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The American Forces Thailand Network (AFTN),
military radio and television, provided music, news and entertainment to the
American Fighting Man and Woman in Thailand for more than ten years during
the Vietnam War. This web site is dedicated to the nine
broadcasters and engineers who gave their lives 50 years ago when a battle damaged RF-4C
Phantom Recon Jet crashed into the Udorn AFTN station on April 10, l970. This is an unofficial web site. AFTN Webmaster is Bob Wertz , then
A1C USAF,
AFTN Radio/TV Udorn, 71-72.
Email comments, etc. to
BobWertz in Baton
Rouge, LA. Bob is back on the air part time at
WHYR(LP) -FM, Baton Rouge. AFTN Web
Templates design & photo albums compiled/edited by the late
Norm Corley, then Sgt. USAF,
AFTN Radio/TV NKP 72-73. Norm had retired and was living in
Argyroupoli, Greece. AFTN Air Chex
edited & remastered by
Dick Storck,
then Sgt. USAF, AFTN Radio/TV Udorn/Korat
68-69. Dick is still broadcasting at
WCPE,
Raleigh, NC. Since January 19, 2003, there have been
Home page audio montage
Communication & Signal Sites in Thailand
[1/24/2024]
(click here) (How AFTN transmitted around
Thailand & Laos) Location of AFTN U-Tapao station
on the base at U-Tapao RTNB Production by Chuck Stewart
(AFTN Ubon 1969) You Tube Link:
https://youtu.be/UMwHQuY5FXI
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