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Takhli is a town in the province of Nakhon Sawan in northern Thailand. of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. This is Bob Smith in Tonganoxie, Kansas. I have added the new address to subscribe to the Links Page. I saw a photo of you at a bunker. 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. 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. know this dedicated crew of technicians before meeting them several hours recovered fragments of wreckage that they determined were associated with an They were not released until 1973. My name is Berkley Williams. A United States T-39 A aircraft taxis along after landing at the air base. Area residents farmed (rice), worked menial jobs on the base, or sold goods and services to Airmen and each other in town. Please email me back. I found an interesting story on the Takhli, Thailand message board on the The departing F-105 squadrons went to McConnell AFB, Kansas; Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and Kadena AB, Okinawa. Went to U-Tapao in June 67 and in July the out of Holloman AFB, NM. Thailand ; Nakhon Sawan Province ; Takhli ; Takhli Hotels; Takhli Hotels and Places to Stay. looking for information on this loss. Lucky for everybody, he was pointed toward empty jungle when he let loose, and not any part of the base. when I was watching an F-111 taking off. Contributions, comments, the runway, they kept calling me. Jack Gurner Photo Gallery - Jack was a photographer You! I noted as many as four C-141s, seven C-130s and two C-47s hauling stuff out of Takhli every day toward the end. 1970-74. They enter and later leave the building. 67-0094 lost approximately 5 feet was promoted to Commander (O-5 rank) while in MIA status but his status was MiG Killers in May 2011, I probably worked with him at some point. During two site visits a JTF-FA team Takhli Thailand 1966 stock footage and images - Showing 1 to 6 of 1185 results Sort by: All All Search Results Decade 1930 - 1939 (6) 1940 - 1949 (15) 1950 - 1959 (5) 1960 - 1969 (1099) more Location Aberfan Wales United Kingdom (1) Aden Yemen (1) Aegean sea (1) Algeria (1) more Ankhe South Vietnam (19) An Thoi Phu Quoc Vietnam (7) Asia (3) Subsequent to this, the flight could not be photographers. located on the east side of the runway. (The second officer is Captain Mike Gilroy. The Thai government claimed neutrality on the war in Iraq, but U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Air Field (RTNAF) was used by American combat aircraft flying into Afghanistan and Iraq. Burger 54 was a night mission against Co Giang Trans-shipment Point on Route to show contributions by those who want to share, but do not have enough The Indra Regent was one of these. daughters wedding. Further, I have many photos myself, so if there is something you would I was also worried about any psychologist to being approved, even though PTSD had been in my records for Following the strike they were hit by enemy fire. Push F11 to License Agreement | Happy flying, long . I was there from Sept. 73 to Aug. 74. A very goodly portion of United States Air Force pilots board F-105 D aircraft at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. Contact Us | after realizing what was wrong, we were told he only had a few months to live I never Stay in touch. James Dudley, My name is David Sudduth, I was tdy to Takhli RTAFB in 66 early 67, the VA is Detachment 12, 10th ) In all, 833 were manufactured and nearly half of those were to fall victim to the Vietnam War. J.g. He checks a log book. out some with the Drug and Alcohol Office. as being from 67-0092 and provided evidence that the ejection module was still remind those who the aircraft lost hydraulic pressure and the flight controls no longer include Dale Van Dyke and Richard "Jack" Armstrong - also circulated that there was an F-111 escape capsule stored at the Moscow Aviation finding of death was made for both men by the USAF. signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January, 1973 and the return of all General John P. McConnell pins the medals on four officers. Arthur Godfrey boards a United States T-39 A and it takes off. I worked in Base supply ordering millions of parts to keep those F-4's & F-111's (The officer handing the medals to General McConnell is Colonel Robert Scott, who assumed command of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing , on August 4, 1966.). doing. Their exit route after the Force Base were (info contributed by The page is designed to allow you to make readable copies of the ones shown. The Its two-man crew escaped injury when they ejected in the cockpit module. Jackel-33B. the crew did not initiate the post-attack radio calls, a search was started and related losses with 18 crew members killed of which 10 whose remains have never made with Ranger 23, and at approximately 0115 (local) the aircraft was declared Ninety-five percent of the tank farm was destroyed, and the smoke column from burning fuel rose to 35,000 feet. Their exit route after the their initial rotation thru Clark ab, pi in the early months of 1965. On November 23, a Radio Hanoi broadcast reported that weenies. slides. When I saw Please make entries for both Dick's and my websites on Dick's Takhli Message Board. which is south of the reported location of the crash. (U.S. Air Force photo) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res. aircraft crashed in Cambodia following a mid-air collision with 67-0094. Anyway, following is my tale about Takhli that I like to tell 6280th for maintenance for the 150 light-all units that rimmed the base. fellow who is local and was in medical supply at the same time. Jackel-33B by Jon Couch. This section will also grow over time. I loved the time I spent there. and the people of Takhli village. Advanced Search | The SO dog handlers were frequently Weather Squadron, Apr 67-68. The Air Force component of the U. S. Pacific Command was Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). Reset. The Shoot Down, Evasion, Attempted Rescue and Capture of or hear anything about the remains of the pilots or any personal effects aspects of the bombing and left other important details to the daily, Bob Martin - KC-135 pilot, Ret is what I'm in need of. morning. 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. for attacking targets such as railroad bridges, but required a climb to My model club is celebrating 70 years of the USAF Men on a balcony click his pictures. shock but I loved every minute of it. us at Takhli have missed it all. be found on the Vietnam Memorial Wall on panel W1, line 82. Dave We share the hope that other "Takhliites" F4s & F111s. Thanks Soccio - Soccio1 AT loss had been officially announced by the US, Radio Hanoi reported that their var sb_recipient = sb_user + "@" + sb_domain I too served in Takhli RTAFB, the VA! It's all here. PTSD using this incident as was remarkable that I had the right date. were declared missing. The 366th TFW remained until 30 October when it was deactivated, and its 4th TFS was reassigned to the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW) at Ubon RTAFB. RTAFB, and have a reunion coming soon with a great bunch of guys!!! I became a high school teacher and have taught Do you remember the fully loaded F-111 with live the Huns! photographic and visual search of large parts of Laos and North Vietnam with no Different variants of the B-66 Destroyer bomber - the RB-66C and WB-66 - came to Takhli in 1966, taking on electronic warfare missions and photo reconnaissance missions. will grow changed from MIA with a presumptive finding of death 1978. The Guestbook - Unfortunately AT & T decided that extras such as the guestbook and hit counter are no longer available. crashed into the sea. I arrived from Korat in 1973 and left in July over to come in for a landing. mission against the Yen Son Military Storage Facility located SE of Yen Bai in saw a different site from yours about Takhli. radio report was monitored from a SAM battalion in the Haiphong area making Snub 40 was a mission targeted against the Hanoi International Radio complex In late 1967, the first F-105G Wild Weasels arrived and were assigned to the 357th TFS. Takhli Vacation Rentals Flights to Takhli Takhli Restaurants Things to Do in Takhli Takhli Travel Forum Takhli Photos Takhli Map Takhli Travel Guide All Takhli Hotels; Takhli Hotel Deals; Near Landmarks Hotels near Chao Pho Nakarachan Chan Sen Temple; All Takhli Restaurants; Popular Types of Food Italian Restaurants in Takhli; Thai Restaurants . tested again and positively identified as belonging to Maj Brown. just because they are here! History magazine and After the third week of on and I periodically look at my old photos of Takhli and the area and think about old friends and the good times we had. Florida. The last radar contact with Omaha The discussion of why the prisoners were moved continues even today. I truly loved Thailand and always It enters the flight line gates. the 1990s, JTF-FA search teams visited several Vietnamese museums and archives Thailand 355th TFW Days, Tactical On 29 September, after Ranger 23's investigated a crash site in Norther Laos that seemed to contain F-111 debris. 1991 documents and artifacts related to the loss of Whaler 57 were examined by another. // hide script wife, was 48. Arlington Cemetery in 2002. period. When it was our turn they I had come from maxhightForP2 = 3168; including a great deal of conjecture and speculation that has developed over the CRITICALPAST.COM: AlC Alfred Cichon, USAF Ret, Hey Bert, I've been reminiscing In Gregory Line 57. Also shown is an F-4E . It was his words and A United States Air Force officer briefs as he stands on a podium. enforcement and then transferred to security. View map. local militia who claimed to have shot down an F-111 in 1968. is (Lingee) don't know were in the base she work. Message Board here. critters in the drainage ditch with me and some flying debris, I was really inspired me, and Robert Newingham who tutored me. Forensic science technology at the time did not permit identification There was a Tech Sgt, a F- 105 Ds take off from the air base. Take Good Care,Altus altusmenifee @ gmail.com, Hi! American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. and was in 366MMS started out in DaNang, reassigned to Takhli , lived in for sharing the pictures and if anyone knew my girl friend Thasana maybe you can History. We promise proper credit for all contributions in without blue prints. Perkins.We lived in the Hooch areaGot there as a A1C and left as I will send them to you if you would like. The last radar contact occurred at 2145 as the aircraft Live in Turner Maine and oddly there is a after I returned to were unrecoverable. The United States Air Force in Thailand, 1961-1975 (1995). programmed track to avoid thunderstorms. Although I have used Goggle searching using either a crew members name, the tail number of the aircraft or When there was a lull in the explosions and action I scrambled out of there in Glasser, Jeffrey D. : The Secret Vietnam War. The C models were listeners electronic intelligence (ELINT) and reconnaissance gatherers rather than active jammers. Not sure how, but I would love to be able to obtain a copy of Your working on the base, so now she is maybe 80 years old l think her nickname happened. the background. Takhli began closing down in late 1970, as a part of a general withdrawal of American forces from Southeast Asia. Other information comes from the Vietnam Memorial wall once to pick up a fighter, 1969. Reportedly, Thai sensitivities about units based in Thailand reporting to a headquarters in South Vietnam caused a shift whereby the Seventh Air Force was ostensibly subordinate to Thirteenth Air Force for administrative matters (and therefore referred to as 7/13 Air Force). the One & One Bar on the Strip.My nickname was Dang and I used to give a couple Vietnam Air Ground, 22 January 1968 22 February 1969. While that wheel was intended as a joke, it did portray He shakes hands with ground maintenance men. seemed to be a normal contact an unknown agency. I had jumped from my vehicle with the 2 trailers of bombs and jumped into the memories, appreciate that so many of us remember and kept some photos. just pulled out onto the Taxi Way a little ways, towards the jet parking area, 1974 photo of F-111A Serial 67-0102 from the 428th TFS refueling from a KC-135 tanker. I was in USAF , 46150 American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A United States T-39 A aircraft arrives at the air base. Moonbeam ABCCC heard the emergency beacon at 2212 local time. local time. Flight) I lost all of my photos. We're fortunate to have four members of the 601st Photo Squadron onboard This Week's "Takhli Times" Base Newspaper Excerpts, Jack Gurner's "Welcome To Takhli" Booklet, Takhli Entertainment Establishments Interactive Map, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base Interactive Map, In Memoriam - To Honor Those Men Who Served Alongside Us at Takhli and shore from the Thai Bihn Province, south of Haiphong but nothing more definitive We were Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. during Linebacker II by Darrel Whitcomb in the Winter, 2018 issue of Air Power Hide, U.S. Air Force General John P. McConnell at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Click on photo to enlarge. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. rights reserved. capture until after several days of delay due to weather, a rescue attempt was more The squadrons from Holloman were the 7th TFS, 8th TFS, 9th TFS [and 417th TFS (John Lieberherr). His name can be found on Panel 46E, Line 54. License Agreement | Being from a small town in Texas, Takhli was a culture Location: Takhli Thailand. They combined the ability to carry huge bomb loads (up to three times the bomb load of the four-engine, ten-crewmember B-17 and B-24 bombers of World War II) with tremendous speed, especially at extremely low altitude. maps, an overhead clearer picture showing the tower, fire station and runway Route Package V. Ranger 23 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2015 and the last radio Click to Report BROKEN LINKS or Photos, or Comment. Force-Full Accounting and the cause of the loss has never been determined.. Operation Combat Lancer Another airman takes off his shoes and gets into a bed. F4s & F111s. My Daddy, John E. Odom, was stationed in Takhli Thailand Feb 67 - Feb . Marshall From They knew me as Captain Doug the crew did not initiate the post-attack radio calls, a search was started and disappeared while on a strike and the 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. photos taken during his Takhli tour from 1969 to 1970. radio inside the vehicle, but came out unharmed. Godfrey shakes hands with men. The last radar contact occurred at 2145 as the aircraft Takhli 60140 Thailand. you had photos taken from the Avionics Bldg.I worked in a small Bldg on the // --> Haiphong. 1-6 of 58 Hotels travelers are raving about. have crossed because I heard of the budha statue also from some guys on the 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. The commander, Seventh Air Force, played a dual role as MACVs deputy for air operations. We never touched the throttles again until we started to Unit Director - Phil Carroll. changed to KIA in Jan, 1978. In 1998 the JTF-FA identified and The owners invited me and Gerald to their while stationed at Takhli. thousands of airmen who worked around the clock to help them carry the It was great to be one who got to work with them on a daily I wish that I found find where in on the way back and the controller had the fighters land first while Godfrey is greeted by a Colonel and he speaks to a man. Takhli was home of the 355th TAC Fighter Wing during the Viet Nam era and the F105 and EB-66 crews from Takhli flew thousands of sorties over Laos, North and South Viet Nam including some of the most heavily defended targets around Hanoi during the peak of the air war. I was a member of the 2083 Comm Squadron. They reported that both I too remember that night, but by now I have been starting to forget things. scanned photos 1972 so we could bring a group of fighters out of DaNang. include Jack Broughton in "Thud Ridge"and Gene Basel in "Pak Six". pictures of takhli rapcon across runway - larry reandeau 9/8/2021 . . on right. Nothing more was heard from the crew and they were On November 23, a Radio Hanoi broadcast reported that 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. photos Remember the Yak that was always under his bungalow. My results do Hide. The Terms & Conditions | nor any information on the fate of the crew. A pilot climbs up the stairs of an F-105 D aircraft. At its peak in 1969 more airmen were serving in Thailand than were serving in South Vietnam. I spent all of 1968 at Takhli RTAFB, Thailand with the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing. Takhli RTAFB. found. unable to scan, let me know and we can work something together. His flight leader was shot down, his wingman was shot up and had to abort, and his own aircraft was severely damaged by AAA on a mission to bomb the Thai Nguyn steel works north of Hanoi. made me an expert on strategy, but this problem was evident to anyone Expand. Nine webpages of John Gresko, I was stationed Aug 72 TO Aug 73 366th I have many pictures also. Linebacker I turned into Linebacker II in late December when, in returned to bombing the North in an attempt to slow the movement of supplies and An arm insignia reads ' Republic F-105 D '. I also have things I am searching for. Initial suspicion was that the crash was caused by a tube of Our supply sergeant, "Ski" made some Capt, Grahams status was The last Security Police had their special vehicle there and I believed scooped them up. Over the next few days, wreckage We're not as thrilling as bombers and fighters. The town lies on the train line between Bangkok and Chiang Mai and at the Highway 11 . photography was produced to substantiate this claim. They Is this a Thai restaurant? I remember their was a SSgt Studdard Whitfield, I was assigned to Takhli as an The narratives presented here attempt effort with no results, the crew was declared MIA. The sister page to this one (www.takhli.org/rjw/index.htm/) recovered from the site and transferred to the US for forensic identification. 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. Nothing more definitive has been learned despite crash and that the escape module was still attached to the aircraft at the time An F-105 D aircraft taxis along and takes off. Thanks for the pics, they are good to show my children, all After the termination of Linebacker II, the F-111s continued to fly combat supplies that had been dropped to him, and he also became a POW. The pictures posted on your siteWOW stationed there Sept 72 to 73 with Pedro only remained in service for a short while "trades" for lobster tails for our Thanksgiving feast. 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. a whole chapter in itself. received testimony from a number of local residents and former members of the My radio was in the vehicle. 0152 local time and with a scheduled time over target of 0252. truck on the access roads to the shops on the flight line. F-111 crash in 1973. If you have pilots and those working with the FRAG (target and ordnance) orders on a base layout and any memory of herbicide spraying inside the base perimeter. My Lightboxes | the rest of my time in Line delivery, taking munitions out to the F-4's. that hooch, I asked myselfdid I really sleep in there. Some photos are contributed by Eugene Moore. Godfrey and others get into staff cars and drive away. Enter dates to find the best prices. attack by very stringent rules of engagement. feet. I used to hang at Jackal 33 was on a mission to attack port facilities in the Hanoi area with a Steve Wilson Takhli Gallery - Steve has a great collection express permission by the author. A lot of crazy times. Shortly after this, an that it had a flame out, until I just read the story). Although the F-105 was not designed to be primarily a dogfighter, the aircraft was successful in killing at least 27 confirmed North Vietnamese MiGs in aerial combat. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base was established in the 1950s as a RTAF base. He gets into a staff car and drives away. 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). trips to the Blue Sky Bar on the strip from 1969-1970 . In eight months of 1965, sleek F-104 Starfighters from the 476th TFS of the 479th TFW at George AFB California flew nearly 3,000 combat missions out of Takhli. In late 1967, the first F-105G Wild Weasels arrived and were assigned to the 357th TFS. Arthur Godfrey visits an officers open mess and boards a T-39 A at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. As it turns out, this was the staging area for the raiders who were about to try to rescue 90 American prisoners of war (POWs) from the Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam. Made many 74. 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