ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60763
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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American Rockwell OV-10C Bronco |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) |
| Registration: | J5-.. |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laos/Thai border near Vientiane -
 Laos
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Shot down near Laos/Thai border; alleged to have strayed into Laos airspace near Vientiane during a reconaissance mission and been hit by AAA fire. Both crew ejected safely, and were captured by Laos Armed forces.
Small parts of the aircraft were recovered and placed on display in a museum at Phonkieng Camp, Vientiane
Notes: February 1988 saw the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) suffer its first casualties in fighting along disputed border areas with neighbouring Laos. Both countries lay claim to a 30 square mile area close to the Laotian capital of Vientiane some 250 miles north of Bangkok. During the short, sharp battle in the remote mountainous region, rich in timber, the above-mentioned OV-10 Bronce, and a RTAF F-5E Tiger II was brought down by a shoulder-fired Laotian SAM-7 on February 3rd. The pilot was killed.
Note: see J5-8/14, w/o ...87
Sources:
http://www.thaiarmedforce.com/distribution/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=211&start=15
Scramble
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194624/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1988.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2011 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-Nov-2011 22:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 30-Oct-2014 09:18 | Zeeland | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2021 12:35 | TB | Updated [Date, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
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