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| Date: | Friday 17 November 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Douglas EB-66C Destroyer |
| Owner/operator: | 41st TEWSqn /355th TFWg USAF |
| Registration: | 54-0473 |
| MSN: | 44773 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1200 feet short of the runway at Takhli RTAFB -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Takhli RTAFB, Thailand |
| Tiakhl RTAFB, Thailand |
When the number two engine of EB-66C 54-0473 failed shortly after departure from Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, the pilot, Major Max Nichols, attempted to return to base. While the aircraft was on short final it settled rapidly into rough ground about 1,200 feet short of the runway, slid for a distance, caught fire, and exploded. Only two of the seven men aboard were able to escape the burning aircraft.
The five crew killed were
Captain Rey L. Duffin
Major Karl D. Hezel
1st Lt. Theodore W. Johnson
Major William McDonald
Major Max Nichols
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=81131
http://www.reocities.com/pentagon/1979/honor.html
www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
https://www.scribd.com/document/148710354/Thai-Air-Accidents
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Sep-2011 02:42 | ThW | Added |
| 27-Sep-2011 00:40 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2012 09:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Country, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2013 20:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Feb-2021 21:18 | Oezil 007 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 05-Mar-2025 11:21 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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