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Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) facility located near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in Ubon Ratchathani Province. It is approximately 488 km (303 miles) northeast of Bangkok. The Laos border is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) directly east. The facility is also used as a civil airport.
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1965–1974; Major USAF Unit: 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1965–1974. Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1964–1976; Major USAF Unit: 432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1966–1975. In addition Marine Aircraft Group 15 operated from Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong from June 1972 to September 1973.
In an unsigned agreement these airbases were to be operated by the United States Air Force for the specific purpose of attacking North Vietnam with some 500 airplanes. These bases were supplied by a Naval Base near the deep-water port of Sattahip. Many American military specialists were assigned to JUSMAG-THAI in Bangkok. As many as 45,000 US ...
Established in the 1950s as a Royal Thai Air Force base, it was used by the United States Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force during the Vietnam War. The airport is currently an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of 2nd Air Division/21st Wing Air Combat Command. The 211sq Eagles fly Northrup F-5E/F Tiger II fighter aircraft.
While at George AFB, the wing trained with the McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantom II fighter aircraft and participated in numerous exercises, operational readiness inspections, and the like until the wing began to be moved to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand in September 1965 to commence combat operations in the Vietnam War. The wing ...
Flown by 211 Squadron, Wing 21, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base [18] [19] F-16 Fighting Falcon: United States: Multirole combat aircraft: F-16A/B Block 15 ADF: 11/1 Flown by 102 Squadron, Wing 1, Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base F-16A/B Block 15 OCU: 12/6 Flown by 103 Squadron, Wing 1, Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base F-16AM/BM Block 20 MLU: 12/6
Daniel "Chappie" James Jr. (standing) in August 1967, addressing a conference at Ubon Air Base, Thailand. Robin Olds is sitting to his right. James went to Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base , Thailand , in December 1966, as deputy commander for operations, 8th TFW.
Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base; Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base This page was last edited on 26 April 2015, at 00:21 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...