Airplane Crash - Near Pleiku, Vietnam 06/15/1972
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Near Pleiku, Vietnam
| Date | 06/15/1972 |
| Time | 14:00 |
| Location | Near Pleiku, Vietnam |
| Operator | Cathay PacifiAirways |
| Flight # | 700Z |
| Route | Bangkok - Hong Kong |
| Type | Convair CV-880-22M-21 |
| Registration | VR-HFZ |
| Cn/In | 22-7-1-53 |
| Aboard | 81 |
| Fatalities | 81 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | The plane crashed while en route from Singapore to Hong Kong. Detonation of an explosive device in the passenger cabin in a suitcase under a seat. A Thai police lieutenant, accused of planting the bomb, was acquitted due to lack of sufficient evidence. |
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