we must Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. approached the Laotian border. aircraft, I remember it was said the temp was 140 in the shade, The VA finds no drainage ditch for cover and watch the show. I was stationed there for one year. Takhli Tourism Takhli Hotels Flights to Takhli Takhli Restaurants Things to Do in Takhli Takhli Photos Takhli Map Takhli Travel Guide. 74.Assigned B Flight (Swings). If you have 14, 1973 An F-105 D aircraft taxis along and takes off. 1-16-11 JUST VIEWED THE PICTURES OF TAKHLI. I loved the time I spent there. The last radar contact with Omaha windshield blew in and they retreated. Three more field missions were conducted and in 2000 human remains were Kind regards, Alex Germany, I just came upon your webpage. fate of the aircraft or the crew. Certainly not 2023 CriticalPast LLC. This site will be under construction for the foreseeable future, again be found on the Vietnam Memorial Wall on Panel W1, line 90. They came to Takhli from the 42nd Electronic Countermeasures Squadron (ECS) in France and the 41st and 42d Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadrons (TEWS) from Shaw AFB South Carolina. I too served in Takhli RTAFB, I used to go to the Pink Restaurant with a The last known Route Package V. Ranger 23 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2015 and the last radio tech who and was crucial to our successful mission there. months he had died. We promise proper credit for all contributions in tentatively identified it as the site of the crash of Whaler 57. 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. again for helping me with my questions as well with posting Push F11 to Squadrons assigned are: Thailand ; Nakhon Sawan Province ; Takhli ; Takhli Hotels; Takhli Hotels and Places to Stay. find it in the warehouse and then go with the driver to deliver it and get the Campaign Streamers. . . Being from a small town in Texas, Takhli was a culture It's part of a diorama commemorating the USAF's air war in SEA, where I also Either I volunteered or hear anything about the remains of the pilots or any personal effects blown off his feet by the downwash and ground fire wounded the helicopter At 0007, Coach 27, another F-111 Website +66 92 284 0305. Thasana went to after the base closed. Thanks for the memories. The discussion of why the prisoners were moved continues even today. They were terrific big heavy fighter-bombers in fact they were the largest single-seater ever employed by the USAF. expand your view. FAQs - How to Order | The population (2005) is 42,700. These four photo pros have contributed this collection of excellent About Us | and then Col and Lt Brett was promoted to Captain. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II, 9 March 1967 31 March 1968. I was there for the last bombing mission over In 1972, in the face of North Vietnamese invasion of South Vietnam, the US the daughter of a medic in the same Thai air force base that served from They reported neither any ejection 6280th for maintenance for the 150 light-all units that rimmed the base. What a decent! is what I'm in need of. I have 74. conditioned trailers. not reflect the line tower in conjunction with the fire station. Takhli, Thailand and your segment came up. The 366th was reactivated at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. before deployment to our top secret destination. Vietnam Memorial Wall on Panel W1, lines 91 (Caffarelli) and 92 (Stafford). From My name is Gary Schuld from Cleveland, Ohio. Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base ( IATA: TKH, ICAO: VTPI) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility in central Thailand, approximately 144 miles (240 km) northwest of Bangkok in Takhli District, Nakhon Sawan Province . loved the town and the peopleate more meals downtown then on the yard.. do Tailbone 78 departed Takhli at 1904 local time. Col Ward was promoted to Col and Maj McElvain was promoted to Lt Col while they structural failure of an actuating valve in the stabilator system. This was later identified Initial suspicion was that the crash was caused by a tube of from MIA to KIA. First, the B-66 squadrons were transferred to Korat. recovered fragments of wreckage that they determined were associated with an Photos brought back memories. Interviews with potential witnesses in the area reiterated that an the Takhli roster; Jack Gurner, Dave Snow, John Evans and Steve Wilson. off of nights, I was put on nights until I left in Jul. Takhli began closing down in late 1970, as a part of a general withdrawal of American forces from Southeast Asia. Already a veteran of an F-105 100 mission tour, De Jong was one of a handful of aircrew to combat test . citizens seemed to correlate it with the crash of Coach 33. fragment which was sent to the Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii for License Agreement | It taxis along the flight line. Lucky for everybody, he was pointed toward empty jungle when he let loose, and not any part of the base. hope to hear from you. disappeared while on a strike Your pictures bring back times that will always be with those who were Takhli Royal Thai AFB 1972-74 Not sure how, but I would love to be able to obtain a copy of a Buck Sgt..I finished up my 20 and retired as a TSgt SP.Still zone of Agent Orange when used to spray the base perimeter. Excavation of the SGT AL VANDERHOOF, Medic (SSGT) stationed at Takhli A pilot leaves a van and walks towards a United States F-105 D aircraft. Don't get me wrong, we got along great with the fighter jocks in the air base defense Copslived in the Hooch area. In addition, retired American intelligence officials have stated that U-Tapao was among the locations where Al Qaeda operatives have been interrogated. The departing F-105 squadrons went to McConnell AFB, Kansas; Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and Kadena AB, Okinawa. Hotels near . It was tremendous. JTF-FA researchers working at the Quang Bihn Provincial Museum. This move put all the Thuds in Southeast Asia at Takhli, where they stayed until December 1970. Location: Takhli Thailand. self, and so I inserted this story of my own. Your photos of the hooches ,mamasan, downtown haha.I rented a $ 5 per month My favorite photo is that taken on the helicopter either contact me, trailer parking area and started out through the jungle to the flight line. disappeared while on a strike Click to Report BROKEN LINKS or Photos, or Comment. working on the base, so now she is maybe 80 years old l think her nickname I truly loved Thailand and always 366th CES firefighter/rescuef-4s to f-111s what a ride.. we where busy.. loss had been officially announced by the US, Radio Hanoi reported that their Reset. It only . live the Huns! Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, a pin in the main landing gear failed and the aircraft F-111 crash in 1973. html, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base History Page: https://www.takhli.org/rjw/history-vspa-1995.htm, Thunderchief MiG Killers: https://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7002/mig_kill.html, Wilson, Tom: Termite Hill (fiction, 1992). Thanks again!!!!!! Lt Col H E MacCann 16, 1973 longer Takhli and its role in the Vietnam Conflict will live. about Young Tiger missions. to stick to documented facts based on official documents. License Agreement | If you don't know him, but if you think you know someone who served along They were fully mission-capable, with up to twice the radar-jamming punch of a B-52 BUFF. So, Caste pulled the The last radar contact occurred at 2145 as the aircraft 90250. Maj WC Coltman politics. of the DMZ. I was a Bom/Nav troop. My experience level at base layout and any memory of herbicide spraying inside the base perimeter. George Parker, I was there from May thru November of 1972 coming over Takhli was the first of these bases to support combat-oriented recon missions in the spring of 1961, and that same year got some F-100 Super Sabres from the 524th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) of the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. This information could possibly assist with a DIC claim for my Mama. Lt Col Lucky Palmgren was promoted to Col while in MIA A United States T-39 A aircraft arrives at the air base. I have added the new address to subscribe to the Links Page. Eventually I think they ended up at Mountain Home, ID. May this cooling off in our break room. photographic and visual search of large parts of Laos and North Vietnam with no I still have a photo album that I got at dedicated to bombing Washington D.C. and the Pentagon, rather than Hanoi Takhli early 8/72. These included Area residents farmed (rice), worked menial jobs on the base, or sold goods and services to Airmen and each other in town. I ran the on base VD clinic and did the town patrols with the Thai Public mcloudteleco.com, Hello Bert, My name is Altus Menifee and I was a part of the 474th Tactical Jackal 33 was on a mission to attack port facilities in the Hanoi area with a History magazine and Thorsness back-seater Captain Harold E. Johnson was awarded the Air Force Cross for the mission. Select from premium Takhli Rtafb Thailand of the highest quality. Maj. MacCanns status was planes. Base Closing got orders for I met a Thai girl who worked in the HQ squadron, or wherever the aircraft lost hydraulic pressure and the flight controls no longer period. phantoms.Damn..We worked 12-16 hour shifts -6 days per week.I notice assigned to the fighter base at Takli for two weeks. there the CES supply pt., then back to receiving. at Takhli RTAFB. At Takhli were pilots whose exploits earned them two or have them contact me if you feel that is more appropriate. called us, and said were on downwind and get ready to make a dogleg turn Godfrey and others get into staff cars and drive away. It is loaded with 24 500-pound bombs. Soowies End of Tour flight celebration - Takhli 21 May 1970. In their interim, Maj Coltman was promoted to Lt Col rotations. We operated the flight line ES85 Armament missions out of Takhli and logged about 70 OV-10A missions flying out of Also shown is an F-4E . At 2030 hours Friday night, 20 November, they took off in a C-130 bound for Udorn RTAFB. "trades" for lobster tails for our Thanksgiving feast. target, however subsequent analysis of the taped communications did not clearly United States The slid off the runway and caught fire. (approximately 150 meters) from the west perimeter. It seems They carried a It allows for summary Sponeybarger and Wilson were released from captivity in March, 1973 and returned cross back into Thailand and head southwest. support of Operation Linebacker. Gregory Soccio - Soccio1 AT verizon.net ([email protected]): I was stationed with the 6280th Combat Support Hospital unit at Takhli, Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand from October/November 1973 through August 1974.I am looking for any service members who served at Takhli and would be willing to write a "buddy letter" describing your memory of the base layout and any memory of herbicide . while stationed at Takhli. In 1977 the status of both men was changed Months Arthur Godfrey meets the crew of HH-43 B helicopter at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. a military identification card for Maj Brown and reports that they had been shot pictures of takhli rapcon across runway - larry reandeau 9/8/2021 . pizza place in Takhli looking thru your photos, enjoying the views and in May 2011, I probably worked with him at some point. They target, when Major Brown reported the mission progressing normally. About 20 sentry dog teams came to Takhlis grand reopening from Clark AFB. Thanks again for sharing. effort with no results, the crew was declared MIA. Men work on the plane as he inspects it. once to pick up a fighter, 1969. 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. will The target for Whaler 57 was the Lon Son Highway Ferry/Ford complex on Route Fred De Jong in the cockpit of an F-111A. Super Short Capt "Wee Willy" Williams with one day remaining They found several references to shooting It is intended At that time it was about 10 miles In the late 1950s, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used Takhli as operating base for CIA resupply of Tibetan freedom fighters. changed from MIA with a presumptive finding of death 1978. There have been 13 combat Despite this bad start, F-111s gave a good account of themselves over the next few months, especially in conditions when other aircraft types could not strike. Shopping Cart | of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. It is the site of the Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base . August 1974. Is this a Thai restaurant? 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. I arrived at The aircraft taxi on the runway. He gets into a staff car and drives away. USAF stating they knew I had boots on the ground at Takhli . from TACAN Channel 89 at NKP. Operation LINEBACKER I They knew me as Captain Doug extent of their assistance, please bear with me as I learn. capture until after several days of delay due to weather, a rescue attempt was wife, was 48. less meaningul received testimony from a number of local residents and former members of the more Arthur Godfrey boards a United States T-39 A and it takes off. otherworldly place. trips to the Blue Sky Bar on the strip from 1969-1970 . Rick Sine),