C-130 crash pictures from Vietnam

[edpop]

I took these pictures at the AnKhe, Vietnam airport in September 1967 where this C-130 crashed when it was landing. If I remember right it blew a couple tires.

[Jon]

Sounds like this aircraft: http://www.c-130.net/aircraft-database/C-130/airframe-profile/6582/

Date of loss is June 17, 1967. So you may have photographed a few months after the mishap. But this aircraft linked above overran the runway on aborted take-off at An Khe, South Vietnam.\

Can we capture your photographs for this site?

[edpop]

Sure...

[bobdaley]

An Khe was not a friendly place for Herks. We lost three there.

C-130 Operational Losses SEA

Apr 24 65 570475 C130A Hit Mountain near Korat Go Around bad Wx 815 TCS
Sep 18 65 550038 C130A Flew into the water on approach Qui Nhon 35 TCS
Dec 08 65 560502 C130A Crashed Take off Chu Lai 817 TCS
Jan 09 66 610970 C130B Crashed Landing An Khe 774 TCS
Mar 26 66 560506 C130A Off side Prop Rev-Dest towed by tank Tuy Hoa 41 TCS
Mar 29 66 610953 C130B Crashed Landed short at night Pleiku 29 TCS
Sep 06 66 637878 C130E Hit Mountain on Taiwan 345 TAS
Feb 17 67 600307 C130B Crashed after T/O split Flaps Tay Ninh 773 TAS
Mar 12 67 637772 C130E Crashed on T/O (Helo involved) An Khe 345 TAS
Apr 16 67 580722 C130B Crashed Landing Bao Loc Ammo Load exploded 29 TAS
Jun 09 67 580737 C130B Structural Failure??? 10NM E of TSN 29 TAS
Jun 17 67 600293 C130B Aborted Takeoff An Khe 772 TAS
Oct 08 67 612649 C130B Hit Mountain near Hue Phu Bai 773 TAS
Oct 12 67 570467 C130A Hit dozer SF T/O Returned to Cam Ranh w/off 21 TAS
Oct 15 67 640548 C130E Crashed Landed GCA to Air Drop Khe Sanh 50 TAS
Mar 02 68 560549 C130A Crashed Landing night Hue 21 TAS
Mar 03 68 621814 C130E Crashed Landing accident Cam Ranh 50 TAS
Apr 13 68 610967 C130B Eng Fail Khe Sanh off side + hit obstacles 774 TAS
Apr 16 68 560480 C130A Crashed Landed Long Bunard Helo obscured LZ 35 TAS
May 15 68 637875 C130E Crashed Song Be Engine Failure 779 TAS
Nov 28 68 612644 C130B Crashed Landing Tonle Cham Nose Gear Failed 772 TAS
Mar 08 69 640545 C130E Crashed Landed Short Taiwan Wx below mins 50 TAS
Dec 13 69 560499 C130A Crashed 3 Engine T/O Bu Dop 41 TAS
Dec 15 69 621800 C130E Crashed Prop Failed in Traffic Pattern Taiwan 50 TAS
Apr 10 70 560510 C130A Hit Mountain Laos-Air America-a/c from E Flt 21 TAS
Apr 10 70 560516 C130A Ditched Bleed Air leak off Okinawa 41 TAS
Oct 02 70 640536 C130E Hit Mountain near Taipei Taiwan 776 TAS
Jun 05 72 621805 C130E Sank Makung Taiw Gear explod traffic pattern 374 TAW

Total: 28

Bob

[Hercmaster]

Hi Bob, and how about the crash of #62-1843 on 20 Dec 1965?

[bobdaley]

I did not include 62-1843 because the USAF calls it a combat loss, shot down.

I'll attach a list of combat losses

C-130 Combat Losses
Dec 20 65 621843 C130E Shot down Tuy Hoa??? 345TCS
Jan 06 66 610972 C130B Shot Down Pleiku 463TCW
May 31 66 640511 C130E Shot Down Carolina Moon mission bombing NVN 62TCS
Oct 02 66 621840 C130E Shot Down 20 Mi S Cam Ranh 776TAS
Dec 29 67 640547 C130E-I Shot Down by AAA (Black Bird) Det 1 314TAW
Feb 28 68 640522 C130E Shot Down T/O Song Be 776TAS
Apr 26 68 600298 C130B Shot Down dropping A Loui tried to land 29TAS
May 12 68 560548 C130A Shot Down Kham Duc 21TAS
May 12 68 600297 C130B Shot Down Kham Duc T/O 773TAS
May 22 68 560477 C130A Shot Down Laos Blind Bat 41TAS
Jun 25 68 621861 C130E Shot at Katum Crashed at Tay Ninh 50TAS
Sep 06 68 621785 C130E Shot Down Bao Loc 345TAS
Apr 29 69 612637 C130B Shot Down hit in wheel well at Loc Ninh 29TAS
May 27 69 560472 C130A Shot Down Katum 21TAS
Jun 23 69 610965 C130B Shot Down Katum 773TAS
Oct 06 69 580718 C130B Blew up in flight Sabotage 774TAS
Nov 24 69 560533 C130A Shot Down Laos Blind Bat 41TAS
Apr 18 72 637775 C130E Shot Down An Loc 374TAW
Apr 25 72 640508 C130E Shot Down An Loc 374TAW
May 03 72 621797 C130E Shot Down An Loc 50TAS
May 17 72 637798 C130E Shot Down rocket on T/O Kontum 776TAS
Aug 12 72 621853 C130E Shot Down on T/O Soc Trang 776TAS

Personally I think 62-1843 and 64-0547 just flew into terrain but USAF said Combat Loss.

I also have a list of aircraft destroyed by the enemy on the ground in SVN.

Bob

[bobnail]

Bob, my name is RJ (Bob) Nail and I was the flight engineer on the C-130 that crashed on take off June 17 1967 at An Khe, thought you might like to know. you can email me if you want more information. bobnail1(at symbol)nc.rr.com I have a picture of me standing by the prop but can't upload it.

[bobdaley]

I'll e mail this AM
Thanks
Bob

[bobdaley]

Bob
Did you get my e mail?
Bob

[Jon]

I also sent an email... no reply yet.