No fatalities

1963-08-15: De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou (60-5440) — United States Army — A Lưới, Vietnam

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On August 15, 1963, a De Havilland DHC-4 Caribou (registration 60-5440) operated by United States Army was involved in an aviation accident near A Lưới, Vietnam in flight. No fatalities were reported. This summary draws on records from the Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives (B3A); 8 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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An aircraft involved in a supply mission disappeared under unknown circumstances in the A Lưới region during August 1963.

What happened

During August 1963, an aircraft performing a supply mission disappeared in the vicinity of the A Lưới region. The specific date of the incident has not been established, and the exact nature of the crash remains unconfirmed.

At the time of the disappearance, the aircraft was engaged in transport operations. Following the event, the status of the crew could not be determined, and their fate remains unknown to investigators.

Findings

The precise circumstances surrounding the loss of the aircraft are currently undocumented. Because the exact date and specific details of the flight path were never recorded, the contributing factors leading to the disappearance cannot be identified.