Serial | 382-3825 | |||||||||||||||
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Model | C-130E Hercules | |||||||||||||||
Status | Written-off | |||||||||||||||
Comments | w/o 25.06.68 at Tay Ninh, Sth Vietnam. a/c hit by ground fire at 3000ft while departing Katum AP. A fire developed in the no.1 engine. The engine was stopped, propeller feathered and fire handles pulled, but the fire spread to the left wingtip. An emergency landing was carried out at Tay Ninh AP with just the right main gear down. The aircraft came to rest 3000ft down the runway, engulfed in flames (with 314 TAW) | |||||||||||||||
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