Burning wreckage of USAF C-130E #63-7775, which was shot down near An Lôc, RVN on April 18, 1972. [photographer unknown]
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News: ‘That looks like a bad day': Vietnam veteran chronicles C-130 crew's courage over An Loc [2018-07-03]
"C-130 Goes Down on An Loc Ammo Run — No One Could Survive, but They Did," says a headline on an article about an April 18, 1972, crash by Stars and Stripes' Vietnam bureau.
Aircraft Database:
C-130 #63-775
Crash landed in swamp after being shot down An Lôc, RVN. All on board survived: Aircraft Commander: Captain Don B "Doc" Jensen Co-pilot: Major Leigh Pratt Navigator: Major Robert Kirkpatrick Flight Engineer: TSgt Ralph W Kent #1 Loadmaster: SSgt William C Armstead #2 Loadmaster: SSgt Ralph Bemis Vietnamese Loadmaster: Sgt Nguyen Kiem
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