AAC.1 Toucan crash, Mar 12, 1949 (24 killed), Trung Phụng...

AAC.1 Toucan accident on March 12, 1949 near Trung Phụng Hà Giang Province, Vietnam with 24 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by ground fire.

The Toucan was on a supply drop mission carrying 20 paratroopers toward the Hoang Su Phi camp when it was hit by ground fire at low altitude. It crashed in mountainous, wooded terrain about 7 km from Trung Phung, and all 24 people on board were killed.

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