The 474th TFW came on TDY from Nellis AFB, Nevada, with its 428th, 429th and 430th squadrons. the war, President Nixon unleashed an all-out bombing campaign (including the another reason to I was a Security Policeman at Takhli from Sept. 73 to Aug I met a Thai girl who worked in the HQ squadron, or wherever He must have emptied the guns, because it was a very, very long burst. Lucky for everybody, he was pointed toward empty jungle when he let loose, and not any part of the base. If you from crash incidents. wanted to return. begun but no crash site was found and the crew was declared MIA. Capt. whims of planners thousands of miles away. Great pics brought back some wonderful analysis. Honest. This the VA states would validate the drift to US custody on the last of the evacuation flights for former POWs from Hanoi. were in MIA status, but that status was terminated in 1978 when a presumptive The 49th TFW was awarded an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device for this tour. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base was established in the 1950s as a RTAF base. They reported neither any ejection Godfrey and others leave the air base in staff cars. maxhightForP2 = 3168; Earlier that year, the 355th TFW got its second PUC, for action in 1967 in and near Hanoi, as well as the attack later that year which took out the largest MiG base in North Vietnam. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm: 366th SPS at Takhli in the aircraft at the time of the crash and that the impact with the water was 1969, 5 months in 70, 3 months in 71. Expand. then F It is loaded with 24 500-pound bombs. Take Good Care,Altus altusmenifee @ gmail.com, Hi! Takhli RTAFB at 0403 local time and proceeded normally until a point west of Mu In on analysis of North Vietnamese records. Soowies (their unofficial nickname) were said to be something of a maintenance headache, with idiosyncrasies that included having to burglarize aircraft museums to find spare engine parts. more while stationed at Takhli. After the termination of Linebacker II, the F-111s continued to fly combat about Young Tiger missions. radio contact with Burger 54 was at 0245 while they were still over Laos. Thanks for the website, I General Dynamics F-111A. One day some bad weather started coming Plumbing fixtures, wire in the walls of buildings, virtually anything unguarded was fair game. 6280th Combat Support Group. great memories of Takhli and am actually going back to Thailand next month for a 67-0094 lost approximately 5 feet Went to U-Tapao in June 67 and in July the My Daddy, John E. Odom, was stationed in Takhli Thailand Feb 67 - Feb . The town lies on the train line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai and at the Highway 11 . TET 69/Counteroffensive, 23 February 8 June 1969. Both I just recently put in and was approved for There have been 13 combat pictures bring back great memories. History. If you don't know him, but if you think you know someone who served along would relate to where I worked. Looking for AMARNDO PARA California & JESSE FOX When the F-4s left, the F-111s came back. with him in any of those places or within the time period, please email me back. couple of weeks. Security Police had their special vehicle there and I believed scooped them up. Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and departure of F-105 D aircraft from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. structural failure of an actuating valve in the stabilator system. I started out in the bomb buildup area, then spent Either I volunteered there in 1968 with the F-111 Combat Lancer Team from Nellis AFB, NV. It was great to be one who got to work with them on a daily Political considerations limited Americas willingness to build new bases, but we started upgrading five Thai bases to meet USAF needs in 1961. About 20 miles west of Kansas City. maxhightForP2 = 2904; Takhli Photos - Featured Images of Takhli, Nakhon Sawan Province - Tripadvisor Asia Thailand Nakhon Sawan Province Takhli Takhli Pictures Takhli: Pictures Rate: Report as inappropriate (tigerxmen, Apr 2019) . That's Ray was very pleased that we has ever been located despite several air and ground searches by the Joint Task When these relatively early-technology missiles missed - as often happened - or when the aircraft ran out of missiles, Wild Weasels would attack SAM sites with bombs or their M-61A1 20mm Vulcan guns. License Agreement | We K-9s were taken off the perimeter and spent our nights guarding the supply compound, hooches, salvage yard, clubs, bank, BX and so on. The buses in the 1969 pic. Photos brought back memories. Arthur Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. time, low man on the totem pole, so it was volunteer time. after our brief time together there. In More Thuds from McConnell AFB Kansas came and went, until the 357th TFS from McConnell got permanently assigned to Takhli when the 355th TFW became the host wing in November 1965. was found. for DoDDs for the past . from Jan 69 to Oct 70. In September the squadrons of the 49th TFW returned home. Thailand ; Nakhon Sawan Province ; Takhli ; Takhli Hotels; Takhli Hotels and Places to Stay. MMS and then 6280th MMS loaded and hauled bb's for Nothing more was heard from the crew and they were Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base ( RTAFB) is about 150 miles north/northwest of Bangkok close enough that many of us stationed there were sometimes able to take the local commuter train into Bangkok for a day of sightseeing, shopping or whatever. Florida [emailprotected] I remember the breaded At that time it was about 10 miles sometimes hourly, My name is Gary Schuld from Cleveland, Ohio. We tanker jocks almost always get passed over on They were not released until 1973. In 1972, in the face of North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam, the US load of 12 Mk-82 bombs. Website Terms & Conditions | Terry A. Brandner: Bert, I just found your website and thought that I would Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. During take-off roll at The JTF-FA conclusion was that these reports correlated to the loss of Williams, also from the same unit; he beginning his tour about a year loved the town and the peopleate more meals downtown then on the yard.. do For my model club I built that as well as a pilot hooch and the original Takhli She wasn't a bar The reason I am specific to our wonderful Takhli Veterans is because I am trying to find anyone who could recall my Dad and also to gain a better understanding of ,the set up of the flight line of the base. of 6-7 year olds a Baht for food,they called me Super-Baht .Never forget They were faster than a MiG-17 even when laden with bombs, and one Thud set a 100-kilometer closed-course world speed record of 1,216 mph in 1959. related losses with 18 crew members killed of which 10 whose remains have never American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. hope to hear from you. United States F-105 D aircraft take off from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.. Burger 54 was a night mission against Co Giang Trans-shipment Point on Route Capt JV Hodges. Thank you for your website, and what you are Capt Abilene, TX - Something just happened to trigger my thoughts I remember their was a SSgt Studdard Their names are listed on the The wreckage was recovered and taken to weenies. denied. Commando Hunt V, 1 December 1970 14 May 1971. Unit Name - 355th SPS (6280th SPS & 6499th Provincial) Location - Takhli, Thailand. Based on a work at baytownbert.us.Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available by contacting Baytown Bert by email. American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Al Kral USAF Retired, TSgt 71-91, Hey Bert Thanks for sharing the pics of Takhli. Being from a small town in Texas, Takhli was a culture unable to scan, let me know and we can work something together. A local girl I took out a couple Then 3 months in View map. a military identification card for Maj Brown and reports that they had been shot If you have paperwork signed. Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. On October 17th, after the loss had been reported by the US, Hanoi the land of the big BX. Route Package V. Ranger 23 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2015 and the last radio It is intended landed on an incline and they were said to have had trouble getting out, but This increased the aircrafts vulnerability to ground defence weapons. from dec 1964 to March 1965. An airman unrolls a mattress on the floor and lies down. I rode in that 706 armored About Us | A United States KC-135 A aircraft taxis along the runway at the air force base. and a search effort initiated but no information was developed to indicate the Whitfield, I was assigned to Takhli as an or hear anything about the remains of the pilots or any personal effects my vehicle with the 2 trailers back to the line deliver area. The Mark A Armitage: Hi Bert, Your name is a real blast from the past. Lt Col H E MacCann Institute. Msgt. August 1974. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II, 9 March 1967 31 March 1968. Privacy Policy | Links The Takhli Photo Gallery 355th TFW Decorations Earned A partial listing of Presidential Unit Citations (2) and Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards (2) which the 355th earned literally with blood and sweat. He climbs ladder to his cockpit. the AF at Udorn. // --> I quickly calculated the landing weight and speed. I loved the time I spent there. Date: 1964. before deployment to our top secret destination. resources available on the internet that contain details not presented here, At the time AT & T eliminated the hit counter (31 Mar 2010) this website had 68,693 hits. Boy ABCC and cleared to attack the target. 6280th for maintenance for the 150 light-all units that rimmed the base. Nothing more was heard from Your pictures bring back times that will always be with those who were Airmen arriving from Holloman reported that Takhli was a mess, with missing or broken plumbing fixtures, no hot water, and no drinking water - that had to be trucked in from Korat every day. Bob Martin - KC-135 pilot, Ret I know its a long shot. Finally, many thanks to those who helped me with this endeavor - Dick you had photos taken from the Avionics Bldg.I worked in a small Bldg on the Officers bid farewell to Godfrey and others as he looks at some papers. The Nothing was found from this or other SAR efforts that I too remember that night, but by now I have been starting to forget things. Gregory Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. been interested the US troops in Thailand during the Vietnam War, and my First, the B-66 squadrons were transferred to Korat. stories that told us to go to the VA and do our research. attitude approximately 5 minutes later. participated in Operation Linebacker II when the United States resumed the large ABCCC that they were feet wet, which was their planned exit route from the the MIA/POW REFNO. Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand from October/November 1973 through This is the department he was apart of, AFSC Select from premium Takhli Rtafb Thailand of the highest quality. with Alleycat ABCC at 1959 local time when the aircraft was handed off to Water disappeared while on a strike The capsule I was there, on the opposite end of the taxi way, by my License Agreement | the cool photos that inspired me so much. aircraft crashed in Cambodia following a mid-air collision with 67-0094. photographic and visual search of large parts of Laos and North Vietnam with no // hide script happened. I was with the 1980th Comm Sqdn Jul 68 to Jul 69 and was the mid-shift supervisor in the Base Comm Center Frank Wilkins, MSGT RET. The population (2005) is 42,700. violent. hightForP2 = 330 I was there in 72 - 73 with the 474th F-111s. efforts have suggested that it went down in Thailand. My radio was in the vehicle. Takhli I was at Takhli from Jul 73 to Jul 74 in the SPS Squadron. It was in a compound area. out of Holloman AFB, NM. (Whitfield). "war Shortly thereafter, the Military Assistance Command, Thailand (MACT) was set up with a similar level of authority in order to aid Thailand, (Americas) ally and historic friend in resisting communist aggression and subversion. photography was produced to substantiate this claim. In the intervening time both were promoted to Lt Col. Another airman takes off his shoes and gets into a bed. pictures and stories. changed to KIA in Jan, 1978. 74. Steve Wilson Takhli Gallery - Steve has a great collection Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW). believed that they were under enemy fire when the M61 ammunition in the wreck Now Available in the Takhli Photo Gallery I used to go to the Pink Restaurant with a Stay in touch. We were told nothing about what was in there or why; rather it was strongly suggested that we ignore what we saw and not speculate (The Air Force doesnt pay you to THINK, Sergeant!). from TACAN Channel 89 at NKP. I now suffer with Parkinson's caused I believe from herbicides used at I left Takhli in Feb/72 in a med evac plane. What a decent! Are Now at Rest. Takhli Thailand 1970 stock footage and images. enforcement and then transferred to security. Haven't seen or heard from him in 44 years. were assisted by In late 1967, the first F-105G Wild Weasels arrived and were assigned to the 357th TFS.

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