Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) crash, May 5, 1968 (3 killed)

Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3) accident on May 5, 1968 near Pleiku Gia Lai Province, Vietnam with 3 fatalities.

An AC gunship launched from Phu Cat was shot down by enemy fire near Pleiku during the night of 4 and 5 May 1968 while attacking enemy rocket and mortar positions that were firing on Pleiku Air Base. Sources give differing crew casualty and survivor counts for this aircraft.

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