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| Date: | Tuesday 29 April 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Northrop F-5 |
| Owner/operator: | South Vietnamese Air Force (SVNAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sukhumvit -
 Thailand
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed into tree while attempting to land on Highway 3 (Sukhumvit) at km 293-294. Four killed. The name of VNAF pilots were:
1) Major (Th/tá) Mai Tiến Đạt (the 538 Fighter Squadron/Hồng Tiễn at Da Nang/Đà Nẵng AFB).
2) Major (Th/tá) Ngô văn Trung, Class 63A US Navy training A-1 at Pensacola, FL. Training F-5 in AZ, in 1971.
3) Major (Th/tá) Nguyễn Đức Toàn and Captain (Đ/úy) Lê Thiện Hữu.
Sources:
Thai Aviation
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jul-2021 16:47 | TB | Added |
| 19-May-2024 18:49 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-May-2024 19:09 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-May-2024 05:17 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
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