Accident Douglas EB-66E Destroyer 54-524, Wednesday 6 March 1968
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Date:Wednesday 6 March 1968
Time:
Type:Douglas EB-66E Destroyer
Owner/operator:355th TFWg /42th TEWSqn USAF
Registration: 54-524
MSN: 44824
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:120km NW of Ubon RTAFB [at 16.19 N, 104.41 E] -   Thailand
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Takhli RTAFB, Thailand
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed 120 km NW of Ubon AFB, Thailand [at co-ordinates 16.19 N, 104.41 E] following engine failure. All 3 crewmen ejected safely and were picked up by helicopter.

Sources:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194559/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1968.htm#mar
https://www.thai-aviation.net/files/Air_Accidents.pdf
http://web.archive.org/web/20111224222844/http://www.rushden.org:80/cott.html
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1954.html

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2011 00:54 Uli Elch Added
10-Jan-2012 11:11 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Source, ]
13-Feb-2013 20:59 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
10-Feb-2021 20:05 Pink Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
06-Mar-2025 09:19 Anon. Updated [Category, ]

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