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Sunday, April 10, 2022

AFTN Thailand May 10, 1970

 

Today is the anniversary of a very sad day.







On April 10th 1970 an unarmed photo recon plane was returning from a mission in Vietnam.  It missed the runway, crashed and destroyed the building for AFTN Udorn.

We lost nine airmen that day. 

IN MEMORIAM
TSgt Jack A. Hawley  (37),  Wakeman, OH
SSgt James T. Howard  (27),  Denver, CO
A1C Andrew C. McCartney (20),  Lakewood, OH
SSgt Alfred N. Potter  (27),  Forest Grove, OR
Sgt John Charles Rose ( 25),  Bloomfield, NJ
TSgt Frank D. Ryan, Jr. (41),  Mercer Island, WA
SSgt Edward Wm. Strain (24),  Myrtle Beach, SC
TSgt Roy Walker  (40),  Albuquerque, NM
A1C Thomas L. Waterman  (25),  Roanoke, VA



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