Accident Douglas EB-66B Destroyer 53-491,
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Date:Friday 19 July 1968
Time:
Type:Douglas EB-66B Destroyer
Owner/operator:355th TFWg /41th TEWSqn USAF
Registration: 53-491
MSN: 44792
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Takhli RTAFB (VTPI) [at co-ordinates 15.16 N, 100.18 E] -   Thailand
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Takhli RTAFB (VTPI)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
19 July 68: Douglas EB-66B 355TFW/41 TEWS USAF s/n 53-0491. Landed short of the runway at Takhli AFB [at approximate co-ordinates 15.16 N, 100.18 E] during GCA approach; 2 survived

Sources:

http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1953.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20111224222844/http://www.rushden.org:80/cott.html
https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2011 00:50 Uli Elch Added
11-Jan-2012 09:33 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
13-Feb-2013 21:22 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
10-Feb-2021 20:05 Paco Updated [Operator, Operator]
04-May-2023 14:32 Burton Lawson Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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