1962: FIRST USAF LOSS IN VIETNAM/Operation RANCH HAND. The first USAF aircraft loss in South Vietnam occurs when a C-123 crashes while spraying defoliant on a Viet Cong ambush site. The crew of three die.
February 2, 1962
1962: FIRST USAF LOSS IN VIETNAM/Operation RANCH HAND. The first USAF aircraft loss in South Vietnam occurs when a C-123 crashes while spraying defoliant on a Viet Cong ambush site. The crew of three die.