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Outstanding Unit    Award  w/ Combat "V" Device 1971 -l973


Ron Hurst

1971 Billboard

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The American Forces Thailand Network (AFTN),  military radio and television, provided music, news and entertainment to the American Fighting Man and Woman in Thailand for more than ten years during the Vietnam War.

This web site is dedicated to the nine broadcasters and engineers who gave their lives when a battle damaged F-4 Phantom Recon Jet crashed into the Udorn AFTN station on April 10, l970.  This is an unofficial web site.


AFTN Webmaster is Bob Wertz , then A1C USAF,  AFTN Radio/TV Udorn, 71-72.    Email comments, etc. to  BobWertz  in Baton Rouge, LA

AFTN Web Templates design & photo albums compiled/edited by Norm Corley, then Sgt. USAF,  AFTN Radio/TV NKP 72-73.  Norm is retired and living in Athens, Greece.

AFTN Air Chex edited & remastered by Dick Storck, then Sgt. USAF, AFTN Radio/TV  Udorn/Korat 68-69.  Dick is still broadcasting at WCPE, Raleigh, NC.

 Since January 19, 2003, there have been

Home page audio montage [WINDOWS Media file]Sgt. Phil Favreau, AFTN News, Fall, l972, Charlie Tuna AFRTS program and AFTN jingle (spliced in 1972 from AFRTS master)

Last updated on   6 / 6 / 09


AFTN Udorn/Now & Then

Dave Ramsey, Feb 09

More pics coming


SETV   AFTN   2009 Reunion

October 8-11, 2009  ( updated 6/6/09)


NKP circa late l968

[ t to r:  TSgt Jim Ewing, SSgt Dean Pennington, SSgt Jim Smith, AIC Steve Sills,
bottom row:  AIC Karpiaic, AIC Dick Tomberlin, SSgt Bob (Speedy) Spivacke

more pics coming from Speedy


Jim Cissell in Seattle  (Click here for story)

Jim's web site has more= www.voiceguy.com


Updates on Robert Spivacke and Suzanne Ritter ........ 2/5/09


Chris Noel & Jerry Reed 

Chris was guest speaker at Veterans Recognition Day  (Nov 08)


Doc Ball Working in Retirement (Nov 08)


Jan Garvin's Trip To U-Tapao/Pattaya Beach  July/Aug 08

Click Here for Jan's Trip Description           Click Here for Photo Set


Udorn l973 Comm Sqndrn new Web Site  (Click here


Updates on Fred Frederick (U-Tapao), Jarrett Washburn (Ubon), John Grosvenor (Takhli), Cynthia Gatlin(Korat) & Martin Carmichael (Udorn)  


APRIL 10, 1970 at UDORN- F-4 Crash into AFTN

Pictures from Tommy Spahr, Det 1, S.O.W., Udorn

Complete Photo Album HERE


UDORN   FLIGHTLINE   1970

Complete Photo Album  HERE  
Photos from Tom Spahr



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