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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 Korat 1971 at Reunion, 2022
Location of AFTN U-Tapao station at U-Tapao RTNB
Production by Chuck Stewart
(AFTN Ubon 1969) You Tube Link:
https://youtu.be/UMwHQuY5FXI
AFTN Udorn Plane Crash - April 10, 1970 These nine broadcasters
lost their lives that day Still Photos from the 16mm Color Film/Crash
(Click here for Photo Gallery) Official AFTN Crash Photos: AFTN Aerial Crash Photos: AFTN Crash Debris: AFTN
Crash Photos - Larry Clum
(Click here for page) AFTN
Crash Photos - Darrell McCabe
(click here for page) AFTN
Crash Photos - Jim Davey
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Barracks/Crash Photos - Tom Spahr
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page)
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