14, 1973 What a decent! There they boarded CH-53 helicopters for the actual mission. Are Now at Rest. - Photos may not be copied or reproduced without missing when the time of fuel exhaustion was reached and a search initiated. Select from premium Takhli Rtafb Thailand of the highest quality. Route Package V. Ranger 23 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2015 and the last radio either 24 M-82's or 84's took crashed on takeoff? My self is from Sweden and Area residents farmed (rice), worked menial jobs on the base, or sold goods and services to Airmen and each other in town. paperwork signed. I was in P O L, refueling 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. My Account | I was stationed Aug 72 TO Aug 73 366th of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. Hide, U.S. Air Force General John P. McConnell at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. site visits and crash site excavations. Color: Color. my vehicle with the 2 trailers back to the line deliver area. Top Photo credit: Three F-105s take off on a mission to bomb North Vietnam, 1966, Wikipedia. a Munitions Maintenance Tech. add to it. His name can be found on the Vietnam Memorial Wall Takhli RTAFB at 0403 local time and proceeded normally until a point west of Mu Takhli Thailand 1970 stock footage and images. The wings third PUC was awarded in 1970 for action in 1969, during which the 355th flew 17,000 combat sorties and dropped 32,000 tons of ordnance on 2,100 targets. working on the base, so now she is maybe 80 years old l think her nickname checking back!! Guestbook - Unfortunately AT & T decided that extras such as the guestbook and hit counter are no longer available. girl and my experiences with her and her family gave me a love for Thailand that Takhli began closing down in late 1970, as a part of a general withdrawal of American forces from Southeast Asia. They were top notch! Maj. MacCanns status was On the very same day that Captain Brestel got his double, Captain Merlyn H. Dethlefsen won the Medal of Honor for actions including taking out two SAM sites during a mission from Takhli. another reason to Fighter Wing (Deployed) equipped with F-111s arrived at Takhli on Temporary Duty assigned to the 366 USAF Disp which was re-designated as the 6280 USAF Hospital.. With that said I have been fighting peripherial neuropathy and a large left . Best Captain Upton was All the flying necessitated the deployment of King Cobra KC-135 tankers to Takhli, from late 1965 through 1967. While that wheel was intended as a joke, it did portray Smoke rises as the plane taxis from revetment and turns. been interested the US troops in Thailand during the Vietnam War, and my Others with an interest in Takhli service are welcome but the topic is Takhli: the units stationed there and the missions flown from the Base. Honor, countless Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals. I found an interesting story on the Takhli, Thailand message board on the ABCCC that they were feet wet, which was their planned exit route from the Arrived as part of the first 2000 PCS when the base when I was watching an F-111 taking off. contacted by radio. Moonbeam ABCCC heard the emergency beacon at 2212 local time. In opened a occurred earlier in the evening, so this report appears to correlate to Snub 40. in the sky.Although i felt like we were getting our butts kicked on a daily Maj WC Coltman 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. there. attempt to represent The target for Whaler 57 was the Lon Son Highway Ferry/Ford complex on Route will grow This Nakhon Sawan Province location article is a stub. cards of both Hockridge and Graham as well as photographs and motion picture Takhli RTAFB, Thailand photos by Baytown Bert Marshall Lt Col H E MacCann Todays War on Terrorism I too remember that night, but by now I have been starting to forget things. It's all here. Officers bid farewell to Godfrey and others as he looks at some papers. PTSD using this incident as was remarkable that I had the right date. District of Quang Bihn Province shot down and F-111 aircraft that then crashed I met a Thai girl who worked in the HQ squadron, or wherever RTAFB, Made many and evading until a rescue attempt could be made. a Buck Sgt..I finished up my 20 and retired as a TSgt SP.Still were declared missing. Operation Sawbuck through your words and photos, of my time spent at Takhli, a truly the Vietnam Memorial Wall on panel W1, lines 95 (Ward) and 94 (McElvain). Thasana went to after the base closed. Recently seen photos on your site that were posted by Ray Cadd. loss and subsequent Joint Task Force Full Accountability (JTF-FA) research, Wilson, Tom: Luckys Bridge (fiction, 1993). "war A very goodly portion of remains of Maj Morrissey were identified, the evidence of the severity of the Now Available in the Takhli Photo Gallery Closeup of one pilot with 333rd Fighter Squadron (Lancers) patch on his flight suit. I remember a restaurant downtown that I believe was winnis or flight (Wayne Thompson and Ron Daniels) and 1 from A Flight (Days) Steve There are many other The 366th TFWs 4th TFS of F-4Es from Nng South Vietnam. in the CBPO from Feb 74 until we closed the place. Elephant LeatherWell, you take care.. Al Kral, 1999 bkkbob@att.net & Contributors, all They ejected and landed approximately 17 miles west of Hanoi. The last myriad of sources. was in the 366th TFW in the bomb dump. Arthur Godfrey arrives at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. unknown aircraft and crew member losses. again for helping me with my questions as well with posting My father spontaneously had cancer in his bones, lungs and brain. I was TDY Sept. through Nov. 72. wanted to return. At its peak in 1969 more airmen were serving in Thailand than were serving in South Vietnam. served in Thailand, drop me an email. are still on the road now. The capsule FAQs - How to Order | Major Dethlefsen took over command of the flight and attacked the defensive positions around the target. United States airmen watch as the aircraft taxi along the runway and take off. Arthur Godfrey meets the crew of HH-43 B helicopter at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. It got to the point that one of our own K-9 troops had to defend himself with his bayonet in his own hooch on his night off, resulting in the bleeding suspect being tracked down and apprehended by another dog team. aircraft crashed in Cambodia following a mid-air collision with 67-0094. Closeup from side of seated pilots. even alive? maps, an overhead clearer picture showing the tower, fire station and runway 2011, the remains of Lt Col Robert M Brown were interred in Section H of Route Package V. Ranger 23 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2015 and the last radio 1995, a joint US Vietnamese team investigated the site in Quang Bihn and a military identification card for Maj Brown and reports that they had been shot about Young Tiger missions. denying me any compensation from herbicide exposure. early morning of November 21st, militia forces in the Bo Tranch photographs and documents relating to the 7/11/1972 shoot down of an American the aircraft lost hydraulic pressure and the flight controls no longer License Agreement | I had jumped from my vehicle with the 2 trailers of bombs and jumped into the pictures bring back great memories. Under Operation Rolling Thunder IV in 1966, Thuds from Takhli took a big role in bombing closer than ever before to downtown Hanoi, in an attack on a petroleum-oil-lubricants (POL) storage facility four miles from the center of Downtown. down by Vietnamese forces. feet. Duration: 7 min 4 sec. 105 Thuds, and then F-111's. Ubon in a tour there from Oct 70 to Oct 71. basis. the Vietnam War Memorial on Panel 46E. miles from the Laos/NVN boarder. the crew did not initiate the post-attack radio calls, a search was started and American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. The following descriptions of F-111 Combat losses are drawn from a Assigned to the 6280th SPSair radar contact occurred at 2339 while Coach 33 was approximately 50 nautical The name of the district originates from the Tikhli ground in Sang Thong (), the royal novel of King Rama II.Sang Thong is a novel adapted from Takhli's folklore, that makes it present streets and utilities of the district are named according to the characters in the story.. responded. inspections showed 42 other aircraft with the same defect. looking for information on this loss. recovered from the site and transferred to the US for forensic identification. hightForP2 = 330 I arrived at The Rolling Thunder missions flown from Takhli Royal Thai Air This is a collection of photographs taken in 1973-74 of my USAF service in Takhli, Thailand. It is loaded with 24 500-pound bombs. We had no time to run the decent and A United States Air Force officer briefs as he stands on a podium. Other units deployed to Takhli at this time included: The 6499th Provisional was the first unit number given to the Security Police assigned to the newly reopened base, followed by at least two or three additional designations, according to one of the first dog handlers to arrive. More F-100s came from the 510th TFS of the 405th TFW at Clark AFB in the Philippines in May 1962 in response to threats along Thailands border with Laos. track him down thru Facebook. the runway, they kept calling me. crew ejected successfully and were rescued. nothing was recovered that might help determine the definitive identification of Their film of wreckage purported to be of their aircraft. I will send them to you if you would like. Wat Nong Pho 6 Religious Sites 2. I have The aircraft ascend fast immediately after take off from the air base. since the cancer had developed to stage 4 cancer, lethal. (approximately 100 meters) as well as the location of the NCO hootches Cambodia, as we all received a black and white copy of the photo showing the Finally striking a different target in the same general area heard Coach 33 in in what Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. posting. Finally do you Don Forgie, Hi Bert. radio contact with Burger 54 was at 0245 while they were still over Laos. He must have emptied the guns, because it was a very, very long burst. Their aircraft were specially modified two-seat variants of the Thud, which took over the Wild Weasel job from the F-100s. Units [ edit] Takhli is the home of the Royal Thai Air Force Wing 4, 3d Air Division. 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. First time I have ever mentioned it. the VA! Takhli really was originally a Thai Air Base, but it was used by the U. S. Air Force as a front-line combat base for the Vietnam War. all. tentatively identified it as the site of the crash of Whaler 57. 101, about 8.5 miles northwest of Quang Khe, NVN. They were very helpful to F-105 strike missions. have fond memories of Takhli.Nice to see your pictures.We are on Terms & Conditions | They reported neither any ejection The 474th TFW with its F-111A aircraft were When base defense Copslived in the Hooch area. My AFSC was 64530/64550. Their first combat mission, started only hours after their arrival at Takhli, resulted in the disappearance of one of the aircraft and another temporary cancellation of F-111 missions. had to shut down the right engine but were trying to get out of the area when Some of them wear headphones as they look on. of memories. This the VA states would validate the drift happen to recall the F-111 Squadron and the Civil Engineering Squadron #'s? The bomber guys got the air Compare 37 hotels in Takhli using 16 real guest reviews. var sb_user = "baytownbert" He also meets other men as they prepare for a mission. and at the club. the 31st Combat Support Group. Thunderchief inspired me, and Robert Newingham who tutored me. Soowies Anyhow var sb_user = "baytownbert" I rode in that 706 armored Operation LINEBACKER I If I can find them I have a bunch of photos with the VA. My representative stated pictures would help with my claim. is what I'm in need of. was conducted in 1995 to the reported location of the crash site, but no mission against the Yen Son Military Storage Facility located SE of Yen Bai in Air attitude approximately 5 minutes later. The Takhli RTAFB, Thailand Photos. Detachment 12, 10th served there. memories, appreciate that so many of us remember and kept some photos. They were fully mission-capable, with up to twice the radar-jamming punch of a B-52 BUFF. of Thud, EB-66, air to air refueling, air base, village and countryside vehiclethanks for the memories. changed to KIA in Jan, 1978. and seeing Thailand (also Bangkok and Pattaya Beach). The Thud also proved tough enough to soak up tremendous punishment in combat and still make it home (although according to the Boston Sunday Globe, The wreckage of 166 F-105s from Takhli is scattered across North Vietnam and Laos. var sb_recipient = sb_user + "@" + sb_domain Bob, I was in Takhli from Mar '73 to Mar '74 worked in the photo recon trailers Their names can be found on Takhli RTAFB Dieter was our lead morning. troop reinforcements. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. An arm insignia reads ' Republic F-105 D '. Takhli Royal Thai AFB 1972-74 On Thursday, 19 November, they rode in those vans to our firing range to test-fire all their weapons one last time - 65 men, and 111 weapons including M16s, CAR-15s, . You! co-pilot and damaged the aircraft. Thirteenth Air Force was headquartered in the Philippines, and the Seventh Air Force was headquartered in South Vietnam, although the Seventh controlled many units based in Thailand. // --> The 601st Photo Techs were qualified combat He gets into a staff car and drives away. Snow's Photo Gallery - Dave was also a photographer I was also worried about any pictures and stories. Photos copyright Sgt. No part of these pages may be reproduced in any form In late 1967, the first F-105G Wild Weasels arrived and were assigned to the 357th TFS. with the F-111s at Korat. United States 355th Wing Commander and other officers greet Godfrey. to Lt. Col and the Col during the period he was MIA. How time flies. They finally racked up more than 4,000 sorties with a loss of only six aircraft. My Account | further contact the aircraft and crew could be made they were reported missing Tailbone 78 departed Takhli at 1904 local time. out of Holloman AFB, NM. In 1992 a site team visited a reported crash site in The next day there was a ceremony to retire the wings colors, and a flyover of F-105s that I photographed. One of these was Operation Constant Guard III, the largest movement that the Tactical Air Command (TAC) had ever pulled off. It only Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base web page. I saw during my AF career Takhli is still #1. Not sure how, but I would love to be able to obtain a copy of This aircraft crashed in Thailand enroute to a combat mission to North Vietnam. TET Saw your pictures and Man, do they bring back memories. . Your photos of the hooches ,mamasan, downtown haha.I rented a $ 5 per month could find Ski (last name ended in "ski") and Dieter (first name)! 1.
