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February

17 Feb 1967 C-130B #60-0307, c/n 3618, of the 773d Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed after take-off from Tay Ninh, South Vietnam, after suffering split flap problem. Emergency landing in rice paddy, written off.

March

2 Mar 1967 C-130B #61-952, of the 463D Troop Carrier Wing, crashed under enemy fire near Da Nang, one survivor Clarence Knepler
12 Mar 1967 C-130E #63-7772, c/n 3838, of the 345th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed on take-off from An Khe, South Vietnam

April

16 Apr 1967 C-130B #58-0722, c/n 3517, of the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, 463d Troop Carrier Wing, crashed on go-around at B?o L?c, South Vietnam
18 Apr 1967 C-130E #5-107 of the Imperial Iranian Air Force (5th Air Transport Squadron) crashed due to a lightning strike. All 23 people on board were killed.
27 Apr 1967 CC-130E #10309 of the RCAF crashed after take-off from Trenton, possibly due to an elevator trim failure.

June

9 Jun 1967 C-130B #58-0737, c/n 3534, of the 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, crashed 20 kilometers east of Tan Son Nhut, South Vietnam. Structural failure, probably shot down.
17 Jun 1967 C-130B #60-0293, c/n 3591, of the 772nd Troop Carrier Squadron, overran the runway at An Khe, South Vietnam on aborted take-off, written off.
22 Jun 1967 C-130E #63-7801, c/n 3867, of the 777th Tactical Airlift Squadron, tore off wing on landing at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, written off. Fuselage to paratrooper training, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, then to loadmaster training at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, November 1971. Scrapped 1999.

July

15 Jul 1967 C-130A #55-0009, c/n 3036, of the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron, destroyed by mortar attack, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.
15 Jul 1967 EC-130E #62-1815, c/n 3777, of the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron, destroyed by mortar attack, Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam.

October

8 Oct 1967 C-130B #61-2649, c/n 3692, of the 773d Troop Carrier Squadron, 463d Troop Carrier Wing, hit mountain 25 kilometers southeast of Phu Bai/Hu?, South Vietnam.
12 Oct 1967 C-130A #57-0467, c/n 3174, of the 21st Troop Carrier Squadron, hit bulldozer during take-off from
15 Oct 1967 C-130E #64-0548, c/n 4043, of the 62nd Tactical Airlift Squadron, crashed short of the runway at Khe Sanh, South Vietnam

November

15 Nov 1967 C-130E #62-1865, c/n 3829, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, destroyed in rocket attack at
15 Nov 1967 C-130E #63-7827, c/n 3904, of the 776th Tactical Airlift Squadron, destroyed in rocket attack at
25 Nov 1967 C-130E(I) Combat Talon #64-0563, c/n 4071, of Detachment 1, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, destroyed in mortar attack at Nha Trang, South Vietnam.

December

29 Dec 1967 C-130E(I) Combat Talon #64-0547, c/n 4040, of Detachment 1, 314th Tactical Airlift Wing, crashed into mountain 65 kilometers northeast of Dien Bien Phu, after dropping leaflets. Only combat loss of an C-130E (I)/MC-130.