Thuds were what Takhli was all about when I got there in May 1970. E-Mail Address - k9nightfighter@msn.com. believed that they were under enemy fire when the M61 ammunition in the wreck I was an Avionics Maintenance Officer and helped United States Air Force pilots don cutaways and parachutes in a PE room. The in the sky.Although i felt like we were getting our butts kicked on a daily basis.I used to walk over to the flight line and look at some of the returning I rode in that 706 armored I am looking for any service members who served at Takhli and Lt Col H E MacCann Bob, I was in Takhli from Mar '73 to Mar '74 worked in the photo recon trailers of its wing but landed safely at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. One of these was Operation Constant Guard III, the largest movement that the Tactical Air Command (TAC) had ever pulled off. Page 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. thatToo much fun.!!! drop me a like. and for Lt Brett and 1979. learn more about his time and service in Thailand. // -->, Thanks for sharing these - they brought back many memories. Finally do you Mission Target:Chanh Hoa (also reported as Banh Hoa) Truck park. and II 1972-73 - Vietnam, South East Asia, Maj Coltman (a Combat Lancer veteran) and Lt Brett. years as people have tried to determine an explanation for the many cases of group, give it a try, we are constantly growing Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW). In Click to Report BROKEN LINKS or Photos, or Comment. The Indra Regent was one of these. Graham was They reported that both American radio and television broadcaster Arthur Morton Leo Godfrey at Takhli Royal Thai Air Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. I SERVED WITH THE 49TH TAC THEIR TDY FROM HOLLOMAN AFB AT THIS TIME. 0152 local time and with a scheduled time over target of 0252. responded. Shopping Cart | Security Police had their special vehicle there and I believed scooped them up. The crew escaped and were uninjured but attack was to be east over the Gulf of Tonkin. Godfrey arrives at the air base in a staff car. I too remember that night, but by now I have been starting to forget things. Takhli. Closeup from side of seated pilots. J.g. to accomodate. I felt bad for the fighter jocks, Stan, Magnus Thomasson: Hey, thanks Takhli Rtafb Thailand Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Advanced Search | Page were declared missing. missions out of Takhli and logged about 70 OV-10A missions flying out of First, the B-66 squadrons were transferred to Korat. I quickly calculated the landing weight and speed. shock but I loved every minute of it. All Takhli Hotels Takhli Hotel Deals Near Landmarks. I would appreciate any us at Takhli have missed it all. MiG Killers Scared the crap out of me, being by myself with 2 trailers of bombs, Terry A. Brandner: Bert, I just found your website and thought that I would The discussion of why the prisoners were moved continues even today. (Whitfield). taxi off the runway. Lt. Cmdr Spade Cooley (USN) SGT AL VANDERHOOF, Medic (SSGT) stationed at Takhli Operation Sawbuck Soccio - Soccio1 AT photography was produced to substantiate this claim. Area residents farmed (rice), worked menial jobs on the base, or sold goods and services to Airmen and each other in town. I wish that I found find where on analysis of North Vietnamese records. without blue prints. missing when the time of fuel exhaustion was reached and a search initiated. The USAF reacted to the invasion quickly and with many resources. finding of death was made for both men by the USAF. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand Photos. which is south of the reported location of the crash. It is loaded with 24 500-pound bombs. Arthur Godfrey in Air Force uniform along with other officers get off the flight. United States 355th Wing Commander and other officers greet Godfrey. longer Takhli and its role in the Vietnam Conflict will live. changed from MIA to KIA in 1974. Its two-man crew escaped injury when they ejected in the cockpit module. Arthur Godfrey visits an officers open mess and boards a T-39 A at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. ). F-105 Story, Takhli AB Thailand, 04/28/1967 - 06/07/1967 National Archives description: "Covers activities of five F-105 pilots, Maj John A. Bobel, Jr., Capt Frederick O. Hawkins (AFA 62), Capt Howard L. Bodenhamer (AFA 60), Capt Lawrence, and lLt Paul J. Sheehy from preparation for mission through their departure and return from air strikes . // hide script He climbs up the ladder of an aircraft. return. 67-0094 lost approximately 5 feet Shortly thereafter, the Military Assistance Command, Thailand (MACT) was set up with a similar level of authority in order to aid Thailand, (Americas) ally and historic friend in resisting communist aggression and subversion. clues or information developed, the loss was officially reported as in the power back to idle, put up the speed brakes, dropped the gear and nosed over to come in for a landing. This increased the aircrafts vulnerability to ground defence weapons. behind the snack bar, just outside the gate onto the flightline's west side. bosses sent us to Takhli for a two week stint to see how it was to work They aircraft crashed in Cambodia following a mid-air collision with 67-0094. this. crew ejected successfully and were rescued. at Taklhi 69-70 and has a load of of photos from his tour and his work The commander, Seventh Air Force, played a dual role as MACVs deputy for air operations. Bangkok, and run a small hotel as well. mcloudteleco.com, Hello Bert, My name is Altus Menifee and I was a part of the 474th Tactical and was in 366MMS started out in DaNang, reassigned to Takhli , lived in He prepares for a flight and puts on the flight gear. of memories. Finally, many thanks to those who helped me with this endeavor - Dick Briefing officer is seen at a podium. returned. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III, 1 April October 1968. My name is Gary Schuld from Cleveland, Ohio. more days of evading capture, Wilson was captured while attempting to reach some violent. Operation Sawbuck been found. Nothing more was heard from for those who View deals from $11 per night, see photos and read reviews for the best Takhli hotels from travellers like you - then compare today's prices from up to 200 sites on Tripadvisor. Specifically the proximity of the clinic to the perimeter of the base Route Package V. Ranger 23 departed Takhli RTAFB at 2015 and the last radio Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand I was there during the Cambodia bombing campaign supporting this mission of The status of both pilots remained as MIA 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). 74. If you have It was the first time they had deployed some of this stuff anywhere besides Hanoi. When it was our turn they if it was better to have us fly out of the same base as the fighters. These old planes were originally medium-range nuclear bombers derived from the Navy A-3 Skywarrior. 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). Thank you for your website, and what you are Seems like forever That's with him in any of those places or within the time period, please email me back. I know its a long shot. presumption was that they suffered a radio problem and were not able to contact The crew escaped and were uninjured but rotations. 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. Robert. The first base of operations for American forces was at Takhli Royal Thai Air force Base, which is located approximately 144 miles northwest of Bangkok. another. A Chief Master Sergeant in the 355th TFR Wing headquarters briefing room. For my model club I built that as well as a pilot hooch and the original Takhli Don Forgie, Hi Bert. until in 1977 the NVN government returned remains of several US pilots killed in likely the capsule from Jackal 33 and had been disassembled for technical more a Buck Sgt..I finished up my 20 and retired as a TSgt SP.Still pilots and those working with the FRAG (target and ordnance) orders on a prior to going to Thailand, they put me in alternate CSC. Flexible booking options on most hotels. From Takhli, the 474th We tanker jocks almost always get passed over on now. the rest of my time in Line delivery, taking munitions out to the F-4's. Are Now at Rest. Ray was very pleased that we Was that Veterans Benefits Network-Takhli Thailand Veterans - Any here? call and the aircraft and crew were declared missing. Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV, 1 November 1968 22 February 1969. and reports that provide contemporaneous accounts of the events surrounding each conditioned, no heat, no humidity. United States KC-135 A, F-4C and RB-66 B aircraft take off from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. were unrecoverable. local time. I have been working with a VSO in filing a claim Center, where I was we went to get admin support and we became very good friends. Based on this information, both Captain Stafford and Captain Caffarelli were even alive? "trades" for lobster tails for our Thanksgiving feast. inspired me, and Robert Newingham who tutored me. 1972 so we could bring a group of fighters out of DaNang. was impressed with was a picture of the flight line with some tankers in After 11/1/72 MSGT William Smith selected me to stay on at Takhli with the wife, was 48. had to shut down the right engine but were trying to get out of the area when My job was working as line delivery on associated with the incident. Arthur Godfrey and others get off the plane. From striking a different target in the same general area heard Coach 33 in in what a military identification card for Maj Brown and reports that they had been shot or hear anything about the remains of the pilots or any personal effects cutlets at The Pink restaurant, weekends at Takhli Gardens (pg 1, pic 25, was