Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Feb 4, 1962 (6 killed), Xien...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on February 4, 1962 near Xieng Khouang Xieng Khouang Province, Laos with 6 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down...
- Date: February 4, 1962
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Xieng Khouang Xieng Khouang Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down while on an air drop mission.
An Air America Curtiss C 46D on an air drop mission was shot down near Xieng Khouang on the Plain of Jars in Laos on 4 February 1962. All six people aboard were killed: three crew members and three air freight dispatchers.