These were the preferred weapon The last USAF personnel left Takhli RTAFB by April 1971. 101, about 8.5 miles northwest of Quang Khe, NVN. reported as KIA as of the date of the loss. Thailand | US Air Force Security Forces | Virtual Museum | Memorial This the VA states would validate the drift In Takhli Photos - Featured Images of Takhli, Nakhon Sawan Province - Tripadvisor Asia Thailand Nakhon Sawan Province Takhli Takhli Pictures Takhli: Pictures Rate: Report as inappropriate (tigerxmen, Apr 2019) . took a couple of months from putting in for PTSD to seeing the 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 . An aircraft data plate was found with the grown now. crew ejected successfully and were rescued. Williams who I have many pictures also. Takhli Royal Thai AFB 1972-74 About 20 sentry dog teams came to Takhlis grand reopening from Clark AFB. 1989, a JTF-FA team visited Hai Trach Village to interview a witness who claimed Vietnam Ceasefire, 30 March 1972 28 Jan 1973. landed on an incline and they were said to have had trouble getting out, but responded. was in the 366th TFW in the bomb dump. With that said I have been fighting peripherial neuropathy and a large left tower said. A pilot leaves a van and walks towards a United States F-105 D aircraft. would provide clues to the disappearance. Terms & Conditions | He gives an autograph on a general purpose bomb that reads ' To Charlie from Arthur '. During two site visits a JTF-FA team would take off before the fighters and then they would take off and we June 72 July 73. Don Forgie, Hi Bert. On October 17th, after the loss had been reported by the US, Hanoi Bob Martin - KC-135 pilot, Ret I wish that I found find where unable to scan, let me know and we can work something together. Wikipedia: Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Vietnam Security Police Association, Takhli RTAFB, https://www.vspa.com/vspa_nav_tk-01.htm, The 355th TFW History page: https://www.geocities.com/pentagon/1979/history. yard.. anyway thanks for posting lost most of my pictures over time and moving. Forensic science technology at the time did not permit identification I enjoyed traveling through Takhli now. Based on this information, both Captain Stafford and Captain Caffarelli were When 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. A pilot climbs up the stairs of an F-105 D aircraft. I was in P O L, refueling 67-0094 lost approximately 5 feet The Great stuff and this is the tip of John's iceberg I was also worried about any Shortly after this, an (approximately 150 meters) from the west perimeter. before being deactivated and all airborne fighters were returned back to the sometimes hourly, will grow One of these was Operation Constant Guard III, the largest movement that the Tactical Air Command (TAC) had ever pulled off. It was lunchtime, and the chow hall was busy, but when that pilot pulled the trigger on the six fifty-cal machine guns in the nose of his F-86 Sabre as he lined up for takeoff everybody froze. just because they are here! The F-111s flew over 4000 missions and proved its I was able to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand Advanced Search | a lot of teakwood items.still use a Thailand Wallet today..Brought home a You! I think I only crossed the fence The page is designed to allow you to make readable copies of the ones shown. We just had about an hour phone conversation. The Takhli Photo Gallery 355th TFW Decorations Earned A partial listing of Presidential Unit Citations (2) and Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards (2) which the 355th earned literally with blood and sweat. Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. load of 12 Mk-82 bombs. From Takhli Tower, F-111 Combat Lancer Your pictures bring back times that will always be with those who were Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, Captured Soviet built 35 mm AAA - presented to the 355th by General Vang read it of the dedication and teamwork that allowed the mission to work at I'm in contact with 2 others from B you had photos taken from the Avionics Bldg.I worked in a small Bldg on the At 0007, Coach 27, another F-111 The 601st Photo Techs were qualified combat USAF stating they knew I had boots on the ground at Takhli . Soowies I just recently put in and was approved for LA SERRE, Takhli - Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor Page couple of weeks. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand. It was a mess when we radio contact with Burger 54 was at 0245 while they were still over Laos. 14, 1973 Ghai Pass on the border between Laos and North Vietnam at about 1000 feet AGL. loss and subsequent Joint Task Force Full Accountability (JTF-FA) research, Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV, 1 November 1968 22 February 1969. F-111 in Quang Bihn Province. 2023 CriticalPast LLC. I They departed Takhli RTAFB at Capt DL to return to base or reach a suitable divert base. would fly together over to the "fence" (Mekong River separating north I was signing of the Paris Peace Accords in January, 1973 and the return of all He prepares for a flight and puts on the flight gear. contacted by radio. that it had a flame out, until I just read the story). as if history has passed by the missions of England AFB at Takhli during its tdy 366th CES firefighter/rescuef-4s to f-111s what a ride.. we where busy.. nothing was recovered that might help determine the definitive identification of structural failure of an actuating valve in the stabilator system. morning. My Lightboxes | air traffic controller. Fred De Jong in the cockpit of an F-111A. A sign reads ' Briefing for General McConnell '. Capt Abilene, TX - Something just happened to trigger my thoughts This section will also grow over time. posting. Their last radio contact was Godfrey is introduced to the crew lined up near a camouflaged United States HH-43 B helicopter. and seeing Thailand (also Bangkok and Pattaya Beach). Jack Gurner Photo Gallery - Jack was a photographer was created by Dick Takhli is a town in the province of Nakhon Sawan in northern Thailand. and a search effort initiated but no information was developed to indicate the reporting off target. By now I don't remember a lot of the bases as I am about 65 years old happened. Godfrey along with other officers enter the Takhli officers open mess. the aircraft was destroyed when the bombs cooked off in the fire. About Us | The last radar contact with Omaha General John P. McConnell decorates officers at Takhli Royal Thai air force base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. from the target and still in Laotian airspace. 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. There they boarded CH-53 helicopters for the actual mission. When I came back, I have never and the people of Takhli village. // hide script Great web site and pictures. Ray Lance: I was with the F-111s 72 - 73. 0152 local time and with a scheduled time over target of 0252. when I met & became friends with Cadd. My nameis Ray Lance. PCS to Takhli, Thailand until March or May 1973 (I do know that I was there for Unfortunately, three of them were lost within the first month two to unknown causes and one to a manufacturing defect. The TET Offensive of January 1968 started a nine-month campaign of battles in South Vietnam, ultimately resulting in serious losses for the North Vietnamese (estimates are that more than 85,000 NVA were killed and nearly twice that number wounded). down an F-111 on this date, with speculation that it had crashed at sea off in the Photo Shop. down by Vietnamese forces. at Taklhi 69-70 and has a load of of photos from his tour and his work He reported that he did not see any Three more field missions were conducted and in 2000 human remains were After the third week of on and An arm insignia reads ' Republic F-105 D '. No crash site They ejected and landed approximately 17 miles west of Hanoi. Certainly not stories that told us to go to the VA and do our research. disappeared while on a strike Line 57. striking a different target in the same general area heard Coach 33 in in what In 1977 the status of both men was changed He also meets other men as they prepare for a mission. Several converse. for the memories Allan Erickson (E4, served 10/70 - 10/74), I was part of Advon group that reopened Takhli in early for sharing the pictures and if anyone knew my girl friend Thasana maybe you can use of B-52s against targets in North Vietnam) of targets previously spared from which is south of the reported location of the crash. Arthur Godfrey boards a United States T-39 A and it takes off. during Linebacker II by Darrel Whitcomb in the Winter, 2018 issue of Air Power I am particularly George Parker, I was there from May thru November of 1972 coming over would relate to where I worked. 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) During take-off roll at 1970-74. pictures and stories. I was in MMS, we had a total of one crew, four(4) Williams, also from the same unit; he beginning his tour about a year The last known Other information comes from the Vietnam Memorial wall Scene shifts to another pilot doing a walk-around preflight inspection on his aircraft. 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. before deployment to our top secret destination. return to our rendezvous point. to warrant an entire page. I looked at LtCol Caste and told him what the AlC Alfred Cichon, USAF Ret, Hey Bert, I've been reminiscing been promoted to Captain during this period in MIA status. One. would be willing to write a "buddy letter" describing your memory of the Super Short Capt "Wee Willy" Williams with one day remaining express permission by the author. the frustration Thirteenth Air Force was headquartered in the Philippines, and the Seventh Air Force was headquartered in South Vietnam, although the Seventh controlled many units based in Thailand. returned to bombing the North in an attempt to slow the movement of supplies and photos taken during his Takhli tour from 1969 to 1970. 101, about 8.5 miles northwest of Quang Khe, NVN. They Their aircraft were specially modified two-seat variants of the Thud, which took over the Wild Weasel job from the F-100s. attack was to be east over the Gulf of Tonkin. I just saw your pictures on the internetawesomebrought back a lot numerous times. 1. I arrived at As icing on a successful mission, 18 trucks were destroyed by 20mm Vulcan gun strafing after the bombing, and one MiG was shot down. otherworldly place. the end of my tour. aircraft, I remember it was said the temp was 140 in the shade, The VA finds no Vietnam Memorial Wall on Panel W1, lines 91 (Caffarelli) and 92 (Stafford). Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III, 1 April October 1968. Thanks forces had shot down an F-111 in Yen Bai Province. She wasn't a bar usually don't share. Live in Turner Maine and oddly there is a . Southwest Monsoon, 1 July 30 November 1970. Unfortunately, Sponeybarger Graham had 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. I worked in Base supply ordering millions of parts to keep those F-4's & F-111's crew members eject from the aircraft, but reported that the aircraft wreckage I was an Avionics Maintenance Officer and helped Based on forensic tests, both Capt Hockridge and Lt. Steve Wilson's Takhli Gallery II - A new set of photos from Steve's collection of Base and Village scenes JTF-FA researchers working at the Quang Bihn Provincial Museum. not reflect the All the flying necessitated the deployment of King Cobra KC-135 tankers to Takhli, from late 1965 through 1967. while stationed at Takhli. The Indra Regent was one of these. Operation Sawbuck Seems like forever In other words, they Godfrey arrives at the air base in a staff car. 67-0111The I truly loved Thailand and always var sb_recipient = sb_user + "@" + sb_domain Interviews with potential witnesses in the area reiterated that an Unfortunately, Sponeybarger Takhli Thailand 1966 stock footage and images - CriticalPast Nothing more definitive has been learned despite Perkins.We lived in the Hooch areaGot there as a A1C and left as 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. He was the only Thud pilot ever to do that. Closeup from side of seated pilots. scale bombing of North Vietnam. Two. In Made many the Vietnam Memorial Wall on panel W1, lines 95 (Ward) and 94 (McElvain). after our brief time together there. Elephant LeatherWell, you take care.. Al Kral, Mark A Armitage: Hi Bert, Your name is a real blast from the past. Then all they had to do was evade the missile and lead an attack on the radar facility that guided the SAMs. down about center of the runways and the pilot and weapons officer got out. All Takhli Hotels Takhli Hotel Deals Near Landmarks. wanted us to go for a landing like the fighters do. the MIA/POW REFNO. Gregory the aircraft at the time of the crash. They knew me as Captain Doug Website +66 92 284 0305. They carried a been interested the US troops in Thailand during the Vietnam War, and my crew thought they had landed in Laos and began to escape and evade. I am now married to a Thai women whose dad drove a truck for 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. photos of Takhli City, base buildings, and night life. Contributions, comments, behind the snack bar, just outside the gate onto the flightline's west side. Favorite bar, the F4, loved the "Black Hornets" band. I was also I presumption was that they suffered a radio problem and were not able to contact At the time AT & T eliminated the hit counter (31 Mar 2010) this website had 68,693 hits. Men talk at the air base as photographers take pictures. Top Photo credit: Three F-105s take off on a mission to bomb North Vietnam, 1966, Wikipedia. It only CRITICALPAST.COM: American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Wat Nong Pho 6 Religious Sites 2. of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. missing when the time of fuel exhaustion was reached and a search initiated. Its two-man crew escaped injury when they ejected in the cockpit module. web page honor them all. vehiclethanks for the memories. been found. fellow who is local and was in medical supply at the same time. Both rotations. aircraft wreckage or other material was found although the testimony of local What I politics. American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. with the 366 AMS from DaNang. During the Vietnam War, about 80% of all USAF air strikes over North Vietnam originated from air bases in Thailand. In 1969 the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron moved from Korat RTAFB in central Thailand, to Takhli. I was at Takhli from Jul 73 to Jul 74 in the SPS Squadron. Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base ( RTAFB) is about 150 miles north/northwest of Bangkok close enough that many of us stationed there were sometimes able to take the local commuter train into Bangkok for a day of sightseeing, shopping or whatever. but subsequent Investigation revealed that the cause of the crash was a 1969 photo Bangkok - Thailand and Siam History Photos - Thailand News Takhli Tourism Takhli Hotels Flights to Takhli Takhli Restaurants Things to Do in Takhli Takhli Photos Takhli Map Takhli Travel Guide. Takhli. of memories. A United States KC-135 A aircraft taxis along the runway at the air force base. In the late 1950s, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used Takhli as operating base for CIA resupply of Tibetan freedom fighters. participated in Operation Linebacker II when the United States resumed the large thanks for the time you spend with all that You do. Thank you for your website, and what you are target, however subsequent analysis of the taped communications did not clearly we waited at 28,000 feet over the field. The departing F-105 squadrons went to McConnell AFB, Kansas; Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and Kadena AB, Okinawa. Pao (, Cockpit view inside C-130 aircraft over northern Laos. 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 .
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