62-1797
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- May 3, 1972Accident
The crew was engaged in a resupply mission over the region of An Lộc. While flying at an altitude of 500 feet, on its way back to Saigon, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and crashed in flames in a prairie. All six crew members were killed. Crew: Cpt Donald Lee Unger, Cpt Alexander Melver, 1st Lt Thomas Carl Widerquist, S/Sgt Lester Bracey, S/Sgt Joseph Clifford Hopper, S/Sgt Freddie Leon Slater. Probable cause (official findings): Shot down by ground fire.