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THAI AIR ACCIDENTS (to
1959) |
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Below are listed brief details
of known accidents to Thai aircraft, civil and military, and to other
aircraft where the accident was within |
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Date |
Type |
Operator |
Serial |
Location &
Details |
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Boripatra |
Siamese AF |
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Crashed
at Khao Polad, near Burmese
border, en route |
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Fokker F.VIIb |
KLM |
PH-AFO |
Crashed
on take-off from Don Muang; 5 killed |
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22-Jun-33 |
Puss Moth |
Aerial Transport Co |
HS-PAA |
Crashed
after flying into storm at Kumphawapi, en route from
Khon Kaen to Udon |
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07-Feb-38 |
Martin 139WSM |
Siamese AF |
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Seriously
damaged in landing accident |
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18-Mar-38 |
Curtiss Hawk (II or III) |
Siamese AF |
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Crashed
at Don Muang whilst practising for air show |
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22-Mar-39 |
Curtis Hawk 75N |
Siamese AF |
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Crashed
when lost control during high-speed test dive |
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09-Dec-40 |
Vought Corsair |
Thai AF |
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Possibly
shot down |
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10-Dec-40 |
Vought Corsair |
Thai AF |
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Shot
down |
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12-Dec-40 |
Curtiss Hawk III |
Thai AF |
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Shot
down |
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13-Dec-40 |
Curtis Hawk 75N |
Thai AF |
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Destroyed
on the ground at Ubon during French bombing raid |
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14-Dec-40 |
Curtis Hawk 75N & Hawk
III |
Thai AF |
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Collided
on take off from Ubon |
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10-Jan-41 |
Mitsubishi Ki-30 |
Thai AF |
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Shot
down by French near Siem Reap |
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6 x Curtiss
Hawk III |
Thai AF |
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Shot
down |
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Curtiss P-40 |
AVG |
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Shot down by ground fire near
Mae Sot (pilot was Charley Mott) |
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Curtiss P-40 |
AVG |
P8115 |
Shot down by ground fire near Chiang Mai, probably
near Mok Chumpae (pilot
was McGarry); wreck currently in ‘Tango Squadron’ hangar at
Chiang Mai |
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Curtiss P-40 |
AVG |
P9196 |
Shot down by ground fire east
of Lamphun; 18°34.691N, 99°01.191E (pilot was
Newkirk) |
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late
1942 |
Mitsubishi
Ki-21 |
Thai
AF |
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Crashed into mountain during severe weather whilst
returning from a reconnaissance mission over Kengtung |
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7
x Vought Corsair |
Thai
AF |
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Destroyed on ground at Kengtung
by USAAF P-40’s |
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Mitsubishi
Ki-21 |
Thai
AF |
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Destroyed on ground at Kengtung |
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Curtiss Hawk III |
Thai
AF |
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Shot down by RAF Beaufighter
near Chiang Mai |
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Liberator
B.VI |
RAF |
BZ978
& BZ992 |
MIA during an attack on the |
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3
x Nakajima Ki-27 |
Thai
AF |
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Shot down by USAAF P-51’s near Chiang Mai |
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P-51 Mustang |
USAAF |
44-10612 |
Lost over Lampang,
presumably in dogfight (pilot was Henry Minco) |
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Nov-44 |
P-51 Mustang |
USAAF |
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Lost near Lampang, reason unknown (pilot was Thomas Ankrim) |
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Nakajima Ki-43 |
Thai AF |
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Shot
down by B-29 over Petchburi |
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09-Apr-45 |
5 x Curtiss
Hawk II |
Thai AF |
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Destroyed
on ground at Don Muang by USAAF P-51’s |
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09-Apr-45 |
Mitsubishi Ki-30 |
Thai AF |
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Destroyed
on ground at Don Muang by USAAF P-51’s |
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Mar-45 |
Fairchild 24 |
Thai AF |
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Shot
down by USAAF P-51 |
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24/25-Jul-45 |
Nakajima E8N1 |
Thai Navy |
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Destroyed
on ground at Chalong Bay, Phuket by RN Hellcats |
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24/25-Jul-45 |
Aichi E13A-1 |
Thai Navy |
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Destroyed
on ground at Chalong Bay, Phuket by RN Hellcats |
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16-Dec-45 |
Liberator GR.VIII |
RAF |
KH134 |
Crashed
into sea off Thai Muang during air/sea rescue operation |
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09-Aug-48 |
Bonanza |
Siamese AW |
HS-SFE ? |
Came
down near Ayudhya in a violent storm en route from Tak to Bangkok. The pilot, Flight Commander Phichet Chavankasame, and a
lawyer, Thanom Suwanaphim,
were killed, whilst a third passenger was injured. |
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25-Oct-48 |
Douglas C-47 |
Pacific Overseas AL |
HS-PC103 |
Believed
shot down by Dutch pilots near west coast of Sumatra |
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14-Dec-48 |
Fairchild 24 |
Siamese AW |
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Force-landed
on test flight |
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09-Jul-49 |
Catalina |
Pacific Overseas AL |
HS-PC205 |
Damaged
at Macao |
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17-Nov-49 |
Douglas C-47 |
Trans Asiatic AL |
HS-TA180 |
Crashed
at Mingaladon, Burma |
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07-Jun-50 |
Westland WS-51A |
Thai AF |
G-AMAK |
W/o
at Yeovil before dd |
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18-Aug-50 |
North American T-6 |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
at Koke Kathiem, Lopburi; 2 killed |
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21-Aug-50 |
"training plane" |
Thai AF |
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Caught
fire in mid-air and crashed at Nakhon Ratchasima; 1
killed, 1 serious injury |
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27-Oct-50 |
Bonanza |
Siamese AW |
HS-SFA |
Crashed
at Maesan |
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early 1951 |
Norseman |
Siamese AW |
HS-SGF |
Crashed
in Tak Province |
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13-Jan-51 |
Douglas C-47 |
Air Carriers |
VR-HEP |
Crashed
on Bukit Besar mountain |
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11-Mar-51 |
Douglas C-54 |
Pacific Overseas AL |
HS-POS |
Crashed
into the saddle between Mount Butler and Mount Parker on take-off from Kai Tak 11-Mar-51 |
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09-Apr-51 |
Douglas C-47 |
Siamese AW |
HS-SAE |
Ditched
off Cape d'Aquilar, Hong Kong; 16 killed |
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08-Jun-51 |
Spitfire 14 |
Thai AF |
Kh14-3/93 |
Crashed |
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13-Jul-51 |
Douglas C-54 |
Pacific Overseas AL |
HS-POA |
Dbr on
landing at Bangkok |
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20-Aug-51 |
Douglas C-47 |
Siamese AW |
HS-SAF |
Crashed
at Bor Fai airfield, Hua Hin (note: fuselage still
at Hua Hin 1996) |
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03-Sep-51 |
North American T-6 |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
into Meh Klong river in
front of Army Hospital, Rajburi province; 2 killed |
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06-Sep-51 |
North American T-6 |
Thai AF |
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Nose
dived into paddy field near Nakhon Sawan Ratchasima Military Hospital; 1 killed |
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Feb-52 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-23/95 |
W/o
in accident |
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?? |
Thai
AF |
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Aircraft crashed near Bang Pa-In railway station
at 1000; 1 killed |
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?? |
Thai
AF |
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Aircraft crashed at 1145 during training flight at
Nakorn Ratchasima; 2 crew
(Pilot Officer Sanit Sukrakan
& Air Cadet Virasak Vathmaphimon) |
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Lockheed L-749A |
KLM |
PH-TFF |
Dbr at
Bangkok |
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22-Jul-52 |
Spitfire 14 |
Thai AF |
Kh14-11/93, Kh14-21/93 &
Kh14-22/93 |
Crashed |
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Aug-52 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-31/95 |
W/o
in forced landing |
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Bearcat
+ Bearcat |
Thai
AF |
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Collided at 1000 whilst in a formation of 8 at Pak
Kred, Nonthaburi
province; 2 killed (Flying Officer Kumnuan Rong-Krachang & Warrant Officer Vira
Rodkachand). Thai AF’s first mid-air collision. |
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Spitfire 14 |
Thai AF |
Kh18-3/93 |
Crashed |
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13-Feb-53 |
Mosquito PR.34 |
RAF – 81 Sqdn |
RG189 |
Took off from Don Muang and headed
southwest, but returned 20 mins later on fire, flew
erratically before diving into the ground and exploding in Bang Khaen, southwest of Don Muang; 2 killed (F/O Paul Skeaping RAF & F/O John Williamson) |
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10-Apr-53 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
into sea off Chonburi; 1 killed |
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20-???-53 |
Norseman |
Thai AW |
HS-SGA |
Damaged
in forced landing; probably repaired |
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20-Jul-53 |
‘training plane’ |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
onto buildings in Amphur Madhachai,
Samut Sakorn province; 2
killed |
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08-Aug-53 |
Norseman |
Thai AW |
HS-SGB |
Crashed
in poor weather at Doi Mae Ya,
Tambol Mae Jee, 26km from
Amphur Pai en route Mae Sarieng-Khun Yuam; wreckage not
found until 25-Aug-53; 6 killed, including Flt. Lt. Sorot
Chombhuthaveep |
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10-Sep-53 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Force-landed
at airfield in Mahachai district, Samut Sakorn province after
fire in fuel tank; pilot slightly injured |
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04-Oct-53 |
North American T-6 |
Thai AF |
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Collided
with truck on take-off from Chiang Mai; pilot escaped |
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05-Oct-53 |
‘trainer’ |
Thai AF |
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Caught
fire & crashed whilst over Chaiyabhum
municipality; 1 killed. Korat-based |
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12-Oct-53 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
into house, and then a Wat, in Amphur
Muang, Ratchaburi on training flight from Don Muang;
pilot killed, plus 1 (a Thai assemblyman) on the ground |
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Nov-53 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-21/95 |
W/o
in accident |
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27-Jan-54 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
into forest near Phitsanulok airfield; pilot killed |
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27-Jan-54 |
Spitfire 14 |
Thai AF |
Kh14-23/93 |
Crashed |
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28-Jan-54 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
on a hill in Buriram en route from Ubol Ratchathani to Nakhon Ratchasima; pilot killed |
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8-Feb-54 |
?? |
Thai AW |
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Port
tyre burst whilst taking off from Surat Thani for return flight to Bangkok,
and crashed into bushes; no injuries |
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Feb-54 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-28/95 |
W/o
in accident |
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Feb-54 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-19/94 |
W/o
in accident |
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09-Mar-54 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
in Aranyaprates; pilot killed |
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04-Apr-54 |
‘helicopter’ (UH-12B ?) |
Thai Police |
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Crashed
in bad weather at Sub Amphur Mae Samerng, Chiang Mai, en route Chiang Mai – Mae Hong Sorn. Reported missing 6-Jun |
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Jul-54 |
Helldiver |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
(soc 23-Jul-54) |
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22-Jul-54 |
Bearcat & Bearcat |
Thai AF |
“ |
Collided
in mid-air during aerobatics over Don Muang. Both crashed, “ |
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Sep-54 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-42/95 |
W/o
in accident |
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Sep-54 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-44/95 |
W/o
in accident |
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18-Sep-54 |
‘patrol plane’ |
Thai AF |
“ |
Force
landed at Chaiyabhum following engine trouble en
route Udon Thani to Lopburi; probably repaired |
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Oct-54 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-38/95 |
W/o
in accident |
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Douglas C-47 |
Thai AF |
L2-10/96 ? |
Starboard
engine failed shortly after take-off from Don Muang,
and crashed into paddy field 500m from runway whilst after attempting to return
for emergency landing; 4 killed (including the pilots, Wg
Cdr Tawil Chalaruk and Plt Off Anan Sukpoonphon), 14
injured |
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Douglas C-47 |
Air |
B-811 |
Crashed
into sea 600m off Hua Hin
after engine failure; 6 killed, 1 injured |
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Bonanza |
Thai AW |
HS-SFB |
Force-landed
on sandbank in Prakday (?), Cambodia due to fuel
shortage en route Bangkok to Phnom Penh with Andre Kostelanetz
(US conductor) as passenger; Kostelanetz continued by bus; 15 minutes of fuel delivered
by jeep & Bonanza took off again, only to be substantially damaged in
another forced-landing in a rice-field at Gavin, nearer Phnom Penh;
substantially damaged, but repaired |
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‘training plane’ |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
at Amphur Ban Rai, Uthai Thani; pilot (based at Lopburi)
seriously injured |
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Norseman |
Thai AW |
HS-SGC |
After
leaving Loei en route Phitsanulok
the pilot diverted to an airfield in |
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‘single-engined
reconnaissance plane’ |
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Hit
top of tree and crashed in Mae Sai, Chiang Mai
whilst participating in Army manoeuvres; 2 killed |
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Douglas C-47 |
Burmese AF |
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Crashed
into Doi Pa Hom Pok, 25km north west of Amphur
Fang, Chiang Mai; wreck found |
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Jun-55 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-7/93 |
W/o
in accident |
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Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Force-landed
in rice-field 150m from Don Muang runway following engine failure; 1 slightly
injured |
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09-Sep-55 |
‘liaison a/c’ |
US Army |
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Crashed
west of Bangkok near village of Banyala (?), Kanchanaburi province near Burma border; 5 (4 US & 1
Filipino) killed |
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12-Sep-55 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
17km from Lopburi AFB; 1 slightly injured |
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07-Oct-55 |
Bonanza |
Thai AW |
HS-SFB |
Minor
damage on take-off |
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07-Dec-55 |
Bearcat |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
into rice field in Amphur Nakorn
Luang, Ayudhaya; pilot
unhurt |
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29-Dec-55 |
North American T-6 |
Thai AF |
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Crashed
in Prachuap Khiri Khan; 2
killed |
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Sikorsky
HRS-3 |
USMC |
Bu137839 |
Crashed near Koh Sichang en route from 'USS Princeton' to Don Muang; 7 escaped |
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31-Mar-56 |
Douglas C-47 |
Thai AF |
L2-14/96 / 212667 |
Crashed
at Korat; 18 killed |
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27-Jun-56 |
Norseman |
Thai AW |
HS-SGE |
Ran
off the runway and destroyed on landing at Mae Hong Son |
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20-Sep-56 |
Douglas C-47 |
Thai AW |
HS-POC |
Ran
off the end of wet runway; repaired |
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15-Aug-57 |
Douglas C-47 |
Thai AW |
HS-POC |
Undercarriage
retracted before fully airborne; substantially damaged |
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10-Oct-57 |
Douglas C-47 |
Thai AF |
L2-2/90 / 293045 |
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 |
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Sep-58 |
Douglas C-47 |
Thai AF |
L2-19/00 |
Damaged
in Pathum Thani province;
repaired |
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Apr-59 |
Chipmunk |
Thai AF |
F9-20/94 |
W/o
in accident |
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15-Jun-59 |
Sikorsky S-55 |
Thai AF |
H3-4/97 |
Tail
rotor cut off own tail |
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cNov-59 |
Douglas C-47 |
Thai AF |
L2-28/02 / 316328 |
Blown
off wet taxiway at Kai Tak by propwash
from L-1049 into Hong Kong harbour whilst taxying
to terminal |
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Updated
24-Feb-09 |
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