Crash of a Douglas A-26A Invader in Ban Thapachôn: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 21, 1967
Operator:
Registration:
64-17669
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising side-by-side with a second USAF Invader registered 64-17668, the airplane was hit by enemy fire and the right wing caught fire. The crew from the second aircraft bailed out before both aircraft collided and crashed. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Dwight Stanley Campbell,
Cpt Robert Lee Sholl.
Crew:
Cpt Dwight Stanley Campbell,
Cpt Robert Lee Sholl.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
