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HTMS Chakri Naruebet (911) (Thai: เรือหลวงจักรีนฤเบศร, meaning 'Sovereign of the Chakri Dynasty', the Thai monarchy's ruling family) [2] [3] is the flagship of the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), and Thailand's first and only aircraft carrier, although the RTN refers to her as an "Offshore Patrol Helicopter Carrier".
The RTN recently has two air wings and one Flying Unit of aircraft carrier HTMS Chakri Naruebet, operating 23 fixed-wing aircraft and 26 helicopters from U-Tapao, Songkhla, and Phuket. The First Royal Thai Navy wing has three squadrons; the Second Royal Thai Navy wing has three squadrons and another wing for HTMS Chakri Naruebet Flying Unit.
A U.S. Navy Douglas C-117D Skytrain departed NAS Agana, Guam, to fly to Ulithi, with 30 souls aboard, including two rear admirals, 13 members of the Navy Band, and four Department of the Interior officials, who were on a mission to visit the Trust Territories. About 130 miles out, the right engine's oil pressure dropped, and the pilots shut the ...
Photos from the scene appeared to show the wreckage of the plane after it crashed in Thailand on Thursday, Aug. 22 9 People Missing After Small Plane Crashes in Remote Mangrove Forest: Reports ...
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A USN Kaman SH-2 Seasprite was lost at sea when it exploded on approach to an aircraft carrier. The crew were identified as Lieut. David Williams, 27 years old, of Lakewood, the pilot; Lieut j.g. Denneth A. Skogrand 25, co-pilot, and Petty Officer' Alfred G. Stymiest, 28, a crewman.
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Last US Navy A-7E barrier crash, aboard USS John F. Kennedy. 24 January LTV A-7E Corsair II , BuNo 158830 , 'AC 403', of VA-72 has the dubious distinction of being the last of the type in US Navy service to need a barricade landing aboard a carrier when the nose gear was damaged on catapult launch from the USS John F. Kennedy , at start of ...