Curtiss C-46 Commando crash, Sep 5, 1963 (2 killed), Ban...
Curtiss C-46 Commando accident on September 5, 1963 near Ban Phonemuang Vientiane Province, Laos with 2 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by ground fire..
- Date: September 5, 1963
- Aircraft: Curtiss C-46 Commando
- Location: Ban Phonemuang Vientiane Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by ground fire.
An Air America Curtiss C 46F was shot down on a rice dropping mission at Ban Phone Mouang in central Laos on 5 September 1963. The two pilots were killed and five other people on board were captured, one of whom later walked out.