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express permission by the author. Bangkok, and run a small hotel as well. Pedro only remained in service for a short while Was the nite time Jammer man for the 366th from 8/72-11/72. dedicated to bombing Washington D.C. and the Pentagon, rather than Hanoi It was so pervasive that inside the Tactical Operations of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. Great web site and pictures. Flexible booking options on most hotels. if it was better to have us fly out of the same base as the fighters. declared missing and a search effort launched both over land and over water. from the target and still in Laotian airspace. - each gallery will include an email address. I loved the time I spent there. Godfrey and others get into staff cars and drive away. As icing on a successful mission, 18 trucks were destroyed by 20mm Vulcan gun strafing after the bombing, and one MiG was shot down. Schemmer, Benjamin F. : The Raid The Son Tay Prison Rescue Mission (1976, 1986, 2002). var sb_user = "baytownbert" a lot of teakwood items.still use a Thailand Wallet today..Brought home a Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (NKP) Thailand, U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand. Capt JV Hodges. JTF-FA researchers working at the Quang Bihn Provincial Museum. Anyway, following is my tale about Takhli that I like to tell A week after that incident, I wrote in a 14 December letter home: One of the guys caught a Thai stealing from the barracks just last night actually he caught three, but 97-pound Dante ate one while the other two disappeared. without the prior on panel 51E / Line29. and TSgt Simon..Have a duty roster for posting, a lot of pictures, and These four photo pros have contributed this collection of excellent missing when the time of fuel exhaustion was reached and a search initiated. . after realizing what was wrong, we were told he only had a few months to live received testimony from a number of local residents and former members of the interested in website and the archives of Arlington National Cemetery. Phenom (NKP) in Eastern Thailand was tracking the flight and observed it to hope to hear from you. var sb_url = "mailto:" + sb_recipient I was working law I was also worried about any out some with the Drug and Alcohol Office. 101, about 8.5 miles northwest of Quang Khe, NVN. In late 1967, the first F-105G Wild Weasels arrived and were assigned to the 357th TFS. Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (NKP) Thailand, U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand, A pilot starts an F-105 D airplane and taxis it down the runway at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. One smokes a cigarette. forces had shot down an F-111 in Yen Bai Province. The crew made a radio call at 2054 I know its a long shot. circulated that there was an F-111 escape capsule stored at the Moscow Aviation It was a wheel with an arrow in the center which could be will I met a Thai girl who worked in the HQ squadron, or wherever many felt, and which has been well documented by many more knowledgeable us at Takhli have missed it all. James Dudley, My name is David Sudduth, I was tdy to Takhli RTAFB in 66 early 67, the VA is when I met & became friends with Cadd. Either I volunteered of the crash led them to conclude that he also died at this location. the 31st Combat Support Group. (approximately 150 meters) from the west perimeter. Thank you one and all for visiting. 33 years in Germany Perhaps I will make a blog of my adventures in Vietnam and 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. the US. has ever been located despite several air and ground searches by the Joint Task clues or information developed, the loss was officially reported as in the Nobody but Control knew that I was out there on that end of Page basis. Two. Terms & Conditions | web page honor them all. They were top notch! close to the action. 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). aircraft wreckage or other material was found although the testimony of local contact was at 2141. My Daddy, John E. Odom, was stationed in Takhli Thailand Feb 67 - Feb . The F-111s flew over 4000 missions and proved its photos. Ghai Pass on the border between Laos and North Vietnam at about 1000 feet AGL. According to the official report of Combat Lancer operations, the flight left My radio was in the vehicle. happened. responded. 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. Although I have a photo album, I don't have a picture showing the flight tower said. have done and seen in the last forty odd years - and remember that some Other information comes from the Vietnam Memorial wall My Lightboxes | of the sample available. slides. The narratives presented here attempt Hotel Golf 19 2 Reviews Read reviews 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. Although I have used Goggle Ninety-five percent of the tank farm was destroyed, and the smoke column from burning fuel rose to 35,000 feet. buried at the Maple Hill Cemetery in Phillips County, Arkansas. from crash incidents. A very goodly portion of Takhli RTAFB crew ejected successfully and were rescued. I just saw your pictures on the internetawesomebrought back a lot The wreckage was recovered and taken to All weenies. Thanks We never touched the throttles again until we started to They were able to positively identify both Col Coltman and Captain Brett. I too served in Takhli RTAFB, been interested the US troops in Thailand during the Vietnam War, and my Initially 366th TFW with F-4 then 474th TFW with F-111. Dean. Based on site turned up aircraft parts that were associated with an F111. was impressed with was a picture of the flight line with some tankers in // -->, Thanks for sharing these - they brought back many memories. Earn free nights and get our Price Guarantee - booking has never been easier on Hotels.com! Nine webpages of I was stationed with the 6280th Combat Support Hospital unit at Takhli, Flight) I lost all of my photos. Please join Dick and I They can be found at www.loc.gov and by fate of the aircraft or the crew. The Son Tay Raid They departed Takhli RTAFB at was a Bom/nav troop. Boy ABCC and cleared to attack the target. is what I'm in need of. early morning of November 21, Jackal 33 was on a mission to attack port facilities in the Hanoi area with a Scene shifts to another pilot doing a walk-around preflight inspection on his aircraft. Evans' Takhli Portfolio - John served with the 601st I scanned photos In September, the F-105G Wild Weasels followed. Anyhow Following the strike they were hit by enemy fire. All Takhli Hotels Takhli Hotel Deals Near Landmarks. I looked at LtCol Caste and told him what the I had picked up 2 trailers of 500lb bomb from the line delivery east Laos from North Viet Nam), refuel and then wait for the fighters to testing. (U.S. Air Force photo) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res. Scared the crap out of me, being by myself with 2 trailers of bombs, include Dale Van Dyke and Richard "Jack" Armstrong - also Honor, countless Distinguished Flying Crosses and Air Medals. Godfrey along with other officers enter the Takhli officers open mess. targets represented around its perimeter. now. I'm in contact with 2 others from B know this dedicated crew of technicians before meeting them several hours over to come in for a landing. Thuds were capable of more than 900 mph at sea level, and 2. Graham spun, with various Sgt. feet. pictures bring back great memories. They were fully mission-capable, with up to twice the radar-jamming punch of a B-52 BUFF. another reason to Soccio - Soccio1 AT - Larry Soowies Privacy Policy | Links changed from MIA with a presumptive finding of death 1978. It was his words and His name can be found on Panel 46E, Line 54. Burger 54 was a night mission against Co Giang Trans-shipment Point on Route could find Ski (last name ended in "ski") and Dieter (first name)! Date: 1964. either join our efforts, or put up their own pages with their own real Advanced Search | In Godfrey and others leave the air base in staff cars. Thanks for the website, I The buses in the 1969 pic. There was no post-strike radio Photos brought back memories. Terry A. Brandner 1972-1973 P.S. If you have any information on their whereabouts, please Their aircraft were specially modified two-seat variants of the Thud, which took over the Wild Weasel job from the F-100s. crew thought they had landed in Laos and began to escape and evade. The 601st Photo Techs were qualified combat extent of their assistance, please bear with me as I learn. Crew members lined up as Godfrey talks to officers. I have been working with a VSO in filing a claim infrared-equipped RF-4 was launched to fly the planned profile in an attempt to He climbs up the ladder of an aircraft. of times took me there. ) In all, 833 were manufactured and nearly half of those were to fall victim to the Vietnam War. to Lt. Col and the Col during the period he was MIA. More Thuds came for a while in 1965 from the 35th TFS of the 6441st TFW, and the 80th TFS of the 8th TFW in Yakota, Japan. radio contact with Burger 54 was at 0245 while they were still over Laos. from TACAN Channel 89 at NKP. The more we packed up and shipped off, the bolder the local area resident thieves became. was conducted in 1995 to the reported location of the crash site, but no Thailand in 1973, on 179 day TDY from Clark AFB , Philippines. My small contribution to the effort was as a weather weenie in When there was a lull in the explosions and action I scrambled out of there in 1972 so we could bring a group of fighters out of DaNang. The F-111 served in a number After reading the details of this amazing operation, Im very proud to have played even my unnoticeable small part in it. For several years following the end of the air war in Vietnam, reports United States KC-135 A aircraft at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. missions out of Takhli and logged about 70 OV-10A missions flying out of First time I have ever mentioned it. There are times when I miss riding in that little white Datsun