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U-Tapao was built by the United States to accommodate B-52 bombers for missions in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. [9] Construction began on 15 October 1965 and was completed on 2 June 1966. [10] U-Tapao was the primary Southeast Asian airfield for USAF B-52 bombers, called "Bee-hasip-sawng" (B-52) by the local Thais. [11]
The 11,000-foot (3,400 m) runway became operational on 6 July 1966. U-Tapao received its first complement of KC-135 tankers in August 1966. By September, the base was supporting 15 tankers. The opening of U-Tapao also allowed the United States to route most cargo through that facility rather than having large cargo aircraft arrive in the capital.
An optimal solution was to base the B-52s in South Vietnam or Thailand, however base security in South Vietnam was problematic. U-Tapao had an existing runway suitable for the bombers and the cost for upgrades to the base was minimal. In January 1967, negotiations between the US and Thai government started to base them at U-Tapao.
U-Tapao: 104 Naval Air Squadron: Schiebel Camcopter S-100, Aeronautics Defense Orbiter: Naval Air Wing 1: U-Tapao: 201 Naval Air Squadron: Fokker F27, Embraer ERJ-135LR: Naval Air Wing 2: U-Tapao: 202 Naval Air Squadron: Bell 212, Eurocopter EC145: Naval Air Wing 2: U-Tapao: 203 Naval Air Squadron: Sikorsky S-76, Super Lynx 300: Naval Air Wing ...
U-Tapao International Airport in Rayong Province, Thailand; U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, which occupies the same facilities as the above; U Taphao railway station, a railway station on the State Railway of Thailand's Eastern Line; U-Tapao Station, a planned station in the Don Mueang–Suvarnabhumi–U-Tapao high-speed railway, serving the ...
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