Eric "Ricky" Sackett
(1947-1966)
| Father | Fred Sackett Jr (1921-1997) |
| Mother | Dell Hughes Mitchell (1921-2006) |
Eric "Ricky" Sackett
(1947–1966)
(Src: Robin Zamora)
(1947–1966)
(Src: Robin Zamora)
Eric "Ricky" Sackett, son of Fred Sackett Jr and Dell Hughes Mitchell, was born in Austin, Travis County, TexasG, on 28 February 1947.1 He died aged 18 in VietnamG on 25 January 1966.1
Ricky was one of 42 US Army troops killed along with 4 crew members when their USAF Fairchild C-123 transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff from An Khe Air Base, Vietnam. The cloud ceiling was just 300 feet and the aircraft, which also carried a load of ammunition and grenades, reportedly suffered an engine fire before crashing into a hillside.1,2
Ricky was one of 42 US Army troops killed along with 4 crew members when their USAF Fairchild C-123 transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff from An Khe Air Base, Vietnam. The cloud ceiling was just 300 feet and the aircraft, which also carried a load of ammunition and grenades, reportedly suffered an engine fire before crashing into a hillside.1,2
Notes & Citations
- Email from Robin Crockett Mills to Chris Sackett, Sep 2020.
- Website Flight Safety Foundation www.flightsafety.org.
| Appears in | Sacketts in the Military |
| Sackett line | 6th great-grandson of Richard Sackett of South Weald, Essex |
| Charts | Line 6 (English) Descendants of Henry Sackett (1851–1928) |
| Generation.Tree | S.6 |
| Last Edited | 26 Oct 2020 |
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