ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138782
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 March 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas EB-66E Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | 41st TEWSqn /355th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 54-424 |
| MSN: | 44724 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Udorn RTAFB -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Udorn RTAFB (VTED) |
| Udorn RTAFB (VTED) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EB‑66E s/n 54‑0524 'RC' 41st TEWS/355th TFW Crashed due to engine failure 5/3/1968 at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. All three crew ejected safely.
May not have been totally destroyed/total write off due to this incident, however, as reliably reported to have been scrapped at Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan in October 1973 (over five years later...)
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194559/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1968.htm#mar
http://web.archive.org/web/20111224222844/http://www.rushden.org:80/cott.html
http://www.thewebfairy.com/911/boeing/Douglas.Production.List_files/Douglas.Production.List.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2011 00:01 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 11:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 13-Feb-2013 19:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2013 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2013 07:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 12-Apr-2013 08:02 | Uli Elch | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Feb-2021 21:19 | Opietz | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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