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8 aircraft, displaying
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Date]
Date |
Status |
Local S/N |
Aircraft |
AF/Unit |
Version |
Info |
Details |
04 Mar 1970 |
[
w/o] |
3699 |
62-
3489
|
PAF 6 sqn |
C-130B
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Details
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10 Apr 1970 |
[
w/o] |
56-510 |
56-
0510
|
USAF 21 TAS |
C-130A
|
|
Details
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|
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Crash into mountain on approach to Long Tieng, Laos while being flown by Air America crew.
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10 Apr 1970 |
[
w/o] |
56-516 |
56-
0516
|
USAF 317 TAW |
C-130A
|
|
Details
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|
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Ditched, broke up in the Pacific Ocean off Okinawa - bleed air problem, lost two engines.
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22 Apr 1970 |
[
w/o] |
54-625 |
54-
1625
|
USAF 16 SOS |
AC-130A
|
|
Details
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|
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Shot down near Ban Tang Lou, Laos with 10 crew MIA and one recovered.
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30 Jul 1970 |
[
w/o] |
150685 |
|
USMC VMGR-352 |
KC-130F
|
|
Details
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|
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Crash during maximum effort landing attempt at MCAS El Toro. Aircraft impacted hard and wings broken and fuselage rolling. Five aircrew on board. Pilot, co-pilot, flight mechanic, and flight instructor died in crash. Only the flight engineer survived.
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31 Jul 1970 |
[
w/o] |
62-802 |
62-
1802
|
USAF 4442 CCTG |
C-130E
|
|
Details
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|
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Crashed on training flight near Piggott, Arkansas.
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02 Oct 1970 |
[
w/o] |
64-536 |
64-
0536
|
USAF 776 TAS |
C-130E
|
|
Details
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|
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On this day, the aircraft took off twice on training missions and returned with engine trouble. After the two training flights the status was changed to transport 38 personnel from Taipei, Taiwan.
Off course, crashed into mountain. This incident occurred in dense fog which possibly led to a navigation error. It took nearly 8 days to locate the crash site, 43 passengers and crew were lost.
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11 Oct 1970 |
[
w/o] |
N9248R |
|
|
L100-20
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|
Details
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Lost in bad weather two days after being purchased. Aircraft was on approach to McGuire AFB, New Jersey. Crew of three's were killed.
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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 |
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