| Date: 27 November 1970 |
| Aircraft type: C-123K Provider |
| Serial Number: 55-4574 |
| Military Unit: 315 TAW |
| Service: USAF |
| Home Base: Phan Rang |
| Name(s): |
| 1Lt Marvin S Arthington (KWF) |
| Maj Robert Lee Baker (KWF) |
| 1Lt Frederick Merchant Rader (KWF) |
| TSgt William Brandon O’Kieff (KWF) |
| Sgt Allen James Bodin (KWF) |
| A1C Frederick Richard Neff (KWF) |
| 73 ARVN troops, names unknown (KWF) |
| A Provider on a flight from Tan Son Nhut to Nha Trang crashed into a mountain in Khanh Hoa province while in thick low cloud about 15 miles southwest of its destination. The aircraft (call sign Bookie 102) crashed at an elevation of 4,600 feet, some 500 feet below the top of a ridge. All six crew and 73 ARVN troops on board died in the accident. The aircraft’s burnt out wreckage was not found until nine days later. |
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