De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou crash, Aug 3, 1967 (3 killed)
De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou accident on August 3, 1967 near Đức Phổ Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam with 3 fatalities. Cause: Struck by US 155 mm artillery...
- Date: August 3, 1967
- Aircraft: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou
- Location: Đức Phổ Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Struck by US 155 mm artillery fire in a friendly fire incident while approaching the Duc Pho Special Forces camp.
On 3 August 1967 a USAF Caribou was approaching a US Special Forces camp in Quang Ngai Province when it was hit by a 155 mm howitzer round from US Army artillery. A shell struck the tail, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed. All three crew members were killed.