Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, Mar 23, 1961 (7 killed)
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on March 23, 1961 near Phônsavan Xieng Khouang Province, Laos with 7 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by enemy ground...
- Date: March 23, 1961
- Aircraft: Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
- Location: Phônsavan Xieng Khouang Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by enemy ground fire (Pathet Lao anti aircraft or small arms fire)
A United States Air Force SC 47 on a flight from Vientiane toward Saigon was hit by Pathet Lao anti aircraft fire near Phonsavan in Laos on 23 March 1961. The right wing sheared off and the aircraft crashed in jungle. Seven of the eight occupants were killed and one officer was captured.