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

1971 Billboard

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