Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Jun 5, 1972 (6 killed), Ma...

Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on June 5, 1972 near Magong AFB Penghu County, Taiwan with 6 fatalities.

A USAF transport on a maritime patrol flight from Taipei went out of control and crashed into the sea off Magong in the Penghu Islands on 5 June 1972. The aircraft sank and all six crew members were killed. The circumstances of the loss are not clear in the records consulted.

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