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The first permanent USAF unit assigned at Udorn RTAFB was the 333d Air Base Squadron in October 1964. Prior to the formation of the squadron, support personnel were provided by temporary duty personnel from the 35th Tactical Group at Don Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base. The 333d ABS came under the command and control of the 13th Air Force.
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.
The FOL at Udorn lost three helicopters to NKP and many pilot spaces which amounted to one third of its capability, yet the FOL still flew 63% of the DOSA missions and 60% of the TACAN and an amazing 53.8% of the overall mission of the entire newly formed 21st SOS headquartered at NKP with the FOL stationed at Udorn RTAFB, Thailand.
The following data is taken from what appears to be a working paper summary of the United States Operations Mission (USOM) in Thailand dated 1968, found at the Cornell University Library "Pamphlet HC Thailand 370" 3-1924-007-619-574. AID (Agency for International Development) Assistance Through FY 1968 (millions of dollars)
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 19 October 1954 – 8 January 1966; Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, 1 March 1968 (operated from Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand) Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 31 October 1968; Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 15 April 1972; Clark Air Base, Philippines, 22 May 1974 – 14 August 1975
Naha Air Base, Okinawa, 25 February 1954; Misawa Air Base, Japan, 1 August 1954 – 15 June 1965; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 20 June 1965 – 9 April 1969; Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam, 12 April 1969; Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 27 June 1972; Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, 31 October 1972 – 23 December 1975
The Mel Gibson film Air America depicts Udon and includes scenes of Udon's air base. Udon Thani was also the largest base in the region for the CIA's anti-communism campaign in Thailand and Laos. [7] The United States turned the base over to the Royal Thai Air Force in 1976, but its presence left three residual effects on Udon.
The squadron became operational at Bien Hoa Air Base on 15 October 1964. By 1966 the squadron had been renamed the 602nd Air Commando Squadron and moved, first to Nha Trang Air Base in South Vietnam, and then to Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. In March 1968 it moved again to Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base. On 1 August 1968 it was ...