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Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base (Udorn RTAFB) is a Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) base, the home of 23rd Wing Air Command. [1] It is in the city of Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand and is the main airport serving the city and province. The RTAF 231 Squadron "Hunter" is assigned to Udorn, equipped with the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet-A.
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. The circumstances surrounding the creation of these bases and the American deployment is a long and complex tale.
The city's economy was boosted by the proximity to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base during the Vietnam War and retains reminders of that time in the form of bars, coffee shops, and hotels. "Udon sort of became like Pattaya when the GIs arrived," said a local architect. [3] "Restaurants serving Western cuisine, hotels and nightclubs sprouted up ...
Udorn: 411 Fighter Squadron: AT-6TH: Wing 41: Chiang Mai: 461 Transport Squadron: Basler BT-67: Wing 46: Phitsanulok: Also conducts rainmaking flights. 561 Fighter Squadron-Wing 56: Hat Yai: Forward operating base for 701 Fighter Sqn. 904 Aggressor Squadron: F-5E-Don Muang: Former unit of King Vajiralongkorn Mahidol. 1 st Flying Training ...
Udon Thani Airport terminal Departure lounge, Terminal 1, Udon Thani International Airport. During the Vietnam War the facility was known as Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, serving as a front-line base of the United States Air Force and was the Asian headquarters for Air America.
Udorn RTAFB, Thailand: Activated: 1 Nov 1965 at Korat AB as the 1974th Communications Group Relocated to: Udorn AB and Redesignated as the 1974th Communications Squadron on 1 Jan 1976, Redesignated as the 1974th Communications Group and, Relocated to Scott AFB on 22 Mar 1976 [49] 1975th Communications Squadron: Sidi Slimane AB, Morocco: AFCS ...
Udon Thani received its biggest economic boost in the 1960s when the United States built the Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base as a joint-force military base during the Vietnam War. The Mel Gibson film Air America depicts Udon and includes scenes of Udon's air base.
Seventh/Thirteenth Air Force was an operational headquarters that controlled United States Air Force tactical combat operations from Thailand during the Vietnam War.It was established in 1966 when Seventh Air Force replaced the 2d Air Division as the USAF headquarters in South Vietnam and was discontinued in 1973, when Seventh Air Force moved its headquarters from Vietnam to Thailand.