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Airframe Details for C-130 #3838

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Aircraft: 3838 (63-7772)



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LM Aero T/V 3838
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 63-772
C-130E
Current USAF 63-772
C-130E
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 63-772 C-130E
Unknown [act] 63-772 USAF 345 TCS C-130E
12 Mar 1967 [msh] 63-772 USAF 345 TCS C-130E
Crash on failed take-off from An Khe, South Vietnam due to disturbance from a helicopter. Eight on board were hurt. While walking away from the wreck, the aircraft blew up as came to rest above an ammunition dump.
12 Mar 1967 [w/o] 63-772 USAF 345 TCS C-130E


Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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Mar 02, 2022 - 12:31 AM
original aircraft crash photograph

I was a passenger on C-130 Hercules aircraft (63-772) that crashed in Vietnam on 12 March 1967. Can anyone guide me to obtaining original copies of the crash photographs? Thank you, Robert Hutchinson





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