Accident Vought A-7D Corsair II 71-0316, Thursday 11 January 1973
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Date:Thursday 11 January 1973
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic A7 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vought A-7D Corsair II
Owner/operator:USAF - 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron
Registration: 71-0316
MSN: D-227
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:20 miles NE of Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base -   Thailand
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Suffered fuel transfer system failure.
Pilot ejected and was rescued.

Sources:

- JF Baugher
USAF Individual Aircraft Record Cards

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Apr-2013 16:55 Uli Elch Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, ]
15-Sep-2024 22:34 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ]
06-Mar-2025 10:15 Anon. Updated [Location, Category, ]
25-Oct-2025 07:00 phlamberts Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, ]

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