In Memory of ...... Maj. Joseph Peter Fanning.
*** Captain Fanning was a member of the 606th Air Commando Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Airfield, Thailand. On December 13, 1968, he was the co-pilot of a Fairchild Provider Cargo Aircraft (C-123K) on a night mission along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. About 30 miles southwest of the Ban Karai Pass a B-52 bomber struck the C-132, causing it to crash. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you! ***
JOSEPH PETER FANNING - Air Force - MAJ - O4
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 25, 1944
From: LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Linda E. Fanning, Daughter, Jacqueline M. Fanning. Parents: Father, Joseph W. Fanning (1909 - 1982) and Mother, Magdalene C. Fanning (1918 - 2007)
***** Dear cousin, It's 45 years since you went missing over Laos and 47 years since I last saw and talked to you. You are not forgotten; you are always in our prayers. God bless.
- John Fanning
Added: Dec. 6, 2012
***** We Grew Up Together
Childhood friends are the one we hold so dear. Growin up Joe was one of the best kids I ever knew honest strong belief in God and a good friend. He has never been forgotten. He came from a Great Family.Those were special times in our lives.
Posted by: Salvatore F. Cicero
Relationship: One of the 35th Street Guys
Saturday, May 26, 2007
His tour began on Dec 13, 1968
Casualty was on December 13, 1968
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 36W - Line 15
Other Personnel in Incident:
On C123K: Douglas Dailey; Morgan Donahue; John S. Albright; Samuel Walker; Fred L. Clarke (all missing).
On B57B: Thomas W. Dugan; Francis J. McGouldrick (all missing)
On December 13, 1968, 1st, Lt., Thomas M. Turner, pilot; then 1st, Lt., Joseph P. Fanning, co-pilot; 1st, Lt., John S. Albright, II, navigator; 1st, Lt., Morgan J. Donahue, navigator; SSgt., Douglas V. Dailey, flight engineer; TSgt., Fred L. Clarke, loadmaster and SSgt., Samuel F. Walker, Jr., loadmaster; comprised the crew, of a C123K, aircraft, call sign "Candlestick 44."
The crew of a C123K was dispatched from Nakhon Phanom Airfield located in northern Thailand near the border of Laos on an operational mission over Laos.
The C123 was assigned night patrol missions, Flying low at 2000-3000 feet, the job of the seven man crew was to spot enemy truck convoys on the trail and to light up the trails for accompanying B57 bombers which were flying overhead.
During the coordinated attacks, a mid-air collision occurred, between a B57B, strike aircraft, call sign, "Yellowbird 72" and Candlestick 44, the C123K. Major, Thomas W. Dugan, pilot; and Major, Francis J. McGouldrick, co-pilot; comprised the crew of Yellowbird 72.
The plane did not fall straight to the ground, but drifted lazily to the ground in a flat spin which lasted several minutes.
When the pilot regained consciousness, he noted that the co-pilot (Fanning) and navigator (Donahue)were gone.
Donahue's station was in the underbelly of the plane where, lying on his stomach, he directed an infared detection device through an open hatch. The pilot parachuted out, landed in a treetop where he remained until rescued at dawn. On the way down, he saw another chute below him, but,because of the dark, was unable to determine who the crew member was.
1st, Lt., Turner was, the only crew member, from both aircraft's, known, to have survived, the collision and subsequent crashes. He was rescued. Turner reported, seeing, one other parachute, during his descent, but did not hear, any other crewmen, on the radio, nor were any other beepers, heard, other than his, during the next, morning rescue. Aerial, Search and Rescue personnel, continued, to search for the other, crewman, in the rugged, jungle, covered mountains.
Because this area, was under total enemy control, no ground search, was possible. Two, days later, the formal SAR., effort was terminated, when no trace, of the remaining crew, could be found.
At that time, John Albright, Morgan Donahue, Douglas Dailey, Joseph Fanning, Fred Clarke and Samuel Walker were listed, Missing in Action.
Likewise, no trace of the B57B, crew, was found and they, were also declared, Missing in Action, at the same, time.
*****************************
.
*** Captain Fanning was a member of the 606th Air Commando Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Airfield, Thailand. On December 13, 1968, he was the co-pilot of a Fairchild Provider Cargo Aircraft (C-123K) on a night mission along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. About 30 miles southwest of the Ban Karai Pass a B-52 bomber struck the C-132, causing it to crash. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you! ***
JOSEPH PETER FANNING - Air Force - MAJ - O4
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 25, 1944
From: LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Linda E. Fanning, Daughter, Jacqueline M. Fanning. Parents: Father, Joseph W. Fanning (1909 - 1982) and Mother, Magdalene C. Fanning (1918 - 2007)
***** Dear cousin, It's 45 years since you went missing over Laos and 47 years since I last saw and talked to you. You are not forgotten; you are always in our prayers. God bless.
- John Fanning
Added: Dec. 6, 2012
***** We Grew Up Together
Childhood friends are the one we hold so dear. Growin up Joe was one of the best kids I ever knew honest strong belief in God and a good friend. He has never been forgotten. He came from a Great Family.Those were special times in our lives.
Posted by: Salvatore F. Cicero
Relationship: One of the 35th Street Guys
Saturday, May 26, 2007
His tour began on Dec 13, 1968
Casualty was on December 13, 1968
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 36W - Line 15
Other Personnel in Incident:
On C123K: Douglas Dailey; Morgan Donahue; John S. Albright; Samuel Walker; Fred L. Clarke (all missing).
On B57B: Thomas W. Dugan; Francis J. McGouldrick (all missing)
On December 13, 1968, 1st, Lt., Thomas M. Turner, pilot; then 1st, Lt., Joseph P. Fanning, co-pilot; 1st, Lt., John S. Albright, II, navigator; 1st, Lt., Morgan J. Donahue, navigator; SSgt., Douglas V. Dailey, flight engineer; TSgt., Fred L. Clarke, loadmaster and SSgt., Samuel F. Walker, Jr., loadmaster; comprised the crew, of a C123K, aircraft, call sign "Candlestick 44."
The crew of a C123K was dispatched from Nakhon Phanom Airfield located in northern Thailand near the border of Laos on an operational mission over Laos.
The C123 was assigned night patrol missions, Flying low at 2000-3000 feet, the job of the seven man crew was to spot enemy truck convoys on the trail and to light up the trails for accompanying B57 bombers which were flying overhead.
During the coordinated attacks, a mid-air collision occurred, between a B57B, strike aircraft, call sign, "Yellowbird 72" and Candlestick 44, the C123K. Major, Thomas W. Dugan, pilot; and Major, Francis J. McGouldrick, co-pilot; comprised the crew of Yellowbird 72.
The plane did not fall straight to the ground, but drifted lazily to the ground in a flat spin which lasted several minutes.
When the pilot regained consciousness, he noted that the co-pilot (Fanning) and navigator (Donahue)were gone.
Donahue's station was in the underbelly of the plane where, lying on his stomach, he directed an infared detection device through an open hatch. The pilot parachuted out, landed in a treetop where he remained until rescued at dawn. On the way down, he saw another chute below him, but,because of the dark, was unable to determine who the crew member was.
1st, Lt., Turner was, the only crew member, from both aircraft's, known, to have survived, the collision and subsequent crashes. He was rescued. Turner reported, seeing, one other parachute, during his descent, but did not hear, any other crewmen, on the radio, nor were any other beepers, heard, other than his, during the next, morning rescue. Aerial, Search and Rescue personnel, continued, to search for the other, crewman, in the rugged, jungle, covered mountains.
Because this area, was under total enemy control, no ground search, was possible. Two, days later, the formal SAR., effort was terminated, when no trace, of the remaining crew, could be found.
At that time, John Albright, Morgan Donahue, Douglas Dailey, Joseph Fanning, Fred Clarke and Samuel Walker were listed, Missing in Action.
Likewise, no trace of the B57B, crew, was found and they, were also declared, Missing in Action, at the same, time.
*****************************
.
In Memory of ...... Maj. Joseph Peter Fanning.
*** Captain Fanning was a member of the 606th Air Commando Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Airfield, Thailand. On December 13, 1968, he was the co-pilot of a Fairchild Provider Cargo Aircraft (C-123K) on a night mission along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. About 30 miles southwest of the Ban Karai Pass a B-52 bomber struck the C-132, causing it to crash. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you! ***
JOSEPH PETER FANNING - Air Force - MAJ - O4
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 25, 1944
From: LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Linda E. Fanning, Daughter, Jacqueline M. Fanning. Parents: Father, Joseph W. Fanning (1909 - 1982) and Mother, Magdalene C. Fanning (1918 - 2007)
***** Dear cousin, It's 45 years since you went missing over Laos and 47 years since I last saw and talked to you. You are not forgotten; you are always in our prayers. God bless.
- John Fanning
Added: Dec. 6, 2012
***** We Grew Up Together
Childhood friends are the one we hold so dear. Growin up Joe was one of the best kids I ever knew honest strong belief in God and a good friend. He has never been forgotten. He came from a Great Family.Those were special times in our lives.
Posted by: Salvatore F. Cicero
Relationship: One of the 35th Street Guys
Saturday, May 26, 2007
His tour began on Dec 13, 1968
Casualty was on December 13, 1968
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 36W - Line 15
Other Personnel in Incident:
On C123K: Douglas Dailey; Morgan Donahue; John S. Albright; Samuel Walker; Fred L. Clarke (all missing).
On B57B: Thomas W. Dugan; Francis J. McGouldrick (all missing)
On December 13, 1968, 1st, Lt., Thomas M. Turner, pilot; then 1st, Lt., Joseph P. Fanning, co-pilot; 1st, Lt., John S. Albright, II, navigator; 1st, Lt., Morgan J. Donahue, navigator; SSgt., Douglas V. Dailey, flight engineer; TSgt., Fred L. Clarke, loadmaster and SSgt., Samuel F. Walker, Jr., loadmaster; comprised the crew, of a C123K, aircraft, call sign "Candlestick 44."
The crew of a C123K was dispatched from Nakhon Phanom Airfield located in northern Thailand near the border of Laos on an operational mission over Laos.
The C123 was assigned night patrol missions, Flying low at 2000-3000 feet, the job of the seven man crew was to spot enemy truck convoys on the trail and to light up the trails for accompanying B57 bombers which were flying overhead.
During the coordinated attacks, a mid-air collision occurred, between a B57B, strike aircraft, call sign, "Yellowbird 72" and Candlestick 44, the C123K. Major, Thomas W. Dugan, pilot; and Major, Francis J. McGouldrick, co-pilot; comprised the crew of Yellowbird 72.
The plane did not fall straight to the ground, but drifted lazily to the ground in a flat spin which lasted several minutes.
When the pilot regained consciousness, he noted that the co-pilot (Fanning) and navigator (Donahue)were gone.
Donahue's station was in the underbelly of the plane where, lying on his stomach, he directed an infared detection device through an open hatch. The pilot parachuted out, landed in a treetop where he remained until rescued at dawn. On the way down, he saw another chute below him, but,because of the dark, was unable to determine who the crew member was.
1st, Lt., Turner was, the only crew member, from both aircraft's, known, to have survived, the collision and subsequent crashes. He was rescued. Turner reported, seeing, one other parachute, during his descent, but did not hear, any other crewmen, on the radio, nor were any other beepers, heard, other than his, during the next, morning rescue. Aerial, Search and Rescue personnel, continued, to search for the other, crewman, in the rugged, jungle, covered mountains.
Because this area, was under total enemy control, no ground search, was possible. Two, days later, the formal SAR., effort was terminated, when no trace, of the remaining crew, could be found.
At that time, John Albright, Morgan Donahue, Douglas Dailey, Joseph Fanning, Fred Clarke and Samuel Walker were listed, Missing in Action.
Likewise, no trace of the B57B, crew, was found and they, were also declared, Missing in Action, at the same, time.
*****************************
.
*** Captain Fanning was a member of the 606th Air Commando Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Airfield, Thailand. On December 13, 1968, he was the co-pilot of a Fairchild Provider Cargo Aircraft (C-123K) on a night mission along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. About 30 miles southwest of the Ban Karai Pass a B-52 bomber struck the C-132, causing it to crash. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.
You may be gone, no longer living on this earth; but you will live on - in the memories of your family and friends. There will always be a part of you living in those who knew you. You will live on because we remember you! ***
JOSEPH PETER FANNING - Air Force - MAJ - O4
Age: 24
Race: Caucasian
Date of Birth Jun 25, 1944
From: LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Religion: ROMAN CATHOLIC
Marital Status: Married - Linda E. Fanning, Daughter, Jacqueline M. Fanning. Parents: Father, Joseph W. Fanning (1909 - 1982) and Mother, Magdalene C. Fanning (1918 - 2007)
***** Dear cousin, It's 45 years since you went missing over Laos and 47 years since I last saw and talked to you. You are not forgotten; you are always in our prayers. God bless.
- John Fanning
Added: Dec. 6, 2012
***** We Grew Up Together
Childhood friends are the one we hold so dear. Growin up Joe was one of the best kids I ever knew honest strong belief in God and a good friend. He has never been forgotten. He came from a Great Family.Those were special times in our lives.
Posted by: Salvatore F. Cicero
Relationship: One of the 35th Street Guys
Saturday, May 26, 2007
His tour began on Dec 13, 1968
Casualty was on December 13, 1968
In LZ, LAOS
Hostile, died while missing, FIXED WING - CREW
AIR LOSS, CRASH ON LAND
Body was not recovered
Panel 36W - Line 15
Other Personnel in Incident:
On C123K: Douglas Dailey; Morgan Donahue; John S. Albright; Samuel Walker; Fred L. Clarke (all missing).
On B57B: Thomas W. Dugan; Francis J. McGouldrick (all missing)
On December 13, 1968, 1st, Lt., Thomas M. Turner, pilot; then 1st, Lt., Joseph P. Fanning, co-pilot; 1st, Lt., John S. Albright, II, navigator; 1st, Lt., Morgan J. Donahue, navigator; SSgt., Douglas V. Dailey, flight engineer; TSgt., Fred L. Clarke, loadmaster and SSgt., Samuel F. Walker, Jr., loadmaster; comprised the crew, of a C123K, aircraft, call sign "Candlestick 44."
The crew of a C123K was dispatched from Nakhon Phanom Airfield located in northern Thailand near the border of Laos on an operational mission over Laos.
The C123 was assigned night patrol missions, Flying low at 2000-3000 feet, the job of the seven man crew was to spot enemy truck convoys on the trail and to light up the trails for accompanying B57 bombers which were flying overhead.
During the coordinated attacks, a mid-air collision occurred, between a B57B, strike aircraft, call sign, "Yellowbird 72" and Candlestick 44, the C123K. Major, Thomas W. Dugan, pilot; and Major, Francis J. McGouldrick, co-pilot; comprised the crew of Yellowbird 72.
The plane did not fall straight to the ground, but drifted lazily to the ground in a flat spin which lasted several minutes.
When the pilot regained consciousness, he noted that the co-pilot (Fanning) and navigator (Donahue)were gone.
Donahue's station was in the underbelly of the plane where, lying on his stomach, he directed an infared detection device through an open hatch. The pilot parachuted out, landed in a treetop where he remained until rescued at dawn. On the way down, he saw another chute below him, but,because of the dark, was unable to determine who the crew member was.
1st, Lt., Turner was, the only crew member, from both aircraft's, known, to have survived, the collision and subsequent crashes. He was rescued. Turner reported, seeing, one other parachute, during his descent, but did not hear, any other crewmen, on the radio, nor were any other beepers, heard, other than his, during the next, morning rescue. Aerial, Search and Rescue personnel, continued, to search for the other, crewman, in the rugged, jungle, covered mountains.
Because this area, was under total enemy control, no ground search, was possible. Two, days later, the formal SAR., effort was terminated, when no trace, of the remaining crew, could be found.
At that time, John Albright, Morgan Donahue, Douglas Dailey, Joseph Fanning, Fred Clarke and Samuel Walker were listed, Missing in Action.
Likewise, no trace of the B57B, crew, was found and they, were also declared, Missing in Action, at the same, time.
*****************************
.
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