62-4177

On August 26, 1968 at 12:00 AM, 62-4177 experienced a crash involving De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou, operated by United States Air Force - USAF, with the event recorded near An L<U+1ED9>c Bình Phu<U+1EDB>c Province.

The flight was categorized as supply and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While on an airlift flight near the Cambodian border, the aircraft was hit by enemy fire on its starboard wing. The airplane went out of control and crashed in flames, killing all three crew members. Crew: Cpt Robert George Bull, 1st Lt Ralph William Manners, A1C David Frederick Sleeper.

Aircraft reference details include registration 62-4177, MSN 118, year of manufacture 1963.