In article <2016110717120843658-savageduck1@REMOVESPAMmecom>, Savageduck says...
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>On 2016-11-07 16:48:55 -0800, J Three <J3@postDontEmail.com> said:
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>ARVN arty can screw you.
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Nah...American...101st Airborne
"A freak accident destroyed this Phu Cat based C-7. It was on short final for
landing at Ha Thanh when it was struck by an outgoing round from a US artillery
battery on the perimeter of the camp. A cease-fire order had been issued, but
was not received by the battery commander."
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.
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