Incident Details
A U.S. military transport aircraft departed Nha Trang on an ammunition supply mission. While overflying Vietnam, the aircraft was struck by enemy fire. It went out of control and eventually crashed in an uninhabited area located in Phum Dak Dam, in southern Cambodia, near the border with Vietnam. The aircraft was totally destroyed.
Casualties
All eight crew members on board were killed. The crew, assigned to the 315th Troop Carrier Group, were:
- Captain Edward Stephen Krukowski
- 1st Lieutenant Valmore William Bourque
- 1st Lieutenant Robert George Armstrong
- Staff Sergeant Ernest Joseph Halvorson
- Staff Sergeant Theodore Bert Phillips
- Airman First Class Eugene Richardson
- Staff Sergeant Lawrence Woods
- Private First Class Charles Pierce Sparks
Probable Cause
The official investigation determined the probable cause was that the aircraft was shot down by enemy fire.