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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.
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.
In April 1966 the 388th was sent to Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand where it replaced the provisional 6234th Tactical Fighter Wing and assumed host wing responsibilities at Korat. The mission of the wing was to engage in combat operations over Indochina, conducting interdiction, direct air support, armed reconnaissance , and fighter ...
The end of the war resulted in all US personnel and equipment being removed by 1976 at Thai request. The Royal Thai Air Force found it too costly to operate any but Khorat and Takhli. Many of the others were turned over to the Department of Civil Aviation. (RTN) U-Tapao International Airport-----12 41' N, 101 00' E
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 Flown by 403 Squadron, Wing 4, Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base [20] JAS 39 Gripen: Sweden: Multirole combat aircraft: JAS 39C: 7 JAS 39D: 4 Also provide conversion ...
Between 8 and 9 February 2020, a mass shooting occurred near and in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, colloquially known as Korat.A soldier of the Royal Thai Army killed 29 people and wounded 58 others before he was eventually shot and killed.
35th Air Base Squadron – Don Muang; 331st Air Base Squadron – Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base; 332nd Air Base Squadron – Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base; Detachment 1, 35th Tactical Group – Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base; A detachment of USAF U-21s based at Don Muang supported MACT operations, and in 1964 these were joined by two CV-2 ...
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.