Today In History:  03 August  [1967]   --  A USAF de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou, hit by 'friendly fire'

A USAF de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou of the 459th TAS, 483d TAW, plunges to earth minus its tail from low altitude after being hit by US 155 mm artillery "friendly fire" on approach to Duc Pho Special Forces camp, Vietnam. Pilot Capt. Alan Hendrickson, co-pilot John Wiley, and loadmaster TSgt. Zane Carter are all killed, and the plunging aircraft was caught on camera by Japanese combat photographer Hiromichi Mine,.

PHOTO: RAAF Caribou on approach.

See the Historical Aviation Film Unit website at http://www.aviationfilm.com to get a new history tidbit every day.


Photo Attribution:  Historical Aviation Film Unit