Douglas DC-3 cn 20625
Frame last update: 26-May-2021
Registration: 43-16159Operator: USAF - United States Air Force
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Type: Military
Status: Written Off
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| 43-16159 | xx-xx-1944 | DC-3 C-47B-1-DL | USAAF - United States Army Air Force | |||
| 43-16159 | xx-xx-1947 | DC-3 AC-47D Spooky | USAF - United States Air Force | 04.05.68 Two Douglas AC-47D gunships 43-16159 (c/n 20625) and 43-76207 (c/n 32539/15791) departed Phu Cat to engage VC/NVA rocket and mortar sites that were firing on the Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam (PXU). Over target both aircraft were shot down within minutes of each other. All six on board 43-16159 were killed. Three crew members of 43-76207 were killed and five survived. | ||
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