SOUTH EAST ASIA T-28's - Thai Aviation History

Type
(& Mod Sequence #
where applicable)
US Serial c/n USN ‘eligible
for strike’
10/09/12 22
USAF soc Disposition Air Force Serial Notes
(McClellan, Ca.) Rai Airport & dbf 08-May-72
T-28D (#101) 51-3732 174-270 N/A 03-Jun-64
TL MAP RThaiAF
B.JF13-47/07 Serial assigned 08-Jul-64
(McClellan, Ca.)
RLaoAF
Unconfirmed
Khmer AF
Technical problems Jun-74 & repaired at Pochentong; escaped to
Thailand 1975; listed as ‘Under US Govt control at MacThai, Udorn’
24-Apr-75
RThaiAF
B.JF13-118/18 Serial assigned 06-Oct-75; preserved at Ubon Ratchathani
T-28D (#78) 51-3735 174-273 N/A 17-Dec-63
(McClellan, Ca.)
RLaoAF w/o 19-Jul-65
T-28D-5 (#149) 51-3740 174-278 N/A 23-Jul-70
MAP RThaiAF B.JF13-98/13 Serial assigned 05-Aug-70; noted at Ubon 1971; soc 14-Aug-84;
(McClellan, Ca.)
preserved at Air Technical Training School, Don Mueang
T-28D-5 (#150) 51-3743 174-281 N/A 18-Oct-65
TL MAP RLaoAF O-13743 Believed dd Dec-65; noted Feb-66; w/o 10-Jul-66; not current Apr-
(McClellan, Ca.)
72
T-28D (#100) 51-3744 174-282 N/A 03-Jun-64
(McClellan, Ca.)
MAP RThaiAF B.JF13-48/07 Serial assigned 08-Jul-64
Fennec 51-3756 Reported as RLaoAF; hit by enemy fire whilst on a rescue mission near Sam Neua, but managed to reach LS36 and land ‘dead stick’ 14-
May-65. But unlikely, as was Fennec #103 (see Fennec production list below)
T-28A
51-3758 174-296 N/A 01-Feb-60
Gained back by USAF 30-Aug-60 from MAP
T-28D (#74)
21-Aug-63
(McClellan, Ca.)
MAP
RLaoAF
Noted 1965; not current Apr-72
T-28D-5 (#154) 51-3759 174-297 N/A 04-Nov-65
(McClellan, Ca.)
MAP RLaoAF Believed dd Dec-65; w/o Jan-68
AT-28D-5 (#033) 51-3762 174-300 N/A 23-Dec-73
MAP Khmer AF
Trf under MAP CB 26-Feb-74; intended for RLaoAF, but to
(Pensacola, Fl.)
Cambodia. Shipped from USA to Sattahip on the ‘SS Sheldon’,
scheduled to arrive 27-Jan-74; uncrated & assembled at U-Tapao;
crashed on take-off from Battambang in Apr-74 & presumably
repaired; escaped to Thailand 1975
Philippines AF
13762
dd c1976
AT-28D-5 (#016) 51-3763 174-301 N/A 10-Sep-73
MAP Khmer AF Trf under MAP CB 26-Feb-74; repaired Apr-74, May-74 & Jun-74;
(Pensacola, Fl.)
listed as ‘Under US Govt control at U-Tapao’ 24-Apr-75
T-28D (#95) 51-3764 174-302 N/A 17-Dec-63
(McClellan, Ca.)
RLaoAF w/o 22-Dec-64
T-28D (#94) 51-3767 174-305 N/A 17-Dec-63
RLaoAF ? Assumed; this may be the T-28 reported as 51-7767, to RThaiAF,
(McClellan, Ca.)
then RLaoAF & w/o at Vientiane (Wattay) 24-Jan-65
T-28D (#97) 51-3768 174-306 N/A 17-Dec-63
(McClellan, Ca.)
RLaoAF
Wreck noted Feb-66
T-28D (#98) 51-3770 174-308 N/A 31-Jan-64
(McClellan, Ca.)
RLaoAF w/o 12-Jul-65
T-28D (#93) 51-3771 174-309 N/A 17-Dec-63 MAP RLaoAF
Noted Dec-64 thro’ Feb-66; not current Apr-72
RThaiAF
B.JF13-67/09 Serial assigned 26-Apr-66
Khmer AF
dd 1971(?); under maintenance at Pochentong Feb-72; re-configured
from ‘trainer’ to ‘fighter’ Oct-73; battle damage repaired Feb-74;
escaped to Thailand 1975; listed as ‘Under US Govt control at
MacThai, Udorn’ 24-Apr-75