Fairchild C-123 Provider crash, Jan 25, 1966 (46 killed)

Fairchild C-123 Provider accident on January 25, 1966 near An Khe Đà Nẵng City District, Vietnam with 46 fatalities.

A USAF C 123 Provider carrying a four man crew and 42 troops of the 1st Air Cavalry Division left An Khe for Bong Son for Operation Masher. It struggled to climb, and about ten minutes after takeoff its right wing struck trees in cloud, tearing off the right engine and part of the wing. The aircraft crashed in woodland about 10 km from An Khe and all 46 occupants were killed.

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