Frank Howard Briggs

Colonel
19TH TASS, 504TH TAC AIR SPT GRP, 7TH AF
United States Air Force
17 April 1928 - 19 October 1969
East Lansing, Michigan
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Frank H Briggs
7TH AF

OV-10

19TH TASS
USAF Command Pilot

The database page for Frank Howard Briggs

19 Nov 2001

But these also were godly men,
whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten.
Their offspring will continue forever,
and their glory will never be blotted out.
Their names live on generation after generation.
Ecclesiasticus 44:10-14

A memorial from his children,
Allison Brouillette
alintom@sbcglobal.net

Debora Lambert
debbi.m.lambert@lmco.com

Jeffrey Briggs
JBriggs89@aol.com 

Rosalie Chambers
namdurose@yahoo.com

A Note from The Virtual Wall

On 19 Oct 1969 Lt Col Frank H. Briggs and Capt James C. Woods, both of the 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron, were conducting a routine training and standardization flight from Bien Hoa Air Base in OV-10B 68-3786. Between Bien Hoa and Long Thanh North AAF the aircraft was hit by enemy fire in the starboard engine.

The starboard engine failed while on short GCA final. The resulting asymmetric thrust and drag forced the aircraft into a low-altitude starboard roll and its right wing impacted the ground, ending in a cart-wheeling crash on the runway. Neither Colonel Briggs nor Captain Woods was able to escape from the aircraft before impact and both were killed in the crash.



The point-of-contact for this memorial is
his daughter,
Debbi Lambert
debbi.m.lambert@lmco.com



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With all respect
Jim Schueckler, former CW2, US Army
Ken Davis, Commander, United States Navy (Ret)
Memorial first published on 19 Nov 2001
Last updated 08/16/2007