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Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base is a base of the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) in northeast Thailand, approximately 200 km (125 mi) northeast of Bangkok and about 4 km (2.5 mi) south of the centre of the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in the Nakhon Ratchasima Province (also known as "Khorat" or "Korat"), the largest province in Thailand.
Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1961–1970; Major USAF Unit: 631st Combat Support Group, 1962–1970. Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1962–1975; Major USAF Unit: 388th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1965–1975 Major USAF Unit: 553rd Reconnaissance Wing, 1967-1971. Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base, 1962–1976
On 12 October 1972, the 353rd (commanded by Lt. Col Brown G. Howard III) deployed to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand as part of the 354th Tactical Fighter Wing (Forward), and engaged in combat operations in the Vietnam War. The squadron used A-7 aircraft for close air support and in search and rescue operations.
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 ...
Lockheed EC-121D Warning Star takes off from Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, in the late 1960s. The 553d Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing and stationed at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base.
Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 21 March 1968; Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 28 July 1971; Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 15 September 1975 – 31 January 1976; Hill Air Force Base, Utah, 1 July 1978 – 31 December 1987; Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana, 1 May 1993 – present [1]
The squadron flew Wild Weasel anti-SAM missions with the Republic F-105 Thunderchief and McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, operating out of Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base. The squadron moved to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in October 1967, flying F-4s in combat air patrols against North Vietnamese MiGs and ground strike missions. The ...
Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 31 October 1967 – 15 December 1970; Operated from U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand, 30 January – 28 February 1969. Clark Air Base, Philippines, 6 April 1989 (operated from Okinawa, after July 1991) Kadena Air Base, Japan, 5 February 1992 – present [2]