Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, May 13, 1987 (5 killed), Wau
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on May 13, 1987 near Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan with 5 fatalities. Cause: Surface to air missile hit...
- Date: May 13, 1987
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Wau, Western Bahr el Ghazal, South Sudan
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Surface to air missile hit during approach
On 13 May 1987 a Lockheed C-130 Hercules flying from Khartoum to Wau, Sudan, was shot down by a surface to air missile while approaching Wau airport. All five crew on board were killed.