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Aircraft lost to arty?
03-10-2007, 08:32 AM,
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RE: Aircraft lost to arty?
Friendly Fire

http://www.c-7acaribou.com/album/photos/photo02.htm

This haunting photograph, which graced every Caribou briefing room, was a grim reminder that the Viet Cong and the NVA were not the only problem for pilots in Vietnam. This incident occurred in August of 1967 when the Caribou (tail number 62-4161) flew into the line of fire of a 155mm howitzer. This was early in the transition of the Caribou from the Army to the Air Force and highlighted the need for far better coordination amongst the services.

This photo is from book of photographs by combat photographers called Requiem. The photo credit is as follows:
HIROMICHI MINE
Ha Phan (sic), Vietnam, 1967
A U.S. twin-engine transport Caribou crashes after being hit by American artillery near Duc Pho on August 3, 1967. U.S. artillery accidentally shot down the ammunition-laden plane, which crossed a firing zone while trying to land at the U.S. Special Forces camp. All three crewman died in the crash.

Henry
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Aircraft lost to arty? - by Skeld - 03-01-2007, 05:51 AM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Dogovich - 03-02-2007, 12:40 PM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Squigbaby - 03-03-2007, 05:47 AM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by McIvan - 03-03-2007, 11:15 AM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Havoc - 03-03-2007, 03:20 PM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by PzHeinZ - 03-03-2007, 06:02 PM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Huib Versloot - 03-03-2007, 11:40 PM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by ATCS - 03-05-2007, 11:27 AM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Havoc - 03-09-2007, 03:47 PM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Henry Cummins - 03-10-2007, 08:32 AM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by Skeld - 03-10-2007, 10:19 AM
RE: Aircraft lost to arty? - by JonS1 - 07-21-2007, 08:28 PM

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