Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar crash, May 2, 1972 (3 killed)

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar accident on May 2, 1972 near An Lộc Bình Phước Province, Vietnam with 3 fatalities.

A gunship of the 18th Special Operations Squadron, call sign Stinger 41, was hit by anti aircraft fire while circling An Loc on 2 May 1972. Seven crew bailed out and survived, while three men who remained aboard were killed when the aircraft crashed about 8 km from the town. The aircraft was destroyed.

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