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Udorn 1969-70  

AFTN Udorn - Skip Manke
MSgt. Skip Manke, Station Manager, stands in front of the Udorn station in l969. (Photo from Brass Button Broadcasters by Trent Christman)
AFTN - Brad Edwards April 1970
A1C Brad Edwards outside of the Udorn AFTN station in l970.

AFTN Udorn Dan Ellis 1969
Dan Ellis on the air in 1969

AFTN Udorn -Dave Ramsey 1970
Sgt Dave Ramsey, called away from the AFTN station on the afternoon of April 10, 1970 to do a photoshoot for MEDCAP outside of Nong Kai.  Only after he returned late that afternoon would he discover that a pilotless RF-4 Phantom had hit the station and killed nine of his fellow broadcasters.
 

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