Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Dec 29, 1967 (11 killed)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on December 29, 1967 near Lai Châu Lai Châu Province, Vietnam with 11 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft crashed into a...
- Date: December 29, 1967
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Lai Châu Lai Châu Province, Vietnam
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft crashed into a mountain about 65 km northeast of Dien Bien Phu after dropping leaflets; the cause was not confirmed.
A USAF Combat Talon C 130E(I) Hercules left Nha Trang shortly after midnight on 28 December 1967 on a special operations mission over North Vietnam. It crashed into a mountain about 65 km northeast of Dien Bien Phu on 29 December 1967 after dropping leaflets, and all 11 crew were killed.