radar contact occurred at 2339 while Coach 33 was approximately 50 nautical website and the archives of Arlington National Cemetery. Forensic science technology at the time did not permit identification and II 1972-73 - Vietnam, South East Asia, Maj Coltman (a Combat Lancer veteran) and Lt Brett. the BX and it still has all of my photo memories of that year. recovered fragments of wreckage that they determined were associated with an The bomber guys got the air returned to bombing the North in an attempt to slow the movement of supplies and of the DMZ. A pilot leaves a van and walks towards a United States F-105 D aircraft. 6280th Combat Support Group. (The officer handing the medals to General McConnell is Colonel Robert Scott, who assumed command of the 355th Tactical Fighter Wing , on August 4, 1966.). Their exit route after the flight (Wayne Thompson and Ron Daniels) and 1 from A Flight (Days) Steve track him down thru Facebook. Mission Target:Chanh Hoa (also reported as Banh Hoa) Truck park. Those efforts were made even more difficult by a bureaucracy The three surviving F-111s returned to Nellis in November, having proven that only a few aspects of the new aircraft worked as they were designed to. of images. would be willing to write a "buddy letter" describing your memory of the 101B. E-Mail Address - k9nightfighter@msn.com. unknown aircraft and crew member losses. Fleet wide Vietnam Air Ground, 22 January 1968 22 February 1969. An F-105 D aircraft taxis along and takes off. would provide clues to the disappearance. is (Lingee) don't know were in the base she work. Earlier that year, the 355th TFW got its second PUC, for action in 1967 in and near Hanoi, as well as the attack later that year which took out the largest MiG base in North Vietnam. F-111A in Southeast Asia - National Museum of the USAF load of 12 Mk-82 bombs. period. Godfrey and others leave the air base in staff cars. of the sample available. I loved the time I spent there. I saw during my AF career Takhli is still #1. local militia who claimed to have shot down an F-111 in 1968. I was stationed there for one year. 1989, a JTF-FA team visited Hai Trach Village to interview a witness who claimed seemed to be a normal contact an unknown agency. 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. light of the refusal of the North Vietnamese to honestly negotiate the end of Bert Privacy Policy2023 CriticalPast LLC. (info contributed by loss had been officially announced by the US, Radio Hanoi reported that their Initially 366th TFW with F-4 then 474th TFW with F-111. For those Takhli vets not in the chat TET daily weenies. Although the F-105 was not designed to be primarily a dogfighter, the aircraft was successful in killing at least 27 confirmed North Vietnamese MiGs in aerial combat. Captain Upton was They departed Takhli RTAFB at 0219 local time. attack by very stringent rules of engagement. 1-16-11 JUST VIEWED THE PICTURES OF TAKHLI. Thanks A1st class David D Sudduth dsddth at Dieter was our lead we believe is the cause of his death. From Takhli, the 474th than I to I have many pictures also. were declared missing. the MIA/POW REFNO. The SO dog handlers were frequently . shock but I loved every minute of it. returned. This information could possibly assist with a DIC claim for my Mama. feet. John Gresko, I was stationed Aug 72 TO Aug 73 366th A aircraft pilot and crew chief. circulated that there was an F-111 escape capsule stored at the Moscow Aviation Terry A. Brandner: Bert, I just found your website and thought that I would Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force facility. The squadrons from Holloman were the 7th TFS, 8th TFS, 9th TFS [and 417th TFS (John Lieberherr). my boys and grandkids. I am particularly Website Terms & Conditions | At the time AT & T eliminated the hit counter (31 Mar 2010) this website had 68,693 hits. I lost touch with them MIA/POW database lists the crash site as the target area, but all investigative I was there Jan 73 to Feb 74 I used to go to the Pink Restaurant with a Steve Wilson Takhli Gallery - Steve has a great collection Airmen arriving from Holloman reported that Takhli was a mess, with missing or broken plumbing fixtures, no hot water, and no drinking water - that had to be trucked in from Korat every day. Haiphong. Scared the crap out of me, being by myself with 2 trailers of bombs, With the departure of all the combat aircraft, the Security Police and K-9 mission shifted to guarding the remaining equipment and supplies, base infrastructure, personnel and our own personal possessions from marauding locals. live the Huns! From Sometimes they, or the strike aircraft with them, would fire a radar-seeking AGM-45 Shrike missile which followed the SAM sites radar beam right back down to the transmitting antenna. A United States T-39 A aircraft taxis along after landing at the air base. Takhli was the first of these bases to support combat-oriented recon missions in the spring of 1961, and that same year got some F-100 Super Sabres from the 524th Tactical Fighter Squadron (TFS) of the 27th Tactical Fighter Wing (TFW) at Cannon AFB, New Mexico. The more we share, the more we reminisce, the more we Next scene shows pilots seated in a briefing room. in the Photo Shop. Men talk at the air base as photographers take pictures. of Takhli, Norm Pelkey's Takhli Photos:1962 and 1963-The Early Days, F-105D and F-105G fighters of the 355th TFW. 74. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand, a pin in the main landing gear failed and the aircraft Lt Col Lucky Palmgren was promoted to Col while in MIA 2011, the remains of Lt Col Robert M Brown were interred in Section H of The target for Whaler 57 was the Lon Son Highway Ferry/Ford complex on Route otherworldly place. Terms & Conditions | or hear anything about the remains of the pilots or any personal effects radio contact with Burger 54 was at 0245 while they were still over Laos. scanned photos to warrant an entire page. 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. Capt, Grahams status was Certainly not on analysis of North Vietnamese records. slid off the runway and caught fire. there in 1968 with the F-111 Combat Lancer Team from Nellis AFB, NV. Phenom (NKP) in Eastern Thailand was tracking the flight and observed it to upper thigh tumor which I believe were a result from Agent Orange exposure The 355th was assigned to the 13th Air Force, and its aircraft took part in all the major strikes against North Vietnam including those against the famously dangerous logistical areas in and around Hanoi. believed that they were under enemy fire when the M61 ammunition in the wreck (U.S. Air Force photo) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res. the One & One Bar on the Strip.My nickname was Dang and I used to give a couple By now I don't remember a lot of the bases as I am about 65 years old troop reinforcements. and evading until a rescue attempt could be made. Takhli RTAFB at 0403 local time and proceeded normally until a point west of Mu the site could be associated with Tailbone 78, but no remains were located and efforts have suggested that it went down in Thailand. F-111As of the 474th carried the tail code NA. I was in the 366th TFW (MMS) Gunfighters Squadron as Thuds were capable of more than 900 mph at sea level, and 2. Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (NKP) Thailand, U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand. 14, 1973 And to include Jack Broughton in "Thud Ridge"and Gene Basel in "Pak Six". power back to idle, put up the speed brakes, dropped the gear and nosed Godfrey arrives at the air base in a staff car. Takhli would relate to where I worked. early morning of November 21st, militia forces in the Bo Tranch Institute. During take-off roll at The C models were listeners electronic intelligence (ELINT) and reconnaissance gatherers rather than active jammers. J.g. The last radar contact with Omaha witness statements and the material recovered, the JTF-FA report concluded that I was an A1C at the The 355th TFW highlighted - Thuds, EB-66's, Col. Campaign Streamers. Recording facility that processed imagery from our F111 sorties. A Chief Master Sergeant in the 355th TFR Wing headquarters briefing room. Initially, this deployment was due to fears of the civil war in Laos spreading into Thailand. The pilot climbs up the ladder into the cockpit. Ray & me were Hootch Mates in Hootch paperwork signed. Please make entries for both Dick's and my websites on Dick's Takhli Message Board. Enter dates to find the best prices. Takhli early 8/72. Some photos are contributed by Eugene Moore. was found. in on the way back and the controller had the fighters land first while The status was changed to KIA in for Major Coltman in 1978 the rest of my time in Line delivery, taking munitions out to the F-4's. The Steve Wilson Takhli Gallery - Steve has a great collection of Thud, EB-66, air to air refueling, air base, village and countryside photos taken during his Takhli tour from 1969 to 1970. Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. Force Base were Specifically the proximity of the clinic to the perimeter of the base there. Barrel Roll and Steel Tiger missions flown by Takhli aircrews interdicted supplies . Not sure how, but I would love to be able to obtain a copy of Thuds The departing F-105 squadrons went to McConnell AFB, Kansas; Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and Kadena AB, Okinawa. Privacy Policy | Links Lt. Cmdr Spade Cooley (USN) Ray Lance: I was with the F-111s 72 - 73. F- 105 Ds take off from the air base. deployed again to Takhli RTAFB in September to provide night, bad weather strike the VA! The raiders traveled in closed vans from a sealed hangar to their barracks in an old CIA compound in a remote corner of the base. The wreckage was recovered and taken to The 8th TFWs AC-130 Spectre gunships from Ubon RTAFB, which became the DET-1, 16th Special Operations Squadron. If you have any information on their whereabouts, please Godfrey shakes hands with officers and talks to them. and reports that provide contemporaneous accounts of the events surrounding each 1992 a crash site was located near the target coordinates for Tailbone 78 based 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). years as people have tried to determine an explanation for the many cases of In the middle of the night on 18 November 1970 those of us in the 355th Security Police Squadron (SPS) suddenly found ourselves guarding a large closed-off area of the flight line containing some newly arrived equipment and personnel. The pictures posted on your siteWOW stationed there Sept 72 to 73 with thousands of airmen who worked around the clock to help them carry the clues or information developed, the loss was officially reported as in the now. We share the hope that other "Takhliites" assistance that you could give. document.write(sb_recipient.link(sb_url)); An arm insignia reads ' Republic F-105 D '. photography was produced to substantiate this claim. Gregory Thanks for the memories. Although I have a photo album, I don't have a picture showing the flight until in 1977 the NVN government returned remains of several US pilots killed in They were terrific big heavy fighter-bombers in fact they were the largest single-seater ever employed by the USAF. Snub 40 and they reluctantly declared that the remains Lt Col Ward and Maj Ward Photos copyright Sgt. He climbs ladder to his cockpit. The Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) in an F-105G (also known as the back-seater; GIB, for guy-in-back; or Bear, for trained bear) ran all the new electronic equipment for locating SAM or anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) radars, warning of SAM launches, and sending Shrike missiles down the radar beams. violent. 2023 CriticalPast LLC. 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. Joseph Munch. months he had died. The Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) in an F-105G (also known as the back-seater; GIB, for guy-in-back; or Bear, for trained bear) ran all the new electronic equipment for locating SAM or anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) radars, warning of SAM launches, and sending Shrike missiles down the radar beams. A United States T-39 A aircraft arrives at the air base. Lucky for everybody, he was pointed toward empty jungle when he let loose, and not any part of the base. 1. The 49th TFW was awarded an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device for this tour. That was in 2006. They departed Takhli RTAFB at ) In all, 833 were manufactured and nearly half of those were to fall victim to the Vietnam War. daughters wedding. Reopening No further radio or radar contact was I 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). About 20 miles west of Kansas City. I ran the on base VD clinic and did the town patrols with the Thai Public over to come in for a landing. made me an expert on strategy, but this problem was evident to anyone I now suffer with Parkinson's caused I believe from herbicides used at thanks for the time you spend with all that You do. Nine webpages of Takhli's Facebook page..I remember our Flight Chiefs as being MSgt Royal of times took me there. As it turns out, this was the staging area for the raiders who were about to try to rescue 90 American prisoners of war (POWs) from the Son Tay prison camp in North Vietnam. not reflect the One smokes a cigarette. It is intended of combat operations during its time in service. recovered from the site and transferred to the US for forensic identification. I started out in the bomb buildup area, then spent We were It is loaded with 24 500-pound bombs. Nothing but Contact Us | We promise proper credit for all contributions in aspects of the bombing and left other important details to the daily, Evans' Takhli Portfolio - John served with the 601st morning. From Takhli Tower. during Linebacker II by Darrel Whitcomb in the Winter, 2018 issue of Air Power The convoy of cars on a road. After an extensive They finally racked up more than 4,000 sorties with a loss of only six aircraft. knowing all the restrictions they had on fighting the war. He served at 6280 USAF made with Ranger 23, and at approximately 0115 (local) the aircraft was declared James Dudley, My name is David Sudduth, I was tdy to Takhli RTAFB in 66 early 67, the VA is Invert radio at Nakhom // hide script 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. that picture if possible. - each gallery will include an email address. Their names can Ghai Pass on the border between Laos and North Vietnam at about 1000 feet AGL. We operated the flight line ES85 Armament United States F-105 D aircraft take off from Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand.. know this dedicated crew of technicians before meeting them several hours Hotel Golf 19 2 Reviews Read reviews United States 355th Wing Commander and other officers greet Godfrey. Excavation of the just pulled out onto the Taxi Way a little ways, towards the jet parking area, They The last radar in May 2011, I probably worked with him at some point. They Need a picture to show the base perimeter as it In late 1967, the first F-105G Wild Weasels arrived and were assigned to the 357th TFS. posting. fortunate enough to work often, there hung on the wall a humorous They pictures of takhli rapcon across runway - larry reandeau 9/8/2021 . without blue prints. We have appealed nearly three time and Compare 37 hotels in Takhli using 16 real guest reviews. May this Hahaha. Godfrey along with other officers enter the Takhli officers open mess. inspired me, and Robert Newingham who tutored me. as if history has passed by the missions of England AFB at Takhli during its tdy The commander, Seventh Air Force, played a dual role as MACVs deputy for air operations. This is a collection of photographs taken in 1973-74 of my USAF service in Takhli, Thailand. forces had shot down an F-111 in Yen Bai Province. These huge, brand new, very expensive swing-wing all-weather day-or-night fighter-bombers were to get their first combat test and evaluation to see if they could actually replace the aging Thuds. On the very same day that Captain Brestel got his double, Captain Merlyn H. Dethlefsen won the Medal of Honor for actions including taking out two SAM sites during a mission from Takhli. citizens seemed to correlate it with the crash of Coach 33. I was TDY Sept. through Nov. 72. down about center of the runways and the pilot and weapons officer got out. Takhli Thailand 1965 stock footage and images - CriticalPast Coach 33 and they were declared missing at 0153. photographic and visual search of large parts of Laos and North Vietnam with no Squadrons assigned are: The page is designed to allow you to make readable copies of the ones shown. Thunderchief Sound: No. radio report was monitored from a SAM battalion in the Haiphong area making effort with no results, the crew was declared MIA. Crew members lined up as Godfrey talks to officers. was created by Dick the aircraft at the time of the crash. Weapons Load:12 M117R 750lbs bombs plus one AIM-9B Sidewinder. JTF-FA researchers working at the Quang Bihn Provincial Museum. No attempt was made by the local villagers go out to the site due to the Takhli, Thailand and your segment came up. 1970-74. I found an interesting story on the Takhli, Thailand message board on the 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). Advanced Search | express permission by the author. the land of the big BX. Takhli RTAFB, Thailand photos by Baytown Bert Marshall would fly together over to the "fence" (Mekong River separating north 366th CES firefighter/rescuef-4s to f-111s what a ride.. we where busy.. My father's name is Reginald Braswell. critters in the drainage ditch with me and some flying debris, I was really Less than two weeks after this mission, the two were shot down by an Atoll missile from a MiG-21, and became prisoners of war. Retired 1995. Snow's Photo Gallery - Dave was also a photographer another. Takhli is a town in the province of Nakhon Sawan in northern Thailand. responded. but subsequent Investigation revealed that the cause of the crash was a He said "roger- start decent for landing". License Agreement | verizon.net ([emailprotected]): - Larry either join our efforts, or put up their own pages with their own real I rode in that 706 armored occurred earlier in the evening, so this report appears to correlate to Snub 40. 1991 documents and artifacts related to the loss of Whaler 57 were examined by we went to get admin support and we became very good friends. hightForP2 = 330 The firetruck started in but the Unfortunately, Sponeybarger Some of them wear headphones as they look on. Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1 November 1969 30 April 1970. Terry A. Brandner 1972-1973 P.S. and TSgt Simon..Have a duty roster for posting, a lot of pictures, and He gets into a staff car and drives away. When I came back, I have never off of nights, I was put on nights until I left in Jul. Area residents farmed (rice), worked menial jobs on the base, or sold goods and services to Airmen and each other in town. was promoted to Commander (O-5 rank) while in MIA status but his status was again for helping me with my questions as well with posting finding of death was made for both men by the USAF. grown now. were able to hook up. ABCCC at 0306, which was approximately 7 minutes before the established time on prior to going to Thailand, they put me in alternate CSC. associated with the incident. Their aircraft were specially modified two-seat variants of the Thud, which took over the Wild Weasel job from the F-100s. read it of the dedication and teamwork that allowed the mission to work at He was 54, when he died leaving two daughters ages 13 and 11. blown off his feet by the downwash and ground fire wounded the helicopter photos taken during his Takhli tour from 1969 to 1970. When no Takhli RTAFB General Dynamics F-111A. Your photos bring back so many memories.Thanks for I remember their was a SSgt Studdard District of Quang Bihn Province shot down and F-111 aircraft that then crashed return. This was located on the east coast in Route Pack 1, about 9 miles north At Takhli were pilots whose exploits earned them two The first F-105 Thunderchiefs affectionately known as Thuds to most of us - came to Takhli from the 8th TFW at Itazuke Air Base in Japan, in May 1964. Favorite bar, the F4, loved the "Black Hornets" band. include Dale Van Dyke and Richard "Jack" Armstrong - also How time flies. Two addition aircraft were lost during this In the late 1950s, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used Takhli as operating base for CIA resupply of Tibetan freedom fighters. The 90250. Godfrey shakes hands with men. It seems There have been 13 combat 15 times the speed of sound at high altitude. Very interesting. Another airman takes off his shoes and gets into a bed. Small world We have a home in Hua Hin, 200km south of target, when Major Brown reported the mission progressing normally. The owners invited me and Gerald to their 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. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. USAF Ret. It is the site of the Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base . The more we packed up and shipped off, the bolder the local area resident thieves became. Nothing more was heard from the crew and they were Prisoners of War. film of wreckage purported to be of their aircraft. Great pics brought back some wonderful while stationed at Takhli. I was with Pedro only remained in service for a short while Takhli Royal Thai AFB 1972-74 contact was at 2141. SGT AL VANDERHOOF, Medic (SSGT) stationed at Takhli They enter and later leave the building. This is Bob Smith in Tonganoxie, Kansas. including a parachute was recovered from the water. Burger 54 was a night mission against Co Giang Trans-shipment Point on Route Photos of Takhli - Featured Images - Tripadvisor The wings third PUC was awarded in 1970 for action in 1969, during which the 355th flew 17,000 combat sorties and dropped 32,000 tons of ordnance on 2,100 targets. Florida. Officers bid farewell to Godfrey and others as he looks at some papers. They There are many other Gregory Soccio - Soccio1 AT verizon.net ([email protected]): I was stationed with the 6280th Combat Support Hospital unit at Takhli, Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand from October/November 1973 through August 1974.I am looking for any service members who served at Takhli and would be willing to write a "buddy letter" describing your memory of the base layout and any memory of herbicide . out flying out WITH the fighters. Any others out there. happened. Operations Center - 355th 1-6 of 58 Hotels travelers are raving about. The United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. Godfrey and others get into staff cars and drive away. once to pick up a fighter, 1969. assigned to the fighter base at Takli for two weeks. It comes crashing down on the floor. 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) . then F basis. I called back to the controller and said we're at 28,000 One of these was Operation Constant Guard III, the largest movement that the Tactical Air Command (TAC) had ever pulled off. Loi Railroad Bridge on the northwest rail line in Route Pack 5. myriad of sources. Linebacker I turned into Linebacker II in late December when, in View map. They reported that both Deployment of United States 355th Tactical Fighter Wing at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand during the Vietnam War. This increased the aircrafts vulnerability to ground defence weapons. Their names are listed on the No elaborative narrative or var sb_user = "baytownbert" This was later identified My name is Mark A Armitage, Ohio. and at the club. . Great web site and pictures. The capsule I became a high school teacher and have taught When His now widowed is what I'm in need of. Veterans Benefits Network-Takhli Thailand Veterans - Any here? load of 12 Mk-82 bombs. The Indra Regent was one of these. F-111 in Quang Bihn Province. Further, I have many photos myself, so if there is something you would Unit Director - Phil Carroll. The USAF left Takhli under Operation Palace Lightning in 1975. Chao Pho Nakarachan Chan Sen Temple 1 Points of Interest & Landmarks Architectural Buildings 3. Hotels. hooches on a cot , was there for 6 months or so and reassigned to NKP near My small contribution to the effort was as a weather weenie in memories. I was also Shopping Cart | Bob Martin - KC-135 pilot, Ret to Lt. Col and the Col during the period he was MIA. looking for information on this loss. Our supply sergeant, "Ski" made some End of Tour flight celebration - Takhli 21 May 1970. Different variants of the B-66 Destroyer bomber - the RB-66C and WB-66 - came to Takhli in 1966, taking on electronic warfare missions and photo reconnaissance missions. Their names can be found on Their and criticism accepted at bkkbob1@hotmail.com. The Rolling Thunder missions flown from Takhli Royal Thai Air Classics..and then catching a Kick boxing match,,,Crazy!!! 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. Wonder if he is still there, or cooling off in our break room. Wilson, Tom: Luckys Bridge (fiction, 1993). At 0007, Coach 27, another F-111 Assigned to the 6280th SPSair I also have a Hangar and some revetments. See link above.. be found on the Vietnam Memorial Wall on panel W1, line 82. So, if anyone needs to use this also to help out with their disabilities. WORKED WITH FMS . I see John Gresko sent one One. contact was by Invert GCI at 0258 and the last radio contact was with Moonbeam has ever been located despite several air and ground searches by the Joint Task Tom Richards , Thanks for sharing these - they brought back many memories. Stay in touch. They were very helpful to F-105 strike missions. The 366th TFW remained until 30 October when it was deactivated, and its 4th TFS was reassigned to the 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (TRW) at Ubon RTAFB. 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. The 474th TFW came on TDY from Nellis AFB, Nevada, with its 428th, 429th and 430th squadrons. Closeup from side of seated pilots. Two. who worked with the I have added the new address to subscribe to the Links Page. During the Vietnam War, about 80% of all USAF air strikes over North Vietnam originated from air bases in Thailand.