Pai Bridge

The Pai River bridge is often cited as the most visible evidence of the presence of Japan's Army in Northern Thailand during WWII.
But the bridge was actually built after the war. This website attempts to correct that misconception and others about the period.

Lanna-ww2

Northwest Thailand during World War II

Aircraft Losses --- All Nationalities

 

 

 

Air crash sites

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Aircraft Losses listed by nationality in chronological order
The Item column (left) refers to points on the map above.
Letter prefixes in Item column designate aircraft entity: A=Allied, J=Japanese, T=Thai
Item
Date
Description
Rev
Update
A01
08 Jan 1942
AVG P-40 crashed at Mae Sot; Charley Mott survived
1
10/08/22
A02
24 Mar 1942
AVG P-40 crashed near Lamphun; Jack Newkirk killed
2
08/11/22
A03
24 Mar 1942
AVG P-40 crashed near Mae Hong Son; William McGarry survived
2
11/08/22
A04
NA
Report of P-40 crash in Pang Mapha in error
A05
05 Mar 1944
USAAF B-25C crashed near Kunming after bombing Chiang Mai; all killed
1
07/10/21
A06
25 Mar 1944
USAAF P-38 crashed near Wiang Haeng; Anthony Greco killed
0
14/09/21
A06A
06 Oct 1944
RAF B-24 BZ978 crashed in Bay of Bengal; 5 killed; 3 survived, captured (not shown on map)
1
05/01/22
A07
06 Oct 1944
RAF B-24 BZ992 crashed near Ban Dara; 4 killed; 5 bailed out, captured
1
05/01/22
A07A
06 Oct 1944
RAF B-24H EV940 crashed near Uttaradit; 9 killed; 2 survived, captured
4
05/01/22
A08
05 Nov 1944
USAAF P-38 crashed at Mae Kua; Franklin McKinney killed
2
08/12/21
A09
11 Nov 1944
USAAF P-51 crashed near Lampang; Henry Minco killed
1
29/11/21
A10
21 Nov 1944
USAAF B-24 crashed near Phrae; Charles Meade, pilot, & crew killed
0
31/12/21
A10A
24 Nov 1944
RAF Beaufighter KW403 lost near Chiang Rai-Lampang Rd; pilot, crew killed
1
05/08/23
A11
07 Dec 1944
USAAF P-51 crashed in Burma, north of Mae Sai; Thomas Ankrim killed
0
07/01/22
A12
27 May 1945
USAAF P-38 crashed near Mae Rim; James Kintz survived
1
05/08/23
A13
29 May 1945
RAF B24H EW174 crashed near Nakhon Sawan; 5 killed & 8 survived
A14
12 Jul 1945
USAAF P-38 crashed near Lampang; Theodore Demezas survived
 
J01
25 Dec 1941
IJAAF Ki-27 crashed near Omkoi; Sgt Ono, pilot, survived
0
05/12/20
J02
Dec 41-Feb 42
IJAAF Ki-21 (?) crashed near Tak; pilot & crew (unknown) killed
J03
02 Jan 1942
IJAAF Ki-27 shot down near Tak; Wt Off Yokoyama injured
J04
08 Jan 1942
IJAAF: four Ki-27s destroyed on ground at Tak
J05
09 Jan 1942
IJAAF Ki-27 destroyed on ground at Tak
J06
10 Jan 1942
IJAAF: two Ki-30s destroyed on ground at Mae Sot
J07
14 Jan 1942
IJAAF: unidentified aircraft destroyed on ground at Mae Sot
J07A
19 Feb 1942
IJAAF: Ki-30 light bomber crashed near Lampang; crew survived
J08
24 Feb 1942
IJAAF: two bombers, two fighters destroyed on ground at Tak
J09A
21 Mar 1942
IJAAF: Ki-21, stalled, crashed, burned at Nakhon Sawan
J09
24 Mar 1942
IJAAF: three Ki-43s destroyed on ground at Chiang Mai
J10
13 Apr 1943
IJAAF: Ki-45 crash landed at Mae La Luang; crew minor injuries
1
10/10/22
J11
05 Jun 1943
IJAAF Ki-48 crashed on Chiang Mai airport approach; three injured
J12
05 Mar 1944
IJAAF: three Ki-48 destroyed on ground at Chiang Mai
0
08/10/21
J13
16 Mar 1944
IJAAF: aircraft crashed, total loss at Chiang Mai, pilot survived
J14
06 Oct 1944
IJAAF: Ki-43 crashed in Bay of Bengal chasing BZ978 that attacked Thai railway
 
 
 
T01
18 Apr 1942
RTAF Curtiss Hawk 75N crashed near Ko Kha; Nil Suksaard killed
T02
00 Jun 1942
RTAF Curtiss Hawk 75N crashed in Lampang; Lamoon Chiyasuwan survived
T03
07 Aug 1942
RTAF Ki-21 crashed into mountain in Shan State; pilot & crew killed
T03A
25 Aug 1942
RTAF: Corsair force-landed near Muang Phayak, Shan State; pilot & passenger survived
T03B
04 Dec 1942
RTAF: Curtiss Hawk III crashed in thunderstorm; pilot bailed out, survived
T04
02 Feb 1943
RTAF: seven Corsairs destroyed on ground at Kengtung
T04A
20 Nov 1943
RTAF: two Curtiss Hawk IIIs, two Corsairs, one Fairchild 24 all destroyed by fire on ground at Chiang Mai
T05
02 Mar 1944
RTAF Ki-21 destroyed on ground at Kengtung
T05A
05 Mar 1944
RTAF Curtiss Hawk III destroyed on ground at Chiang Mai
T06
08 Apr 1944
RTAF Curtiss Hawk III shot down at Lamphun; Sawaeng Petchpinij survived
T07
30 Sep 1944
RTAF: five Martin 139 Bombers, one Corsair destroyed on ground at Phrae
T08
11 Nov 1944
RTAF: five Ki-27s destroyed or disabled in air battle over Lampang
T08A
30 Nov 1944
RTAF: Martin bomber destroyed on runway at Lampang; pilot, one passenger killed
T09
20 Mar 1945
Aerial Transport Co Fairchild 24 shot down near Mae Surin; pilot, Pui Pumsatit, and three passengers killed
T10
06 Jun 1945
RTAF Ki-27 crashed near Lampang Airport; Prakob Prapin killed
T11
?
RTAF Corsair (?) crashed near Huai Hee; pilot unknown

 

 
Text Notes

 

More details about each item above are available by clicking a date, when it is linked.

 

 

Revision List
Rev
Date
Description
0
2020 Oct 23
First published on Internet
1
2020 Nov 04
Entries added for 19 Feb 1942 (J), 05 Jun 1943 (J), 24 Jun 1944 (A); that for 27 May 1945 (A) modified. Map modified; 25 Dec 1941 (J) linked.
2
2021 Aug 11
New pages & revisions to existing pages in this section will be noted on the individual pages.
3
2021 Aug 13
Map and table on this page updated.
4
2021 Sep 12
"Rev" & "Update" cols added.

 

 

 

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