THAI AIR ACCIDENTS (1960 to 1969)

 

 

Below are listed brief details of known accidents to Thai aircraft, civil and military, and to other aircraft where the accident was within Thailand. The bulk of the data is from Thai DoA records, from Royal Thai Air Force sources and from press reports. Credit is also due to various Air Britain publications, Sid Nanson, Vidya Tapasanan, Marco Dijkshoorn (Scramble), Cheryl Baumgartner, Ed Young’s “Aerial Nationalism – A History of Aviation in Thailand” (Smithsonian 1995), NTSB website and others. For Vietnam era US military accidents, Chris Hobson’s “Vietnam Air Losses” is a valuable source of more detailed information.

 

 

Date

Type

Operator

Serial

 

Location & Details

14-Apr-60

Douglas C-54

Thai AF

42919

Crashed into a mountain while taking off from Taipei; all 18 aboard killed

15-Feb-61

PB4Y-2 Privateer

CNAF

423

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

15-Feb-61

Hawker Sea Fury

Burmese AF

UB-466

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

Jun-61

Chipmunk

Thai AF

F9-9/93

W/o in accident

03-Oct-61

Sikorsky UH-34D

Air America

H-U

Possibly crashed in Thailand

15-May-62

North American T-6

Thai AF

 

Damaged following emergency landing at Nong Khai airstrip when overshot runway; 1 escaped

04-Jun-62

F-86F Sabre

Thai AF

 

Crashed into Gulf of Thailand off Lhaem Phak Bia

19-Jul-62

Comet 4C

UAA

SU-AMW

Crashed on Khao Yai mountain

Apr-63

Sabre 32

RAAF

A94-964

Damaged at Ubon & reduced to spares

12-Apr-63

Fairchild C-123B

USAF – 464TCW

56-4380

Crashed shortly after take-off from Nakhon Phanom AFB; 3 crew killed + 2 on the ground

28-Sep-63

Fairchild C-123B

USAF – 315TCG

55-4513

Crashed in Thailand; 4 survived

27-Oct-63

Sikorsky UH-34D

Air America

H-16

Crashed & dbf on take-off from a site 22nm from Moung Loei

27-Dec-63

Douglas C-47

Air America

B-815

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

15-Jan-64

North American T-6

Thai AF

 

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

14-Aug-64

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 41AD

62-4371

Damaged by AA fire over Laos and dbr during emergency landing at Korat AFB; 1 escaped

18-Aug-64

F-100D Super Sabre

USAF – 474TFW

56-3085

Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned near Nong Khai; 1 escaped

03-Sep-64

Douglas C-47

Thai AF

L2-29/02?

Crashed after hitting a tree at Vaong Nong village, 2km from landing at Ubon Ratchathani whilst returning from a parachute jumping exercise at Lopburi; attached to 22nd Joint Air Unit, Ubon; 28 killed & 5 injured

24-Sep-64

Sabre 32

RAAF

A94-984

Crashed 28nm west of Ubon following engine failure; 1 ejected

14-Oct-64

Boeing KB-50J

USAF – 41AD

48-0065

Crashed due to engine failure shortly after take-off in Thailand; 6 survived

02-Jan-65

F-100D Super Sabre

USAF – 474TFW

56-2908

Crashed in Thailand following engine failure; 1 survived

02-Mar-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 18TFW

62-4235

Damaged by AA over Vietnam and abandoned near Roi Et; 1 ejected

5-Mar-65

Grumman Albatross

Thai Navy

1264

Missing shortly after take-off from Taipei en route Bangkok; 11 on board (Note: was returning to Thailand from Japan after servicing)

24-Apr-65

C-130A Hercules

USAF – 6315OG

57-0475

Crashed into high ground during a go-around in bad weather at Korat AFB; 6 killed

27-Apr-65

A-1H Skyraider

USN – VA215

Bu137545

Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 2 miles from Nakhon Phanom; 1 escaped

12-May-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 23TFW

61-0125

Crashed 3 miles northeast of Ban Phon Daeng following engine failure; 1 survived

15-May-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 23TFW

62-4374

Crashed on take-off from Takhli AFB & dbf at Village 4, Amphoe Takhli; 1 killed on ground, 10 injured

05-Jun-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 23TFW

61-0133

Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned east of Nong Khai, just inside Thailand; 1 ejected

3-Jul-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 23TFW

62-4398

Crashed due to fuel starvation, north of Udorn AFB; 1 survived

7-Jul-65

F-86L Sabre

Thai AF

30978 ??

Crashed into Chao Phraya river in front of Pak Kret irrigation school, Nonburi 6 minutes after take-off from Don Muang; 1 ejected. Aircraft not recovered

 

12 RTAF aircraft, including 5 jets, crashed between Jan-65 & Jul-65; 5 pilots killed

27-Jul-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

61-0177

Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and crashed near Ban Kut Du, 30 miles south of Khon Kaen; 1 killed

27-Jul-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF

62-4298

Collided with Mig and crashed c.10m south east of Ubon; 1 killed

20-Aug-65

Sikorsky UH-34D

Air America

H-23

Possibly crashed in Thailand

30-Aug-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 6441TFW

62-4355

Crashed on take off from Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped

6-Sep-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 23TFW

62-4400

Caught fire during in flight refuelling over northern Thailand; 1 ejected

23-Sep-65

h/c (KH-4 ?)

Thai Army

 

Crashed on take-off from Bang Khaen & dbf; 1 escaped

28-Sep-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 23TFW

62-4404

Crashed following engine failure on a test flight 25 miles north east of Takhli AFB; 1 escaped

29-Sep-65

F-86 Sabre ??

USAF

 

Exploded and crashed over Nakhon Sawan province; 1 ejected

12-Nov-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF

62-4218

Crashed 55m south west of Udorn AFB; 1 killed

08-Dec-65

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

62-4302

Abandoned 39m north of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected

20-Jan-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF

59-1717

Crashed near Takhli AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected

20-Jan-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF0

62-4324

Crashed 18m south west of Nakhon Phanom AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected

22-Feb-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

62-4388

Lost near Takhli AFB; 1 escaped

27-Feb-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

62-4362

Crashed near Takhli following engine failure; 1 escaped

02-Mar-66

F-105D Thunderchief & Cessna O-1

USAF 355TFW & USAF 505TACG

59-1724 & 57-2902

Aircraft collided in mid-air over Thailand; O-1 pilot killed, F-105 pilot escaped

13-Mar-66

F-100F Super Sabre

USAF – 355TFW

58-1221

Crashed in Thailand following engine failure on training sortie; 2 escaped

23-Mar-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

61-0178

Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 10 miles west of Nakhon Phanom; 1 escaped

15-Apr-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

58-1158

Crashed at / near Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed

13-May-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

60-0427

Crashed at Korat AFB; 1 survived

17-May-66

F-4C Phantom

USAF – 8TFW

64-0717

Crashed on landing at Ubon AFB; 2 escaped

2-Jun-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

61-0160

Crashed 55m north east of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 escaped

14-Jun-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

60-0429

Crashed 93m north east of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 survived

06-Jul-66

A-1E Skyraider

USAF – 602ACS

52-132423

Damaged by AA fire over Laos and abandoned 20 miles north of Udorn AFB; 1 escaped

18-Jul-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

62-4312

Crashed 1m south west of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 ejected

19-Jul-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

60-5382

Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and abandoned just inside Thailand; 1 escaped

20-Jul-66

F-4C Phantom

USAF – 8TFW

63-7695

Damaged by AA fire over Vietnam and crashed on emergency landing at Udorn AFB; 1 killed, 1 injured

24-Jul-66

A-26A Invader

USAF – 606ACS

64-17643

Crashed on approach to Nakhon Phanom AFB due to fuel starvation; 2 killed

24-Jul-66

Douglas DC-3

 

HS-OOO

Crashed into Pacific Ocean 525 miles off US coast on delivery

25-Jul-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

62-4271

Damaged by AA fire and crashed on emergency landing at Korat AFB; 1 escaped

26-Jul-66

RF-101C Voodoo

USAF – 460TRW

56-0201

Crashed during attempted overshhot at Udorn AFB; 1 injured

04-Aug-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 355TFW

61-0119

Damaged by AA fire and abandoned 40 miles north west of Udorn AFB; 1 survived

01-Sep-66

A-1E Skyraider

USAF – 602ACS

52-132624

Damaged by AA fire and abandoned near Sakhon Nakhon; 1 escaped

13-Sep-66

F-4C Phantom

USAF – 8TFW

63-7694

Crashed on take-off from Ubon AFB; 2 killed

13-Sep-66

F-4C Phantom

USAF – 8TFW

63-7640

Abandoned near Ubon AFB following control failure; 2 escaped

10-Oct-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

62-4300

Crashed during take off from Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed

23-Oct-66

T-28D Trojan

USAF – 606ACS

49-1582

Crashed near Nakhon Phanom; Lt. Col. William J. Newton & Capt. Samuel J. Baker killed

Nov-66

Douglas C-47

Thai AF

L2-18/00

Reported missing

07-Nov-66

T-28 Trojan

USAF – 606ACS

Bu146244 ?

Reported lost in combat in Thailand; Capt. Paul M. Bayliss killed

10-Nov-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

62-4288

Crashed during take off from Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed

22-Nov-66

F-105D Thunderchief

USAF – 388TFW

58-1161

Crashed 70m north north east of Korat AFB following engine failure; 1 killed

10-Dec-66