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| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1972 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Republic F-105G Thunderchief |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 63-8347 |
| MSN: | F124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nakhon Ratchasima Royal Thai Air Force Base - VTUN -
 Thailand
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Korat RTAFB, Thailand (VTUN) |
Crashed on landing at Korat AFB, Thailand. After landing following an "Iron Hand" mission, there was a shimmy and a tire blow out. Then the left main gear collapsed which ended up igniting the fuel tank. Fire ensued and both men evacuated the A/C safely as soon as it stopped. Pilot Maj. Donald W Kilgus and EWO Maj. James G Dozier evacuated unharmed.Three on ground (two US and four Thai were killed when AGM-45 missiles exploded during fire fighting.
Sources:
https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=80751
Thai Aviation
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2012 13:19 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 13-Feb-2013 22:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2013 22:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Source, ] |
| 07-Aug-2013 02:33 | msymsed | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Aug-2013 10:22 | Uli Elch | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 30-May-2021 09:37 | Carel | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Jul-2021 16:16 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2025 09:23 | Anon. | Updated [Category, ] |
| 06-Mar-2025 11:22 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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