Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Nov 24, 1969 (8 killed), B...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on November 24, 1969 near Ban Talan Xaignabouli Province, Laos with 8 fatalities. Cause: Shot down over Laos..
- Date: November 24, 1969
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Ban Talan Xaignabouli Province, Laos
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down over Laos.
A USAF C 130 on an orbital control flight from Ubon Ratchathani was hit by several 37 mm flak rounds at 9,000 feet, caught fire and dove into mountainous terrain in Laos. All eight crew were lost, and search operations were abandoned after a few weeks. The remains were returned in 1993 and identified in 1995.