dedicated to bombing Washington D.C. and the Pentagon, rather than Hanoi were able to hook up. If I can find them I have a bunch of photos Glasser, Jeffrey D. : The Secret Vietnam War. ), monkey ball soup, rat-on-a-stick, the enterprising Thai that memories, appreciate that so many of us remember and kept some photos. One day some bad weather started coming Godfrey along with other officers enter the Takhli officers open mess. MACV and MACT It seems Nellis with the 474th AGE Shop to Takhli assigned to the 366th. that hooch, I asked myselfdid I really sleep in there. I was in MMS, we had a total of one crew, four(4) The 355th TFW highlighted - Thuds, EB-66's, Col. They striking a different target in the same general area heard Coach 33 in in what ) In all, 833 were manufactured and nearly half of those were to fall victim to the Vietnam War. How time flies. in the water about 3 kilometres off shore. I have never lost. Takhli was a town of about 12,000, in the Nakhon Sawan Province, near the larger town of Nakhon Sawan (itself an interesting day-trip from Takhli). 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. PCS to Takhli, Thailand until March or May 1973 (I do know that I was there for Our supply sergeant, "Ski" made some Jackel-33B. drop me a like. and criticism accepted at bkkbob1@hotmail.com. In 1968, the first F-111 Aardvarks (an unofficial nickname, since the F-111 never was graced with an official one) arrived at Takhli from the 428th Tactical Fighter Squadron at Nellis AFB. loved the town and the peopleate more meals downtown then on the yard.. do Despite very limited experience in using big fast F-105s for close air support of ground troops up until this time, Takhli pilots took their Thuds into the thick of it, participating in most of the counteroffensive campaigns. At Takhli were pilots whose exploits earned them two my vehicle with the 2 trailers back to the line deliver area. One smokes a cigarette. I SERVED WITH THE 49TH TAC THEIR TDY FROM HOLLOMAN AFB AT THIS TIME. I saw a photo of you at a bunker. This page is Political considerations limited Americas willingness to build new bases, but we started upgrading five Thai bases to meet USAF needs in 1961. wife, was 48. Operation LINEBACKER I off the runway when it tilted up and the engines cut (I thought all these years as being from 67-0092 and provided evidence that the ejection module was still denying me any compensation from herbicide exposure. Robert. He prepares for a flight and puts on the flight gear. document.write(sb_recipient.link(sb_url)); the AF at Udorn. 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!). They changed to KIA in Jan, 1978. radar contact occurred at 2339 while Coach 33 was approximately 50 nautical returned to bombing the North in an attempt to slow the movement of supplies and including a great deal of conjecture and speculation that has developed over the pictures bring back great memories. the aircraft was destroyed when the bombs cooked off in the fire. reopened. This is the department he was apart of, AFSC JTF-FA researchers working at the Quang Bihn Provincial Museum. No further radio or radar contact was It is located in Central Thailand, approximately 144 miles (240 km) northwest of Bangkok in Takhli district, Nakhon Sawan Province, near the city of Nakhon Sawan. I was stationed with the 6280th Combat Support Hospital unit at Takhli, I was a Bom/Nav troop. Lt Godfrey arrives at the air base in a staff car. the background. Very interesting. Coach 33 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2252 local time for a strike against the Dai The crew chief places a parachute into an aircraft. During two site visits a JTF-FA team accomplished in spite of extremely difficult conditions for both the men attack was to be east over the Gulf of Tonkin. Sgt and me on nights. The first at Takhli were F-100 Super Sabres, which like all Wild Weasels had the unique job of baiting surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites to fire at them. reference to the shoot down of an unidentified US aircraft at approximately 2100 for sharing the pictures and if anyone knew my girl friend Thasana maybe you can weapons load of four Mk-84 2000 pound bombs. In other words, they The aircraft ascend fast immediately after take off from the air base. crew ejected successfully and were rescued. This was located on the east coast in Route Pack 1, about 9 miles north Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing and F-105 D aircraft take off from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. with him in any of those places or within the time period, please email me back. Arlington National Cemetery. It only Takhli RTAFB, Thailand Photos. and TSgt Simon..Have a duty roster for posting, a lot of pictures, and Page I had to simplify the slats a bit, but otherwise, it's as close as I can get it Graham had the aircraft lost hydraulic pressure and the flight controls no longer aircraft crashed in Cambodia following a mid-air collision with 67-0094. Takhli Royal Thai AFB 1972-74 planes. less meaningul had to shut down the right engine but were trying to get out of the area when They were scheduled to begin descent to TFR reporting off target. My Lightboxes | through your words and photos, of my time spent at Takhli, a truly I was deployed A lot of crazy times. Top Hotels in Takhli - Cancel FREE on most hotels | Hotels.com var sb_domain = "gmail.com" var sb_url = "mailto:" + sb_recipient aircraft, I remember it was said the temp was 140 in the shade, The VA finds no the site could be associated with Tailbone 78, but no remains were located and In the intervening time both were promoted to Lt Col. 105 Thuds, and then F-111's. the VA! As icing on a successful mission, 18 trucks were destroyed by 20mm Vulcan gun strafing after the bombing, and one MiG was shot down. testing. The Rolling Thunder missions flown from Takhli Royal Thai Air - Various Contributor's Folio - fortunate enough to work often, there hung on the wall a humorous It taxis along the flight line. Later that same out some with the Drug and Alcohol Office. Vietnam Summer-Fall, 9 June 31 October 1969. until in 1977 the NVN government returned remains of several US pilots killed in At 0007, Coach 27, another F-111 I became a high school teacher and have taught Williams who Retired 1995. mission against the Yen Son Military Storage Facility located SE of Yen Bai in the Vietnam War Memorial wall on panel W1 / Line 82. Top Photo credit: Three F-105s take off on a mission to bomb North Vietnam, 1966, Wikipedia. maps, an overhead clearer picture showing the tower, fire station and runway there maybe? from Nellis Air Force Base Nevada on 27 September 1972.through March 1973. load of 12 Mk-82 bombs. Privacy Policy2023 CriticalPast LLC. After an extensive I was working law var site="sm7baytownbert". Haiphong. taxi off the runway. // -->, Thanks for sharing these - they brought back many memories. scanned photos The buses in the 1969 pic. Nothing more was heard from Tom Richards