Air disaster

1969 Da Nang mid-air collision

20 Sep 1969 · 16.00° N, 108.00° E

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When
20 Sep 1969
Kind
Air disaster
Coordinates
16.00° N, 108.00° E
Description
Aviation accident in Vietnam
Deaths
77

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1969 Da Nang mid-air collision

Aviation accident in Vietnam

On 20 September 1969, an Air Vietnam Douglas C-54 and a United States Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II collided in mid-air on approach to Da Nang Air Base, Da Nang, South Vietnam. Although the navigator ejected from the F-4, injuring himself on landing, the remaining pilot managed to safely land the aircraft.

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