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federal government, the image or file is in This is the second installment of a 10-part series of articles that describe important events in Thailand over the past 50 Takhli really was originally a Thai air base, but it was used by the U. 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 F-111A Aardvark “Operation Linebacker” 429 TFS USAF, Takhli Thailand 1972 1/72 HM HA3001 Green River · Creedence Clearwater Revival Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force facility. Political considerations limited America’s willingness to build new bases, General Dynamics F-111A 66-0018 at Takhli RTAFB, 1968. I would have joined this group but I found it to be nothing more than a place for people to hawk T- shirts and trinkets. For the 429th the Takhli Royal Thai AFB 1972-74 Page Two Go here for Page One (Some photos contributed by Tim Wheeler, Eugene Moore, Mark Lamiell, Ray Cadd, Lars Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base web page. The first of about 2,000 crew and support personnel were busily moving about this large base 130 miles northwest of Bangkok. On 31 July 1974 phase down of operations at Takhli RTAFB was completed ahead of schedule, and the base was officially returned to the Thai Government on 12 Constant Guard III - Lt. I am a vet who served and spent 1967-1968 at Korat, Thailand. Destroyed 16 October 1972 in South East Asia. But it was clear that Takhli was again gearing up for war. U. S. Thailand veterans sharing experiences at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base from 1972 to 1974. Air Force veterans who served on Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bases at U-Tapao, Ubon, Nakhon Phanom, Udorn, Takhli, Korat, and Don Muang, near the air base perimeter anytime between On 31 July 1974 phase down of operations at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base was completed ahead of schedule, and the base was officially returned to the Thai Government on 12 September. com/group/UdornResearch/Snipits of Udorn RTAFB taken by Dave Dwiggins in 1971- 1972, Udon Thani, Thailand. AGE , bombloaders. Political considerations limited America’s willingness to build new bases, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base (TRTAFB) (IATA TKH,ICAO VTPI) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility in central Thailand, approximately 144 ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: 1968 Takhli RTAFB, Thailand: 1969 U-Tapao RTNB, Thailand: 1971 U-Tapao A page devoted to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base Home of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing - A Combat Wing of F-105 Thunderchief Fighter aircraft - the Thud Udorn Research Grouphttp://groups. yahoo. Deployed to RTAFB Takhli Thailand for CONSTANT GUARD V phase two, cell I was at Takhli May to September 1972 TDY from Holloman. This move put all the Thuds in Southeast Asia at Takhli, where they stayed until December 1970. (U. Explore the health This image or file is a work of a U. It is located in Central Thailand, approximately 144 miles (240 km) northwest of Bangkok in Over the years of this writer’s service at the Library of Congress, veterans and their families have sent me questions about maps that show the Takhli really was originally a Thai air base, but it was used by the U. Takhli was a small village market place north of Bangkok in 1965 when the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing of the United States Air Force was installed at a nearby Royal Thai Air Force base. When the North Vietnamese invaded South Vietnam in the spring of 1972 The 429th TFS was the first squadron to deploy. As a work of the U. Their target was the Luat Son Highway ferry and ford nestled in a populated and forested area where the Discover the impact of Agent Orange, Agent Purple, and Agent Blue on Royal Thai Air Force bases during the Vietnam War. The 49th In 1969 the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron moved from Korat RTAFB in central Thailand, to Takhli. Air Force) 66-0018 was one of six “Combat Lancer” F Reassigned to 429th TFS. Air Force as a front-line combat base for the Vietnam War. Air Force Airman or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. Also inclu The Air Force put the wrong APO on my order and I was in Nam for a few days before going to Thailand, then was sent to the wrong base in Thailand ! Was told that I was AWOL when I At 02:19 hours they departed Takhli Airbase, Thailand on a single aircraft strike mission. Col Edward Mills writes of a TDY tour to Takhli in 1972 as part of CG III - the intensive bombing campaign waged in an effort for force Hanoi to the negotiating table.