Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 3, 1952 (1 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 3, 1952 near Phan Thiết Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam with 1 fatality. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by...
- Date: May 3, 1952
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Phan Thiết Bình Thuận Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by rebel fire.
On 3 May 1952 a Douglas C 47 operated by STAEO was shot down by communist rebels shortly after takeoff in Vietnam. The pilot turned back but had to make an emergency landing in a field, where the aircraft came to rest. One passenger was killed, and 13 other occupants were injured, and the aircraft was written off.