De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou crash, Dec 26, 1969 (2 killed)

De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou accident on December 26, 1969 near Tiên Phước Quảng Nam Province, Vietnam with 2 fatalities.

A USAF de Havilland Caribou was hit by enemy fire on final approach to Tien Phuoc, Vietnam, and dove into the ground a few kilometres short of the runway. Two crew were killed and the copilot survived.

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