
63-9746
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cam Ranh Bay - Cam Ranh Bay
MSN:
200
YOM:
1964
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While conducting a low level dropping mission (ammunitions), the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Julius Patrick Jaeger,
1st Lt Theron Carl Fehrenbach,
T/Sgt Gordon Manson Gaylord.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7A Caribou in Dak Seang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
62-4180
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Phù Cát - Phù Cát
MSN:
122
YOM:
1963
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an ammunitions dropping mission in the region of Dak Seang. While flying at low altitude, the aircraft was struck by enemy fire and crashed in flames, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Cpt James Anthony Gray,
Maj Frederick W. Dauten,
M/Sgt Russell Leo Klein.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7A Caribou in Dak Seang: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1970
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
61-2406
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Phù Cát - Phù Cát
MSN:
68
YOM:
1962
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in an ammunitions dropping mission in the region of Dak Seang. While flying at an altitude of 400 feet, the aircraft was struck by enemy fire. It flew for several seconds before crashing in flames 8 km further. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Steve Warren Train,
1st Lt Charles E. Suprenant,
M/Sgt Dale Elling Christensen.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider in Gia Nghĩa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
55-4562
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
20223
YOM:
1955
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Gia Nghĩa, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in a field located few dozen yards short of runway threshold. It broke in two and caught fire. A crew member was killed while four others were injured.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules in Bù Đốp: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
56-0499
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3107
YOM:
1957
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While landing at Bu Dop, the C-130 had a recoilless rifle round explode near its right wing. It taxied to the cargo pad and unloaded its cargo of 105 artillery ammunition. It then taxied to the end of the runway and the aircraft attempted to takeoff with three engines. The right outboard engine was feathered. It reached an altitude of about 300 ft when the right inboard engine seized pulling the aircraft into the antitank mine field where it struck an antitank mine which blew the aircraft in half at the landing gear. The front portion of the aircraft slid just barely into the camp through the anti personnel minefield. Reportedly there were four fatalities on the ground: Cambodian strike force members of the 5th Special Forces III Mobile Strike Force.
Source: ASN

Crash of a Douglas AC-47D Spooky in Phú Mỹ: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1969
Operator:
Registration:
43-49021
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Biên Hòa - Biên Hòa
MSN:
14837/26282
YOM:
1944
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew departed Biên Hòa on a night mission to assist friendly troops. When it arrived on site, it was hit by enemy fire in the starboard wing. Out of control, it crashed in flames, killing all eight crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Robert Paul Acher,
Cpt James Sutherland Pitches,
1st Lt Ray Colon Williams,
M/Sgt Harry Herre Wecker,
T/Sgt Willie Warnie Alley,
T/Sgt Lester Melvin Cavallin,
T/Sgt Albert Carl McBride,
S/Sgt Fred Winston Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130B Hercules in Katum: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
61-0965
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saigon - Katum
MSN:
3652
YOM:
1961
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
On final approach top Katum Special Forces Camp, at an altitude of 3,000 feet, the airplane was hit in the port wing by a quad .50 calibre radar-directed anti-aircraft gun causing a fire an engine failure. The aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed few km short of runway. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Gary Edward Brunner,
Maj William Howard Condit,
1st Lt Terry Michael Reed,
Lt Col Jean Arthur Kearby,
S/Sgt Billy Wallace McDonald,
S/Sgt George Charles Peters.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider near Biên Hòa: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0639
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
20088
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While on an airlift sortie, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. The crew elected to divert to Biên Hòa Airport for an emergency landing but on descent, the airplane went out of control and crashed in flames 10 km from the airfield. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Neil William Hayden,
1st Lt Douglas McArthur Evans,
M/Sgt Duane Leland Hartenhoff,
T/Sgt Kermit Bruce Roberts,
S/Sgt Carl Joseph Wanner,
Sgt Milton Jackson Bush.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a De Havilland C-7A Caribou in Vũng Tàu

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1969
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
60-5434
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
25
YOM:
1961
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After touchdown at Vũng Tàu Airfield, the airplane went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest. All five crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Fairchild C-123K Provider in Ban Hai: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1968 at 0330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
54-0600
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Nakhon Phanom - Nakhon Phanom
MSN:
20049
YOM:
1954
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew departed Nakhon Phanom on a flare dropping mission over Laos. While cruising by night, the airplane collided with a USAF artin B-57E Canberra registered 55-4284. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a dense jungle area. Both pilots on board the Canberra were killed as well a six crew members of the Provider. The captain was able to bail out and survived.
Crew:
Lt T. M. Turner,
1st Lt Joseph Peter Fanning, †
1st Lt John Scott Albright, †
1st Lt Douglas Vincent Dailey, †
1st Lt Morgan Jefferson Donahue, †
S/Sgt Samuel Franklin Walker, †
T/Sgt Frederick Lee Clarke. †