Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, May 22, 1968 (9 killed), M...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on May 22, 1968 near Muang Nong Xékong Province, Laos with 9 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down over Laos...
- Date: May 22, 1968
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Muang Nong Xékong Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down over Laos during a Blind Bat flare mission.
The C 130A was engaged in a flare mission over southern Laos when it crashed in a large explosion in the jungle, killing all nine crew members. The exact circumstances were not determined, and enemy fire was possible but not proven.