63-7785 — routes, history & safety record

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Safety history

June 17, 1966Accident
The four engine aircraft was on its way from Cam Ranh Bay to Kadena AFB, Okinawa, carrying a crew of eight. While cruising along the Vietnam shore, about 72 km northeast of Nha Trang, the airplane suffered an in-flight explosion and crashed into the sea off Phú Hiệp. All eight crew members were killed.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules · 8 fatalities
It was suspected that the airplane had been sabotaged by Vietnamese communist sympathizers who worked at the base. Full accident record