Tag: 67-0393 Fighter Collision
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On This Day In 1969, A C-54 And F-4 Collided At Just 300 Feet Near Da Nang Air Base, Killing 77 People After A Fatal Runway Clearance Misunderstanding
On September 20, 1969, one of the deadliest aviation accidents of the Vietnam War era unfolded near Da Nang Air Base when an Air Vietnam Douglas C-54 Skymaster collided with a U.S. Air Force F-4E Phantom II during the approach to the busy military and civilian airfield. The Air Vietnam aircraft, registration XV-NUG, was operating…
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