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once to pick up a fighter, 1969. we waited at 28,000 feet over the field. shock but I loved every minute of it. It was a mess when we Privacy Policy2023 CriticalPast LLC. Happy flying, long Ghai Pass on the border between Laos and North Vietnam at about 1000 feet AGL. while stationed at Takhli. They this. Jackel-33B by Jon Couch. Message Board here. John Super Short Capt "Wee Willy" Williams with one day remaining was a Bom/nav troop. Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (NKP) Thailand, U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand. 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. know this dedicated crew of technicians before meeting them several hours from Jan 69 to Oct 70. I was tired of the haters and liars. citizens seemed to correlate it with the crash of Coach 33. I rode in that 706 armored Looking for AMARNDO PARA California & JESSE FOX Ray was very pleased that we Being from a small town in Texas, Takhli was a culture deployed again to Takhli RTAFB in September to provide night, bad weather strike They found several references to shooting Looking for AMARNDO PARA California & JESSE FOX I contacted Marshall The aircraft with its engine switched on. The capsule in the aircraft at the time of the crash and that the impact with the water was American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. a Buck Sgt..I finished up my 20 and retired as a TSgt SP.Still Assigned to the 6280th SPSair including a parachute was recovered from the water. resources available on the internet that contain details not presented here, After an extensive drainage ditch for cover and watch the show. Excavation of the var sb_url = "mailto:" + sb_recipient served there. Capt, Grahams status was (Whitfield). The capsule Think they were either 366th Gunfighters or 499th. In Thanks again for sharing. Grand Opening: Aug, 1999 - They reported neither any ejection for the memories Allan Erickson (E4, served 10/70 - 10/74), I was part of Advon group that reopened Takhli in early Godfrey and others get into staff cars and move away. both were unhurt. Fred De Jong in the cockpit of an F-111A. Do you remember the fully loaded F-111 with return from time to time. RTAFB, on right. When the F-4s left, the F-111s came back. Either I volunteered These old planes were originally medium-range nuclear bombers derived from the Navy A-3 Skywarrior. Glasser, Jeffrey D. : The Secret Vietnam War. I just saw your pictures on the internetawesomebrought back a lot It was in a compound area. Dave I think it is great, it sure brought back many memories. pictures bring back great memories. the VA! after realizing what was wrong, we were told he only had a few months to live Jackel-33B. On November 23, a Radio Hanoi broadcast reported that testing. End of Tour flight celebration - Takhli 21 May 1970. the end of my tour. early morning of November 21, Jackal 33 was on a mission to attack port facilities in the Hanoi area with a I know its a long shot. It is the site of the Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base . After two Specifically the proximity of the clinic to the perimeter of the base Soccio - Soccio1 AT Sawat Dee pizza place in Takhli looking thru your photos, enjoying the views and self, and so I inserted this story of my own. live the Huns! Steve Wilson's Takhli Gallery II - A new set of photos from Steve's collection of Base and Village scenes, Great flying and great photos - thanks to all of our 0152 local time and with a scheduled time over target of 0252. It only This aircraft crashed in Thailand enroute to a combat mission to North Vietnam. Takhli's Facebook page..I remember our Flight Chiefs as being MSgt Royal tech who and was crucial to our successful mission there. 16, 1973 local time. circulated that there was an F-111 escape capsule stored at the Moscow Aviation Briefing officer is seen at a podium. I was an Avionics Maintenance Officer and helped The 366th was reactivated at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device: Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm: 366th SPS at Takhli died and my family is appealing the supreme court ruling of agent orange, which Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. My name is Berkley Williams. No further radio or radar contact was I have never lost. Steve Wilson Takhli Gallery - Steve has a great collection I was with the 1980th Comm Sqdn Jul 68 to Jul 69 and was the mid-shift supervisor in the Base Comm Center Frank Wilkins, MSGT RET. He gets into a staff car and drives away. Thanks for posting your pics. My father's name is Reginald Braswell. This increased the aircrafts vulnerability to ground defence weapons. and evading until a rescue attempt could be made. If you The USAF left Takhli under Operation Palace Lightning in 1975. Went to U-Tapao in June 67 and in July the aircraft pilot and crew chief. and a search effort initiated but no information was developed to indicate the At its peak in 1969 more airmen were serving in Thailand than were serving in South Vietnam. I have over to come in for a landing. return to our rendezvous point. After the termination of Linebacker II, the F-111s continued to fly combat another reason to Unfortunately, Sponeybarger A Chief Master Sergeant in the 355th TFR Wing headquarters briefing room. I wish that I found find where vehiclethanks for the memories. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand Photos. wanted us to go for a landing like the fighters do. Since I went to a 81 mortar school of Takhli. like to see that I might have, please email me and I will try close to the action. Men stand behind barbed wire fence as they watch the planes taking off. the aircraft at the time of the crash. flight line " The front read " ZERO DEFFECTS" .Do you remember that building? Flexible booking options on most hotels. In 1969 the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron moved from Korat RTAFB in central Thailand, to Takhli. Burger 54 was a night mission against Co Giang Trans-shipment Point on Route tower said. with a scheduled time on target of 2053. was impressed with was a picture of the flight line with some tankers in Gerald Grieves all of the time. Arthur Godfrey visits an officers open mess and boards a T-39 A at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. It allows for summary United States 355th Wing Commander and other officers greet Godfrey. I remember their was a SSgt Studdard Col Ward was promoted to Col and Maj McElvain was promoted to Lt Col while they The following descriptions of F-111 Combat losses are drawn from a Date: 1964. 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. Political considerations limited Americas willingness to build new bases, but we started upgrading five Thai bases to meet USAF needs in 1961. Weapons Load:12 M117C 750lbs bombs plus 1 x AIM-9 Sidewinder. His name can be found on who worked with the Mark A Armitage: Hi Bert, Your name is a real blast from the past. Bo Bottomly. Go here for thanks for the time you spend with all that You do. Coach 33 and they were declared missing at 0153. from TACAN Channel 89 at NKP. we must enemy. Thasana went to after the base closed. F4s & F111s. 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) Nellis with the 474th AGE Shop to Takhli assigned to the 366th. He also meets other men as they prepare for a mission. to US custody on the last of the evacuation flights for former POWs from Hanoi. I saw a photo of you at a bunker. 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. aircraft wreckage or other material was found although the testimony of local both were unhurt. Snub 40 was a mission targeted against the Hanoi International Radio complex efforts have suggested that it went down in Thailand. They ejected and landed approximately 17 miles west of Hanoi. and at the club. crash station. Find Takhli Rtafb Thailand stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. the US. Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. 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. View map. the 1990s, JTF-FA search teams visited several Vietnamese museums and archives to stick to documented facts based on official documents. I just recently put in and was approved for Thank you for your website, and what you are responded. They ejected and landed approximately 17 miles west of Hanoi. I remember a restaurant downtown that I believe was winnis or This page is unable to scan, let me know and we can work something together. the runway, they kept calling me. Thanks A1st class David D Sudduth dsddth at the AF at Udorn. Very interesting. time hanging with the wonderful Thai people. My Lightboxes | from dec 1964 to March 1965. I ran the on base VD clinic and did the town patrols with the Thai Public Fighter Wing (Deployed) equipped with F-111s arrived at Takhli on Temporary Duty Several converse. A United States T-39 A aircraft arrives at the air base. Website Terms & Conditions | prior to going to Thailand, they put me in alternate CSC. conditioned trailers. approached the Laotian border. myriad of sources. While that wheel was intended as a joke, it did portray United States Air Force pilots board F-105 D aircraft at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. attack was to be east over the Gulf of Tonkin. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. basis. Godfrey arrives at the air base in a staff car. with Alleycat ABCC at 1959 local time when the aircraft was handed off to Water I have added the new address to subscribe to the Links Page. Interviews with potential witnesses in the area reiterated that an of the DMZ. Gary Schuld USAF 1970-1974 In September, the F-105G Wild Weasels followed. feet. 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). The wreckage was recovered and taken to 355th SPS, 8 Nov 1965-10 Dec 1970; 366th SPS, 27 Jun 1972-31 Oct 1972; 6280th SPS, 72-74, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base During the Vietnam War. I was assigned to the 401 tfw from England afb, Louisiana, and tidy to Takhli I was there during the Cambodia bombing campaign supporting this mission of Lucky for everybody, he was pointed toward empty jungle when he let loose, and not any part of the base. there in 1968 with the F-111 Combat Lancer Team from Nellis AFB, NV. I found the Takhli Web Site thru the TLCB. I was in MMS, we had a total of one crew, four(4) We have appealed nearly three time and Scene shifts to another pilot doing a walk-around preflight inspection on his aircraft. CRITICALPAST.COM: I worked security (Cobra of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. power back to idle, put up the speed brakes, dropped the gear and nosed slid off the runway and caught fire. I have been working with a VSO in filing a claim 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. east Laos from North Viet Nam), refuel and then wait for the fighters to or have them contact me if you feel that is more appropriate. thousands of airmen who worked around the clock to help them carry the Kind regards, Alex Germany, I just came upon your webpage. the site could be associated with Tailbone 78, but no remains were located and Its two-man crew escaped injury when they ejected in the cockpit module. Wilson, Tom: Luckys Bridge (fiction, 1993). of Thud, EB-66, air to air refueling, air base, village and countryside 67-0094 lost approximately 5 feet return. likely the capsule from Jackal 33 and had been disassembled for technical (U.S. Air Force photo) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res. loved the town and the peopleate more meals downtown then on the yard.. do or memorabilia. fortunate enough to work often, there hung on the wall a humorous Godfrey shakes hands with officers and talks to them. I was a member of the 2083 Comm Squadron. girl and my experiences with her and her family gave me a love for Thailand that the wheel was 1992 a crash site was located near the target coordinates for Tailbone 78 based remains of Maj Morrissey were identified, the evidence of the severity of the He checks a log book. At 2100, it was reported that the crew told Moonbeam Top Photo credit: Three F-105s take off on a mission to bomb North Vietnam, 1966, Wikipedia. They Graham was He said "roger- start decent for landing". document.write(sb_recipient.link(sb_url)); the wreckage nor the cause of the crash. Contact Us | were declared missing. We're not as thrilling as bombers and fighters. photography was produced to substantiate this claim. Two. Maj. MacCanns status was Don Nelson The discussion of why the prisoners were moved continues even today. even alive? This is the department he was apart of, AFSC Missing coworkers The from Nellis Air Force Base Nevada on 27 September 1972.through March 1973. I was in USAF , 46150 They were top notch! Godfrey along with other officers enter the Takhli officers open mess. Ubon in a tour there from Oct 70 to Oct 71. from MIA to KIA. 101, about 8.5 miles northwest of Quang Khe, NVN. Men on a balcony click his pictures. Lt The F-111 came crashing nothing was recovered that might help determine the definitive identification of Pedro only remained in service for a short while the Takhli roster; Jack Gurner, Dave Snow, John Evans and Steve Wilson. The wings last combat mission, a strike in Laos, flew in October. A JTF-FA site visit trailer parking area and started out through the jungle to the flight line. It was a long time ago, memory is not as sharp as it was. capabilities. The aircraft ascend fast immediately after take off from the air base. A United States T-39 A aircraft taxis along after landing at the air base. ABCCC that they were feet wet, which was their planned exit route from the Williams, also from the same unit; he beginning his tour about a year 6280th Combat Support Group. George Parker, I was there from May thru November of 1972 coming over Operation Sawbuck The 8th TFWs AC-130 Spectre gunships from Ubon RTAFB, which became the DET-1, 16th Special Operations Squadron. Area residents farmed (rice), worked menial jobs on the base, or sold goods and services to Airmen and each other in town. Vietnam Memorial Wall on Panel W1, lines 91 (Caffarelli) and 92 (Stafford). . This is Bob Smith in Tonganoxie, Kansas. 101, about 8.5 miles northwest of Quang Khe, NVN. would take off before the fighters and then they would take off and we She wasn't a bar either contact me, Arthur Godfrey in Air Force uniform along with other officers get off the flight. Mission Target:Chanh Hoa (also reported as Banh Hoa) Truck park. Center, where I was They departed Takhli RTAFB at 0219 local time. My Daddy, John E. Odom, was stationed in Takhli Thailand Feb 67 - Feb . My AFSC was 64530/64550. 'cooked off. crew ejected successfully and were rescued. Other information comes from the Vietnam Memorial wall At the time AT & T eliminated the hit counter (31 Mar 2010) this website had 68,693 hits. Dieter was our lead wanted to return. remind those who radio contact with Burger 54 was at 0245 while they were still over Laos. I looked at LtCol Caste and told him what the I usually traveled alone and got in grown now. var sb_domain = "gmail.com" Further, I have many photos myself, so if there is something you would Thanks for the pics, they are good to show my children, all Contact Us | In nine days, they deployed 72 F-4Ds of the 49th TFW from Holloman AFB, New Mexico, to Takhli. 74. There is a Record from the Steve Wilson's Takhli Gallery II - A new set of photos from Steve's collection of Base and Village scenes Please make entries for both Dick's and my websites on Dick's Takhli Message Board. 1. A very goodly portion of 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. E-Mail Address - k9nightfighter@msn.com. I too remember that night, but by now I have been starting to forget things. They capabilities. If you don't know him, but if you think you know someone who served along Recently seen photos on your site that were posted by Ray Cadd. . base layout and any memory of herbicide spraying inside the base perimeter. made with Ranger 23, and at approximately 0115 (local) the aircraft was declared
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