THAI AIR ACCIDENTS - Thai Aviation History

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The listing below records over 1,200 accidents to aircraft in Thailand, and also to Th
[email protected].

Principal sources are:-

‘Aerial Nationalism – A History of Aviation in Thailand’ Edward Young (1995)
‘Bangkok Post’ 1946 to date
‘Vietnam Air Losses’ Chris Hobson (2001)
Garnett Bell SE Asia losses list
US MACR’s (Missing Air Crew Reports)
http://aviation-safety.net/index.php
http://www.656squadron.org
plus Sid Nanson, Marco Dijkshoorn, Sakpinit Promthep, Cheryl Baumgartner, Gordon Wimmer a

Note that the precise locations of crashes of USAF aircraft 1963-75 vary between different sou
described in other sources.

Date Type Operator Serial

22Dec29 Boripatra Siamese AF PH-AFO
06Dec31 Fokker F.VIIb KLM HS-PAA
22Jun33 Puss Moth Aerial Transport Co
07Feb38 Martin 139WSM Siamese AF G-ADCN
18Mar38 Curtiss Hawk (II or III) Siamese AF L1339
03Dec38 DH.86 Imperial AW
22Mar39 Curtis Hawk 75N Siamese AF L8526
17Sep39 Blenheim Mk.I RAF - 62 Sqdn

09Dec40 Vought Corsair Thai AF
10Dec40 Vought Corsair Thai AF
12Dec40 Curtiss Hawk III Thai AF
13Dec40 Curtis Hawk 75N Thai AF
14Dec40 Curtis Hawk 75N & Hawk III Thai AF
10Jan41 Mitsubishi Ki-30 Thai AF
29Sep41 Blenheim Mk.I RAF - 27 Sqdn

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hai civil & military aircraft overseas. Corrections and additions would be very welcome to

and many other individuals
urces. Co-ordinates in [ ] are from US official records, but often differ significantly from locations

Location & Details
Crashed at Khao Polad, near Burmese border, en route Delhi
Overhead cockpit hatch not closed, stalled and crashed on take-off from Don Mueang; 6 killed
Crashed after flying into storm at Kumphawapi, en route from Khon Kaen to Udorn
Seriously damaged in landing accident
Crashed at Don Mueang whilst practising for air show
dbf whilst parked at Bangkok
Crashed when lost control during high-speed test dive
Swung onto soft ground & undercarriage ripped off on landing at Trang whilst en route to Tengah; no
injuries
Possibly shot down
Shot down
Shot down
Destroyed on the ground at Ubon during French bombing raid
Collided on take off from Ubon
Shot down by French near Siem Reap
Forcelanded in bad weather into paddy field, overshot into river & w/o

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Date Type Operator Serial

08Dec41 6 x Curtiss Hawk III Thai AF P8115
08Jan42 Curtiss P-40 AVG P9196
24Mar42 Curtiss P-40 AVG
BZ978 / W & BZ992
24Mar42 Curtiss P-40 AVG ??
late 1942 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Thai AF

02Feb43 7 x Vought Corsair Thai AF
02Mar43 Mitsubishi Ki-21 Thai AF
08Apr44 Curtiss Hawk III Thai AF
07Oct44 2 x Liberator B.VI RAF – 159 Sqdn
Liberator B.VI RAF – 355 Sqdn

05Nov44 P-38 / F-5 Lightning USAAF - 35th PRS, G Flight 43-28615

11Nov44 3 x Nakajima Ki-27 Thai AF 44-10812
11Nov44 P-51 Mustang USAAF - 51st FG, 25th FS

21Nov44 B-24J Liberator USAAF - 7th BG, 492nd BS 44-40811
07Dec44 P-51 Mustang USAAF - 51st FG, 25th FS

1944 P-38 Lightning USAAF 42-24452
‘Devil May Care’
27Nov44 Nakajima Ki-43 Thai AF
27Nov44 Boeing B-29 USAAF – 40th BG, 45th BS 2

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Location & Details

Shot down

Shot down by ground fire near Mae Sot (pilot was Charley Mott)

Hit by gunfire over Chiang Mai 7 crashed near Mok Cham Pae (pilot was McGarry)
(Note: wreck currently in ‘Tango Squadron’ hangar at Chiang Mai)
Shot down by ground fire east of Lamphun [18°34.691N, 99°01.191E] (pilot was Newkirk)

Crashed into mountain during severe weather whilst returning from a reconnaissance mission over
Kengtung
Destroyed on ground at Kengtung by USAAF P-40’s

Destroyed on ground at Kengtung

Shot down by RAF Beaufighter near Chiang Mai

/ E Just before midnight on 06Oct44, 16 Liberators from 159 Sqdn took off for a low level raid on the railway
just north of Bangkok. They were joined by 8 more from 355 and 356 Sqdns. As they arrived just after
dawn on 07Oct44, they were attacked by Ki-43 fighters from the Japanese 50th and 64th Sentai. The
Japanese made two claims, one by Sgt A. Kato and a second one by Cpls Yamaguchi, Ikeda, R.
Yamamoto and W. Niwa. According to Kato the bomber he was firing at suddenly swerved and hit a
second one, both going down; both Liberator crews killed (Pilots Wt Offs L.A. Barr and J. McKinnon).
Details of loss of 355 Sqdn Liberator unknown
Lost on a mission from Yunnanyi, China to Uttaradit, Chiang Mai & Wai Lai Kam Bridge (pilot was
Franklin B. McKinney) [MACR 10057]
(Note: Quote from RTAF report “On Nov 5, 1944 at about 1340 hours during a rain storm, there was a
plane with 2 engines and 2 tails flying through the storm. Apparently, the plane was hit by lightning
strike. People on ground heard an explosion and saw a burning plane went down and crashed. The
location was at a wooden area in Ban Mae Gua, Sobprab Sub-district, Lampang province. Subsequent
investigation revealed the plane as a P-38, "NUMBER 811," with white star in dark blue circle marking.
A skull was also found in the wreck”. 43-28615 was designated by 35th PRS as #811)
Shot down by USAAF P-51’s near Chiang Mai

Lost over Lampang, presumably in dogfight with a Thai AF Ki-27 ‘Nate’ (pilot was Henry Minco)
[MACR 10064]
(Note: first of only 2 claims by Thai AF pilots against USAAF aircraft in WW2)
Crashed at ‘Geang Luang’ after engine caught fire, on mission from Madhaiganj, India; 11 crew killed
[MACR 10050]
Lost near Lampang, reason unknown (pilot was Thomas Ankrim)
(Note: circumstantial evidence indicates that a USAAF P-51 crashed in the Lampang area with pilot
Thomas Ankrim killed, but USAAF chronology recorded no action over Thailand on that date. 2nd Lt
Thomas R Ankrim is buried in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Philippines with date of death
recorded as 07Dec44)
Shot down at Wiang Haeng, Chiang Mai.
(Note: Remains investigated by RTAFM / JPAC team 2004)
Shot down by B-29 over Petchburi

Hit by RTAF fighters & crashed in Burma on the way home; 11 MIA (Carl E. Blackwell, Vern H.
Hunnell, John G. Gettler, William H. Webster, Robert J. Fancher, William J. Gabriel, Robert A.

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Date Type Operator Serial

Mar45 Fairchild 24 Thai AF 44-15302 + 2
09Apr45 5 x Curtiss Hawk II Thai AF
09Apr45 Mitsubishi Ki-30 Thai AF
09Apr45 3 x P-51D Mustang USAAF – 2nd AC, 2nd FS

12Jul45 P-38L Lightning USAAF – 60th FS, 33rd FG 44-25116

24/25Jul45 Nakajima E8N1 & Aichi E13A-1 Thai Navy 42-99633
01Sep45 Stinson L-5B USAAF – OSS Det.404

03Sep45 Stinson L-5B USAAF – OSS Det.404 42-99635

03Sep45 Stinson L-5B USAAF – OSS Det.404 44-16887

03Sep45 Stinson L-5B USAAF – OSS Det.404 44-16894

05Sep45 Stinson L-5B USAAF – OSS Det.404 42-99612

25Sep45 Dakota C.4 RAF KK172

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Location & Details

McCormick, L.D.E. Powers, Bernard Roth, William T. Stone & Carson E. Cole) [MACR 10003]
(Note: second of only 2 claims by Thai pilots against USAAF aircraft in WW2)
Shot down by USAAF P-51

Destroyed on ground at Don Mueang by USAAF P-51’s

Destroyed on ground at Don Mueang by USAAF P-51’s

Three P-51’s shot down whilst strafing Don Mueang on a mission from Cox’s Bazaar, India. 44-15302
crashed 3 miles west of Chao Phraya river; pilot Capt. Albert Abraham bailed out [MACR 13788]
(Note: parts of 44-15302 recovered 2010 by RTAF Museum)
Hit by small arms fire whilst on a reconnaissance mission and crashed approx. 12 miles north west of
Lampang airfield [18°25'N, 99°25'E]. Pilot 1st Lt. Theodore H. Demezas bailed out [MACR 14710]
(Note: Lt. Buntao Punsri operated a flak gun wagon at Lampang Station and claimed to have shot down a
P-38. The pilot, Demezas, bailed out successfully and, as RTAF was living a ‘double-life’ during the war,
the gunner tried to locate the pilot to render some help. However, the RTA was the first to reach the scene
and captured the pilot. Lt. Col. Sarit Tanarat, the army commander, sent Demezas to the Thai
underground, Thosd Panthumasen, at a sugar factory near Koh Ka. Apparently, Demezas was sent back to
his squadron sometime after the incident)
Destroyed on ground at Chalong Bay, Phuket by RN Hellcats during ‘Operation Livery’ whilst
minesweeping off Phuket. Hellcats were from 804 Sqdn (HMS Ameer) and 896 Sqdn (HMS Empress)
Landed with a second L-5 (piloted by Perry C. Emmons) at Kanchanaburi strip (football field of POW
camp) en route Bangkok because of bad weather & low fuel; re-fueled with Japanese fuel & crashed on
subsequent take-off when undercarriage sheared off & fuselage broke up after hitting potholes on the
strip; pilot Staff Sergeant Ralph M. Gamble uninjured & evacuated as a passenger in the second L-5
which took off successfully. USAAF Accident Report
On a flight (three L-5’s, and one L-1, 41-18961) from Rangoon to Bangkok; landed at Moulmein to
refuel, then took off in search of the missing L-1, escorting it back to Moulmein (from where it returned
to Rangoon); re-fueled and continued towards Bangkok; crashed near Kanchanaburi when ran out of fuel
after becoming lost in very bad weather; pilot Staff Sergeant Alexander H. Epperson bailed out &
uninjured. USAAF Accident Report
On a flight (three L-5’s, and one L-1, 41-18961) from Rangoon to Bangkok; landed at Moulmein to
refuel, then took off in search of the missing L-1, escorting it back to Moulmein (from where it returned
to Rangoon); re-fueled and continued towards Bangkok; crashed near Kanchanaburi when ran out of fuel
after becoming lost in very bad weather; pilot Staff Sergeant Thad A. Ferrell bailed out & uninjured.
USAAF Accident Report
On a flight (three L-5’s, and one L-1, 41-18961) from Rangoon to Bangkok; landed at Moulmein to
refuel, then took off in search of the missing L-1, escorting it back to Moulmein (from where it returned
to Rangoon); re-fueled and continued towards Bangkok; crashed near Kanchanaburi when ran out of fuel
after becoming lost in very bad weather; pilot Lieutenant Henry C. Farris & passenger Capt V.M.Rexroad
bailed out & uninjured. USAAF Accident Report
Departed Don Mueang to Tayang, picked up one passenger (Major Bartlett), then proceeded to Hua Hin
to collect a further passenger (Dr. Chani); crashed into Gulf of Siam, near Hua Hin, following engine
failure due to contaminated fuel; minor injuries to pilot 1st Lieutenant Perry C. Emmons & 2 passengers.
USAAF Accident Report
Belly-landed in poor weather near Trat

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Location & Details

Undercarriage retracted before fully airborne; substantially damaged

Substantially damaged when force-landed onto a track 100 miles inside Thailand. Cause was loss of oil
pressure due to loose union fitting, causing engine failure. Recovered by the AAC 656 Squadron and
transported back to Noble Field, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya as an underslung load beneath a Sycamore
helicopter
Crashed into houses at Sunahawa, next to Tachikawa AFB following engine trouble on take-off. Pilot &
co-pilot, plus 2 on ground, seriously injured; 2 other crew, plus 2 on ground, slightly injured
Damaged in Pathum Thani province; repaired

W/o in accident

Tail rotor cut off own tail

Crashed on a training flight at Klong 14, Amphoe Hnong Jog, Bangkok; 1 killed (Plt Off Thawai
Amphol)
Blown off wet taxiway at Kai Tak by propwash from L-1049 into Hong Kong harbour whilst taxying to
terminal
Veered off the runway and left tyre blew on take-off from Don Mueang at 1035, whilst on an aerial-
target-towing mission; sustained heavy damage; pilot uninjured
Crashed into a mountain while taking off from Taipei; all 18 aboard killed

An F-84, number four in a four-ship formation, returned from an aerial bombing training mission at Hin
Shalam Island and landed wheels-up at Don Mueang at 1200; aircraft w/o; pilot uninjured
Force landed on road at Banan Sata, Beton Saliant following loss of engine oil; undamaged but
dismantled on site and recovered by Sycamore helicopter and road; re-assembled in Kuala Lumpur and
returned to service ‘www.656squadron.org’ Report
Badly damaged when the rotors hit a wall during take off from Nam Phong RTAFB Thailand; later
declared w/o
Mi-4 was supplying arms to guerrillas in Thailand. Got into trouble, and was set ablaze by the armed men
on board. Silver with red & blue stripes on the side.
Shot down by Burmese AF Sea Fury whilst dropping supplies to Kuomintang guerillas in Burma and
crashed near Mae Sai, just inside the Thai border across from the Burmese town of Tachilek, Shan State
The Sea Fury, piloted by Noel Peters, was intercepting a CNAF P4Y-2 Privateer which was dropping
supplies to KMT forces in northern Burma. Peters shot down the P4Y-2 but was hit by return fire and
crashed, losing his life. ‘The Times’ Press Report
W/o in accident

Crashed in Thailand on training mission 35 miles north of Korat AFB; 2 killed (Master Sergeant Floyd
Studer & RTAF Captain Prasit Yamachutin); 3 injured (pilot Lt. William H. Rever, co-pilot Lt. Gary D.
Johnson, crew chief Sergeant Roland K. McCall)
Possibly crashed in Thailand

Wreck found Apr67 on Malay/Thai border; 2 killed

Caught by a down draught while flying along a ridge in southern Thailand. A wing struck a tree and the
aircraft crashed in flames; pilot seriously injured
Damaged following emergency landing at Nong Khai airstrip when overshot runway; 1 escaped

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Date Type Operator Serial
04Jun62 F-86F Sabre
19Jul62 Comet 4C Thai AF SU-AMW
UAA
25Aug62 Sikorsky UH-34D Thai AF – 63 Squadron A94-964
56-4380
Apr63 Sabre 32 RAAF 55-4513
12Apr63 Fairchild C-123B USAF – 464TCW H-16
USAF – 315TCG B-815
28Sep63 Fairchild C-123B 62-4371
Air America
27Oct63 Sikorsky UH-34D Air America
27Dec63 Douglas C-47 Thai AF
15Jan64 North American T-6 USAF – 36TFS
14Aug64 F-105D Thunderchief

18Aug64 F-100D Super Sabre USAF – 474TFW 56-3085
18Aug64 T-28D Trojan Thai AF L2-29/02?
03Sep64 Douglas C-47 Thai AF
A94-984
1964 T-28 Trojan Thai AF 48-0065
24Sep64 Sabre 32 RAAF
14Oct64 Boeing KB-50J USAF – 41AD

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Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Lhaem Phak Bia

Crashed into Khao Yai mountain, on flight UA869 inbound to Bangkok from Hong Kong. Navigation
error caused the pilot to begin his descent into Bangkok too soon; 26 killed
Crashed near Singburi, Lopburi province; 9 killed (6 Thai, Howard M. Harris (USOM), & two officials of
IBRD, Vance Rodgers (US) & John Burt Shearer (UK). ‘New York Times’ Press Report
‘The Age’ Press Report ‘Wisconsin Rapides Daily Tribune’ Press Report
Damaged at Ubon & reduced to spares

Left wing hit a house while the aircraft was attempting to snare a red flag on top of a flagpole at Nakhon
Phanom AFB; 3 crew killed + 2 on the ground
Nose gear collapsed on landing after the pilot mistook a racetrack at Maha Sarakham for the runway; 4
survived
Crashed & dbf on take-off from a site 22nm from Moung Loei

Crashed 35 miles south west of Songkhla; operating for Thai Police

Crash-landed into sea off Chumporn, and probably salvaged; 2 escaped

Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr during emergency landing at Korat AFB; 1 escaped
Note: believed repaired & finally lost 21Sep66 north east of Hanoi due to enemy action whilst with
6441st TFW, Osan, Korea (soc by USAF 21Sep66). Pilot was Capt Glendon Lee Ammon of 357th TFS,
355th TFW Takhli. Pilot ejected, good chute, but nothing more heard. Remains returned to US hands
1978.
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned near Nong Khai; 1 escaped

Shot down over Laos whilst on SAR mission; pilot (I. Tavashi) killed on ground

Crashed after hitting a tree at Vaong Nong village, 2km from landing at Ubon AFB whilst returning from
a parachute jumping exercise at Lopburi; attached to 22nd Joint Air Unit, Ubon; 28 killed & 5 injured
Became lost and shot down near Nge Arn; pilot (Jaem Bumroongaum) captured and released Mar-73.

Crashed 28nm west of Ubon AFB Afollowing engine failure; 1 ejected

Crashed due to engine failure shortly after take-off from Takhli AFB; 6 survived;
An account from Gary Craig, who was the Navigator, with my thanks:-
“We took off from Takhli, AB Thailand about 0500 to perform post-strike refuelling for fighters from
Udorn who were bombing in the "Plain of Jars" in Laos. We were not scheduled to fly that morning, but
were awakened when both the primary and backup aircraft experienced engine fires and aborted their
mission. We climbed to about 8,000 feet and experienced several mechanical problems including multiple
engine fires. The fire retardant did not extinguish the fires and we bailed out at approximately 086
Radial/ 32 nm from Takhli. The aircraft continued on autopilot and unfortunately crashed into a small
village NW of Takhli, killing all of the residents (17) of the village with the exception of the Chief who had
just left, but witnessed the crash.
I was taken prisoner by a group of primitive villagers wearing loin cloths and living in grass huts. They
had spears and blow guns. I was greatly outnumbered, so I tried to befriend them by giving them gifts of
everything I had on me. It seemed to work.
In a couple of hours, a rescue helicopter dropped down and I took off running, dove into the open door
and off we went. I didn't look back to see if they were throwing spears at me. I then directed the chopper
to pick up the five other crew members who were dispersed in the jungle. Everyone was okay and when

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Date Type Operator Serial

02Jan65 F-100D Super Sabre USAF – 474TFW 56-2908
22Feb65 F-86L Sabre & F-86L Sabre Thai AF
02Mar65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 18TFW 62-4235
05Mar65 Grumman Albatross Thai Navy 1264
57-0475
24Apr65 C-130A Hercules USAF – 6315OG Bu137545
27Apr65 A-1H Skyraider USN – VA215
27Apr65 F-86L Sabre Thai AF 61-0125
12May65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW 62-4374
15May65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW O-17741
20May65 T-28 Trojan RLaoAF 61-0133
05Jun65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW L4-01/07
mid1965 Fairchild C-123B Thai AF
1965 T-28D Trojan Thai AF F11-1/98 or F11-2/98
25Jun65 T-28D Trojan Thai AF

28Jun65 Lockheed T-33A Thai AF

03Jul65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW 62-4398
07Jul65 F-86L Sabre Thai AF Kh17k-18/06 / 30978

12 Thai AF aircraft, including 5 jets, crashed between Jan65 & Jul65; 5 pilots killed

27Jul65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 355TFW 61-0177
27Jul65
20Aug65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF 62-4298
30Aug65
06Sep65 Sikorsky UH-34D Air America H-23
15Sep65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 6441TFW 62-4355
23Sep65 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW 62-4400
28Sep65
T-28D Trojan Thai AF

h/c (KH-4 ?) Thai Army 62-4404
F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW

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we landed, we celebrated hardily.
An inspection of all the KB-50J aircraft at the base revealed that the planes had been sabotaged by
cutting the fuel lines. Security had been very lax up to then.
Recognizing that the KB-50J was too old and too slow to refuel the current jet fighters, the aircraft and
the Squadron were decommissioned.”
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 survived
Two F-86’s collided in mid-air; 1 killed (wingman); 1 ejected (pilot of the lead aircraft)
Damaged by AA over Vietnam and abandoned near Roi Et; 1 ejected
Missing shortly after take-off from Taipei en route Bangkok; 11 on board
(Note: was returning to Thailand from Japan after servicing)
Crashed into high ground during a go-around in bad weather at Korat AFB; 6 killed
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 2 miles from Nakhon Phanom; 1 escaped
Destroyed in crash
Crashed 3 miles north east of Ban Phon Daeng following engine failure; 1 survived
Crashed on take-off from Takhli AFB & dbf at Village 4, Amphoe Takhli; 1 killed on ground, 10 injured
Crashed shortly after take-off from Udorn; repaired
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned east of Nong Khai, just inside Thailand; 1 ejected
Damaged on landing at Takhli; repaired by Feb-66
Crashed whilst performing low-level aerobatics; 2 killed
Force-landed in a paddy field, believed about 40km north of Udorn (17.750°, 102.716667°); 1 rescued &
returned to Udorn
8 While entering the landing pattern at Ubon AFB, on a flight from Don Mueang, the pilot made a low
break followed by a right aileron roll, but lost power and crashed; 2 killed (pilot, plus backseater Flt Lt
Niyom Lekkhow)
Crashed due to fuel starvation, north of Udorn AFB; 1 survived
Crashed into Chao Phraya river in front of Pak Kret irrigation school, Nonburi 6 minutes after take-off
from Don Mueang; 1 ejected. Aircraft not recovered

Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and crashed near Ban Kut Du, 30 miles south of Khon Kaen; 1 killed
Collided with MiG and crashed c.10 miles south east of Ubon AFB; 1 killed
Possibly crashed in Thailand
Crashed on take off from Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 (Howard F. Hendricks) escaped
Caught fire during in flight refuelling over northern Thailand; 1 ejected
USAF called out to rescue pilot; no further details.
Crashed on take-off from Bang Khaen & dbf; 1 escaped
Crashed following engine failure on a test flight 25 miles north east of Takhli AFB; 1 escaped

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Date Type Operator Serial

11Mar68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 355TFW 60-0501
11Mar68 A-1E Skyraider USAF 52-135165
18Mar68 A-1H Skyraider USAF – 602ACS 52-139678
24Mar68 Fairchild C-123K USAF – 606ACS 54-0589

26Mar68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 60-0462
28Mar68 F-111A USAF – 355TFW 66-0022
30Mar68 F-111A USAF – 355TFW 66-0017
‘4326’
11Apr68 F-86F Sabre Thai AF
60-0436
25Apr68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW
Q1 1968 Helio U-10 Thai AF 66-8687
05May68 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW 52-132445
05May68 A-1E Skyraider USAF

09May68 Cessna O-2A USAF 67-21399
14May68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 61-0132

24May68 T-28 Trojan USAF – 56SOW

07Jun68 Cessna T-37B Thai AF F12-08/04 ??
26Jun68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 58-1150
13Jul68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 60-0453
19Jul68 Bell UH-1H US Army 7390
19Jul68 Douglas EB-66B USAF – 355TFW 53-0491
23Jul68 F-4D Phantom USAF – 432TRW 66-8716
11Aug68 A-1E Skyraider USAF – 56SOW 52-139594
17Aug68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 61-0219
25Aug68 F-105F Thunderchief USAF – 355TFW 63-8323
07Sep68 F-105F Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 63-8289

12Sep68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 62-4359

16Sep68 F-102A Delta Dagger USAF – 405FW 56-0970

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Abandoned 90km ENE of Takhli AFB [15.48N, 101.11E] following engine failure; 1 escaped
Crashed due to engine failure Mar 11; pilot survived
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and force landed 25 miles north east of Udorn AFB; 1 survived
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr on landing at Nakhon Phanom (although photos show the damage
to be minimal); 5 survived. Post-accident Photo
Crashed on take off from Korat AFB following tyre burst; 1 killed
Crashed in Thailand; 2 missing
Crashed in Thailand; tail and capsule recovered by a team from Nakhon Phanom & transported back to
Takhli; 2 recovered. Post-accident Photos
While turning on final approach to Takhli AFB after a test flight, the engine disintegrated, the pilot lost
control, and the aircraft crashed 1/2 mile short of the runway; pilot (Flg Off Prapon Prohmkot) killed
Crashed on landing at Korat AFB; 1 killed

Crashed 35km WSW of Ubon AFB [15.17N, 104.54E]; 2 survived
Crash landed just short of the runway at Nakhon Phanom and flipped over on its back on the muddy
approach; pilot drowned before the emergency personnel could get him out; 1 killed.
Post-accident Photo
(Note: probably repaired and shot down in Plain of Jars, Laos 10Mar70)
Crashed near Ubon AFB; one wing torn off in the crash, and aircraft airlifted out of the jungle; 2 killed.
Destroyed in mid-air collision 130km ENE of Korat AFB [15.32N, 103.25E] with another F-105 (which
returned safely); 1 killed
Reported lost in combat in Thailand; also reported as a non-hostile loss near Chiang Mai; 2 killed (Capt.
Donald B. Button & Airman James P. Birks)
Crashed
Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Korat AFB and dbr; 1 escaped
Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr whilst performing emergency landing at Udorn AFB; 1 escaped

Landed short of the runway at Takhli AFB [15.16N, 100.18E] during GCA approach; 2 survived
Abandoned over Thailand following hydraulic failure; 2 ejected
Crashed during GCA approach to Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 killed
Drag chute failed to deploy on landing at Korat AFB and crashed into overshoot area; 1 killed
Abandoned near Takhli following engine failure; 2 ejected
Abandoned, & crashed 36km south west of Udorn AFB [17.15N, 102.55E] following engine failure; 2
ejected
Abandoned 9km north of Don Mueang & crashed 46km south west of Don Mueang [13.56N, 100.38E]
due to fuel starvation whilst diverting from Korat AFB to Takhli AFB; 1 survived
Collided with an F-4 on the runway whilst landing at Udorn AFB [17.22N, 102.48E]; 1 survived

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Date Type Operator Serial
66-8692
19Sep68 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW 613
21Sep68 Fairchild C-123B Air America 55-3138
02Oct68 Boeing KC-135A USAF – 93BW 66-0457
30Oct68 RF-4C Phantom USAF – 432TRW
07Nov68 Beech U-8 Seminole ‘Air America’ 61-0092
66-0432
17Nov68 F-105D Thunderchief USAF 68-6859
21Nov68 RF-4C Phantom USAF – 432TRW 65-0906
22Nov68 Cessna O-2A USAF – 504TASG
22Dec68 RF-4C Phantom USAF – 432TRW N522C

03Jan69 DHC Chipmunk Thai Flying Club 66-8763
05Jan69 Baron Continental Air Services
56-1186
06Jan69 Douglas C-47 Continental Air Services HS-THC
06Jan69 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW 67-0294
63-9689
07Jan69 F-102A Delta Dagger USAF – 405FW
09Jan69 HS748 Thai AW 62-4364
14Jan69 F-4E Phantom USAF – 388TFW 60-0417
19Jan69 Sikorsky CH-3C USAF 52-139641
24Jan69 Caravelle 3 Thai International 64-17673
05Feb69 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 355TFW 52-134562
12Feb69 F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 355TFW 420 ??
JF13-74/09
01Mar69 A-1H Skyraider USAF – 56SOW 53-0498
10Mar69 A-26A Invader USAF – 56SOW 52-133990
15Mar69 A-1H Skyraider USAF – 56SOW Kh18-4/10 / 69169
16Mar69 Grumman S-2F Thai Navy 66-8796
25Mar69 T-28 Trojan Thai AF
08Apr69 Douglas EB-66B USAF – 355TFW 1
09Apr69 A-1H Skyraider USAF – 56SOW

10Apr69 Northrop F-5A Thai AF
16Apr69 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW

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Location & Details

Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB [15.14N, 104.52E]; 1 killed, 1 survived
Landed with nose gear up at Udorn; repaired. Post-accident Photo
Engine failed on take-off from U-Tapao, hit obstructions and crashed; 4 killed
Crashed 50km south west of Udorn AFB [17.11N, 102.40E] following engine failure
Lost port engine on take-off from Korat and crashed into trees 2 miles from the runway; 3 crew uninjured
(Lt. Col. Thomas D. Seay, Lt. Col. John Carr & Major R. Errickson, all of 7th RRFS)
Crashed 16 miles south east of Udorn AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected
Abandoned near Udorn AFB & crashed at 17.14N, 102.43E due to fuel starvation; 2 escaped
Struck a tree and crashed near Nakhon Phanom AFB; 2 killed
Damaged by AA fire over Laos [17.23N, 105.43E] and crashed on landing at Udorn AFB; 1 killed, 1
survived
Crashed into ditch at tambon Bangkoonsri, Bangkok Noi district, Thonburi; 1 seriously injured
Crashed into electricity pylon near Ponesa village, Amphoe Thabor, Nong Khai province (30km from
Nong Khai) en route Udorn to Vientiane; 2 crew + 2 on ground killed, 1 seriously injured
w/o in north east Thailand
Abandoned over Thailand due to fuel starvation & crashed 120km south east of Udorn AFB [16.54N,
103.48E]; 2 ejected
Crashed 45km WSW of Udorn AFB [17.30N, 102.39E] following engine failure; 1 killed
Emergency landing at Lampang Airport after cargo door broke off in flight
Crashed 2km from Pimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province; 2 killed
w/o
Lost part of port wing when hit on the ground by a mail car at Tokyo; repaired
Dbr in ground accident at Takhli
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned near Khok Ko, 50 miles north west of Ubon AFB, & crashed 80km
north west of Ubon AFB [15.57N, 104.22E]; 1 killed
Crashed 30km WSW of Nakhon Phanom [17.33N, 104.37E] following engine failure; 2 escaped
Crashed in the Nakhon Phanom AFB circuit due to fuel starvation; 2 killed
Aborted take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB, exploded and burned; pilot survived
Crashed into sea near Samed Island (in the Samui/Pa-Ngan Island area); 4 killed
Crashed
Crashed on take-off from Takhli AFB after engine failure; 3 killed
Hit by ground fire near Ban Pho, Xiangkhoang province, Laos; flew about 55 miles north west of Nakhon
Phanom, where pilot bailed out; pilot rescued
Crashed near Thai Niyom School in Bang Khen district, Bangkok; 1 seriously injured
Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 10 miles north west of Nakhon Phanom AFB; 2 escaped

15

Date Type Operator Serial
66-0405
17Apr69 RF-4C Phantom USAF – 432TRW 67-21493
25Apr69 Lockheed EC-121R USAF – 553RW 62-4445
02May69 F-105F Thunderchief USAF – 355TFW 62-4435
14May69 F-105F Thunderchief USAF – 354TFS/355TFW 54-1629
24May69 AC-130A Hercules USAF – 8TFW 43-49547
07Jun69 Douglas EC-47P USAF – 460TRW
52-135356
07Jun69 Cessna O-1 Thai Army
08Jun69 A-1H Skyraider USAF – 56SOW HS-TGK
60-0278
Q2 1969 Helio U-10 Thai AF 60-0518
09Jul69 Caravelle 3 Thai International 62-4394
55-0676
10Jul69 HH-43B Huskie USAF - 38ARRS 59-1562
F-105D Thunderchief USAF – 388TFW 66-7599
15Jul69 68-10532
F-105D Thunderchief USAF - 355TFW
17Jul69 49-1717
Boeing B-52D USAF – 4258SW 66-8791
19Jul69
HH-43B Huskie USAF – 38ARRS 67-21495
19Jul69 F-4D Phantom USAF – 366TFW 66-7686
03Aug69 QU-22A Bonanza USAF – 553RW 51-7622
21Aug69 h/c Thai AF
23Aug69 T-28 Trojan Lao AF (Det1, 56SOW)
23Aug69
F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW
03Sep69
04Sep69 "Cessna 130 Beachcraft" (Cessna 170 Kaset

06Sep69 or 180?)

09Sep69 Lockheed EC-121R USAF – 553RW
09Sep69
F-4D Phantom USAF – 432TRW
T-28 Trojan Lao AF (Det1, 56SOW)

02Oct69 F-4D Phantom USAF – 432TRW 66-8697

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Location & Details

descending aircraft, and it attempted to return to base but could not find due to weather and nav aids
failure; made an emergency landing at Wung Nok Ann Air Field, Sarit Sena Army Camp, Phitsanulok,
where it overshot and stopped 300 feet beyond the end of runway; suffered minor damage and repaired
Crashed into forest on Doi Suthep mountain, Chiang Mai province; 3 injured
Crashed 100km north west of Ubon AFB [16.10N, 104.40E]; 2 recovered
Crashed short of runway at Mae Hong Son airfield; 21 escaped
On 180 day loan from US Army to RTAVF. US Army Accident Report
?? Whilst taking off from Don Mueang the F-5 clipped the wing of the Chipmunk and crashed; Chipmunk
badly damaged; F-5 pilot plus 4 on ground killed
Crashed on take off from Doi Inthanont mountain, Chiang Mai province; 7 killed, 4 escaped
Crashed in Bangkapi district, Bangkok; 4 killed
Crashed near housing estate in Yannawa district; 1 killed
Crashed into tree during emergency landing in Mueang district, Uttaradit province; 1 killed, 1 seriously
injured
Upper escape hatch flew open during take-off from Chiang Mai Airport; aircraft belly-landed on runway
after pilot elected to land straight ahead, because undercarriage was not fully extended; all escaped
USAF Accident Report
Dbr in landing accident at Nakhon Phanom AFB; 1 escaped
Crashed 40km south west of Nakhon Phanom [17.26N, 104.31E]; 1 recovered
(Note: presumably repaired as became N64884 1974)
Believed crashed into sea 8km off Bang Saphan district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province; 2 missing
Overan runway at Mae Hong Son; substantially damaged
Damaged on take off from Nakhon Phanom AFB; repaired & back in service by 1973
Damaged at Udorn when taxied into a construction area and the left main landing gear dropped into an
open hole, damaging the left landing gear, the prop and the engine; later sold for parts

Crashed into jungle at Ratchaburi; 1 escaped

Crashed in fog near Thai AF golf course, Bang Khen district, near Don Mueang Airport; 4 killed
Crashed at Camp Taksin, Chantaburi province; 4 injured
Crashed on take-off from Udorn AFB; 1 killed 1 escaped
Exploded on take off from Korat AFB at approx. 0900; 1 killed (Major Charles H Stone), 1 escaped
Lost power immediately after take-off from Korat AFB, and belly-landed onto unpaved overrun strip; all
6 crew escaped (Pilot, Navigator and 4 Electronic Systems Operators); aircraft later scrapped
Crashed 38km south west of Udorn (17.283, 102.450); 2 killed (Capt. James J. Crawford & Capt. Donald
W. Lowe); bodies recovered
Crashed 25km south east of Ubon AFB [15.07N, 105.02E]; 2 recovered

20

Date Type Operator Serial

23Feb72 T-28 Trojan Thai AF JF13-107/14
24Feb72 OV-10A Bronco USAF – 504TASG 67-14620
02Mar72 Bell UH-1H Thai AF H6-1/11
11Mar72 F-105G Thunderchief USAF – 17WWS 63-8327

15Mar72 Lockheed T-33A Thai AF F11-22/13
23Mar72 A-1H Skyraider USAF 52-137622
30Mar72 Bell UH-1H Thai AF 6166 = H6-14/12
04Apr72 QU-22B Bonanza USAF – 56SOW/554RS 69-7700
22Apr72 QU-22B Bonanza USAF – 56SOW 67-1548
08May72 T-28 Trojan Thai AF JF13-46/07
10May72 Fairchild AU-23A Thai AF 21309
17May72 F-105G Thunderchief USAF – 23TFW/561WWS 63-8347
01Jun72 F-4E Phantom USAF – 308TFS/432 TRW 69-7299
06Jun72 Lockheed RT-33A Thai AF TF11-6/10
18Jun72 Cessna A-37B USAF – 377ABW 69-6349
Jul72 ? Bell UH-1H Thai Army 6423
05Jul72 Cessna O-1 Thai Army

05Jul72 Douglas DC-3 & Lockheed T-33A ?????? & Thai AF ??? & F11-16/12
06Jul72 65-0800
F-4D Phantom USAF – 497TFS/8TFW
08Jul72 69-7563
10Jul72 F-4E Phantom USAF – 4TFS/366TFW 66-7707
12Jul72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW 6228
30Jul72 Bell OH-13 Thai Army 66-0274
30Jul72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW 56-0677
Boeing B-52D USAF - 307SW

early Aug72 h/c Thai AF Bu155817
02Aug72 F-4J Phantom USMC – VMFA232 66-0281
11Aug72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 435TFS/8TFW
70-1546
25Aug72 QU-22B Bonanza USAF – 56SOW 15658
28Aug72 Bell UH-1H Thai Army

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Location & Details

Crashed
Crashed on take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped

Crashed in jungle in 70km south of Korat AFB, in Khon Buri district, Nakhon Ratchasima province
[14.10N, 102.08E] following engine failure; wreck found Aug-73
(Note: also reported as 12-Mar)
Crashed on landing at Don Mueang
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 escaped
Crashed at Sena Narong Army Camp, Hat Yai district, Songkhla province; 1 killed, 5 injured
Crashed just inside Thai border [16.03N, 105.03E] following engine failure; 1 escaped
Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 escaped
Crashed into field on landing at Chiang Rai Airport & dbf
W/o due to in-flight engine failure at Eglin AFB, Fl.
Tyre blew out whilst landing overweight at Korat AFB [14.58N, 102.06E]; 2 escaped
Crashed 12 miles from Udorn AFB due to SAM damage; 2 ejected
Exploded in mid air over Samut Sakhon province
Crashed in Thailand; 1 escaped
Possibly that which crashed at 16.5667, 100.9667, 9km SSW of Khao Kho
Crashed into sea 5 miles off Chonburi; 2 killed, 1 escaped
(Note: O-1 was only a 2-seater)
T-33 hit wing of DC-3 in a mid air collision over Don Mueang Airport; both landed safely
Crashed into field 5km from Ubon AFB [15.18N, 104.55E] whilst attempting to land in heavy rainstorm;
2 killed
Hit by AAM over Vietnam; aircraft abandoned south west of Udorn AFB [17.29N, 102.43E]; 2 survived
Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB following tyre blow out; 2 survived
Crashed
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 survived
Crashed at At Samat district, Roi Et province, 65 miles north west of Ubon AFB after lightning strike
knocked out instruments; left wing also reported to have caught fire; 5 killed, 1 escaped
Shot down over Phuphan mountains, Kalasin province; 4 killed, 8 escaped
Crashed on approach to Nam Phong AFB; 1 recovered
Crashed on take off from Ubon AFB [15.17N, 104.56E]; 2 killed
(Note: also reported as 10-Aug, and on landing)
Crashed on take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB after engine failure; 1 survived
Crashed & dbf in a plantation in Pak Thor district, Ratchaburi province; 13 killed

21

Date Type Operator Serial

17Sep72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 35TFW 65-0593
22Sep72 F-4E Phantom USAF – 388TFW 67-0385
15Oct72 Boeing B-52D USAF - 43SW 55-0097
16Oct72 T-28 Trojan Thai AF - Wing 5 JF13-110/15
17Oct72 Bell 205A-1 Thai Police 1708
18Oct72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 435TFS/8TFW 66-8708

23Oct72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 8TFW 65-0632

24Oct72 Bell UH-1H Thai AF H6-09/12
01Nov72 Helio U-10B Thai AF Th1-6/06

20Nov72 F-4D Phantom USAF – 555TFS/432TRW 66-7501

21Nov72 Douglas EC-47Q USAF – 361TEW/56SOW 43-49771
22Nov72 ? F-111 USAF 55-0110

22Nov72 Boeing B-52D USAF - 307SW

18Dec72 "single-engine trainer" Thai AF 58-0246
19Dec72 Boeing B-52G USAF - 72SW 57-6481
54-0529
20Dec72 Boeing B-52G USAF – 320BW/72SW 56-0584

23Dec72 Douglas EB-66E USAF – 42TEWS
26Dec72 Boeing B-52D USAF - 307SW

27Dec72 Boeing B-52D USAF - 307SW 56-0599
07Jan73 F-4D Phantom USAF – 432TRW/13TFS 66-8749
F11-24/13
09Jan73 Lockheed T-33A Thai AF - 31 Sqdn (?)
10Jan73 "trainer" Thai AF 71-0316
11Jan73 A-7D Corsair USAF – 354TFW

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Location & Details

Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB following systems failure; 2 survived

Crashed on landing at Korat AFB during a thunderstorm; 2 survived

Sustained crash damage on landing at U-Tapao AFB; 6 survived

Crashed into Gulf of Pak Phanong, Nakhon Si Thammarat province; 1 baled out

Crashed at Mae Sot district, Tak province; 4 killed

Crashed 40km north west of Ubon AFB [15.40N, 104.50E] on approach; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as 17-Oct)
Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as on take-off)

Veered off to left side of runway at Nakhon Phanom, pilot used right brake but seemed to overcorrect,
aircraft made a hard left ground loop and stopped
Crashed 60km ESE of Udorn AFB on training sortie [17.28N, 103.36E]; 2 (including Calvin B. Tibbett)
missing presumed killed
(Note: also reported as 21-Nov)
Crashed on landing 2km from runway at Nakhon Phanom AFB [17.23N, 104.39E]; 2 killed, 8 injured

Crashed; 2 killed
(Note: 4th F-111 crashed in theatre since Sep72)
Crashed into jungle near Pla Pak/Mueang district border, Nakhon Phanom province [17.11N, 104.38E]
after being hit by SAM near Vinh, North Vietnam; 6 baled out
(Note: 9th B-52 lost in theatre since 1965)
Crashed into field at Ban Nong Yai Sap, tambon Sra Yai Som, U Thong district, Suphanburi province; 1
slightly injured
Crashed in Nam Phong district, Khon Kaen province, 30km south west of Nam Phong AFB after being hit
by SAM near Kinh No, North Vietnam; 7 escaped
(Note: also reported as 35km east of Khon Kaen)
Hit by SAM near Yen Vien, North Vietnam & abandoned 16km south west of Nakhon Phanom [17.30N,
104.50E]; 6 escaped
(Note: also reported as 8km south of Nakhon Phanom)
Crashed on approach to Korat AFB [14.58N, 102.05E] after engine failure; 3 killed
(Note: also reported as on’landing roll’ at Korat)
Crashed at about 0200 2km north east of U-Tapao AFB near Wat Sa Kaew whilst on approach after being
hit by SAM near Hanoi, North Vietnam; 4 killed, 2 seriously injured
(Note: 3rd B-52 to crash in Thailand in last 8 days)
Hit by SAM & crashed at about 0500 135km south west of Nakhom Phanom AFB; 6 baled out

Crashed 45km south east of Udorn AFB [17.23N, 103.16E] following mechanical failure; 2 ejected
(Note: also reported as 16km SSW of Udorn)
Exploded in mid-air over Ban Phaeo district, Samut Sakhon province; 1 killed

Crashed & dbf near Anussasa Canal, Ban Moh district, Saraburi province; 1 killed

Crashed 32km north east of Udorn AFB after engine failure; 1 ejected

22

Date Type Operator Serial

01Feb73 h/c Thai Police JH2-08/15 / 21313
F12-07/04
05Feb73 Pilatus Turbo-Porter Thai AF 70-0949
67-0072
08Feb73 Cessna T-37B Thai AF HS-CHD
17Feb73 A-7D Corsair USAF – 354TFW 6598 (ex Bu156598)
‘7151’
20Feb73 F-111A USAF - 474TFW/428TFS HS-TGU
16Mar73 Cessna 170B Sky of Siam
11Apr73 Sikorsky UH-34D Lao AF Bu137644
6102 ?
21Apr73 Cessna O-1A Thai AF
67-14671
10May73 DC-8-33 Thai International 1505
22May73 F-4 Phantom USAF H6-15/12
28May73 T-28B Trojan RLaoAF JF13-83/11
(crew from USAF 56SOW)
29May73 Bell UH-1 Thai Army N8535F
30May73 Bell UH-1 Thai Army
05Jun73 OV-10A Bronco USAF – 56SOW
28Jun73 Fairchild Hiller FH-1100 Thai Police
12Jul73 Bell UH-1H Thai AF
18Aug73 T-28 Trojan Thai AF
05Sep73 Boeing 727 Air Vietnam
07Sep73 Bell 204B

21Sep73 F-4 Phantom USAF

24Sep73 Cessna T-37B Thai AF F12-02/04

25Sep73 Lockheed RT-33A Thai AF TF-11-8/13
26Sep73 F-4D Phantom USAF – 13TFS 66-8747
27Sep73 h/c Thai Army
30Oct73 h/c & h/c Thai Army & Thai Police

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