There was another attack that no one has mentioned, I remember one night that there as a lot of small arms fire and several aircraft were damaged. LOL. I remember Davis well, he had us collect rice bugs on night shift when we werent loading. [15]:115, On 5 December 1969 the first AC-130 Surprise Package aircraft equipped with improved night-vision equipment and a Bofors 40 mm gun joined the 16th SOS at Ubon and began operation on 12 December. Tankers and other vehicles at the base. Apparently at some time these aircraft were used for carrying AO canisters. License Agreement | I need any help I can get. Remember the good ole days of Thai Boxing at the NCO Club and waiting for my Crew while taking a break laying on Fat Albert as it hung on a wing pylon and to be delivered with kisses some where in the region.. Spanning more than five decades and five wars, the 4th Fighter Wing is one of the most distinguished fighter units in the world. [1] It is in the city of Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand and is the main airport serving the city and province. three great kids though and ALL turned out A-OK. I remember the attack I was working on my F4 preparing it for the morning mission when you heard the mortars; it was like they were walking one exposition after another. It didnt explode, but fired when something got hung up in the linkage/cabling causing the ejection sequence to initiate. The 222nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, RTAF, performed their mission with T-28s, C-47s and UH-34 helicopters. Aircraft parked at the air base. I need an Email address so I can attach this 30 page pdf file, Has my email not come through to you yet? I do, but have not found it yet. I was with the 433rd my aircraft number 644679D It carried the laser pod. My roomie and I lived on base 2 nights before we were in a bungalow downtown. Does anyone remember the F4 that crashed into the bungalow at the main gate, or any of the circumstances surrounding that crash. reading your post brings back memories remember you and all the people you mention It remained at Ubon until 14 June when it was transferred to Tan Son Nhut Air Base. My husband was stationed in Ubon from March 1963-March 1964 and has a lot of photos taken during that time. My name is Willie Robinson I was in the 601 photo flight form 68-69. First time we were all armed and in the bunkers outside barracks. Names of co-workers that I can remember off the top of my head are: Mick Glaze, Larry Sullivan, Bill Muncey, Carter, Fimple, and Woody. My name Rey Duran served during Col Olds and James, 2-1967 thru 2-1968. Ive lost many of my best buddies in the army because of Agent Orange with cancer, diabetes,nerve damage, heart disease. Did take hop to Uban for a couple days when i was stationed in Danang, Vietnam. Do you remember any names like John Butyler, Billy Checkout or Chuck Egner ? [28]:124 From December 1971 a detachment of 2 HH-53s from Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base were based at Ubon for combat search and rescue missions. I was also there when the egress guy had his accident. October 1972 73. I was part of the 408MMS, working in the Transfer Point (Reload/Preload) and Line Delivery (Cobra7) from approx. By way of this site I will try to post with any updates. in support of our forces. Upon arriving at Ubon Sept 1969, as part of the inbound process, we are issued an M-16, the guy hands you the rifle, you check the serial number, sign the form, he takes back the rifle, locks it up. I have found pictures on the internet but if you have more let me know. I have one for Udorn, but cannot locate one for Ubon. My memory is not so good anymore so names are very hard to come by. Was there when they killed a of the migs, we had a three day drunk. My memory is not so good anymore but I too recall during my tour of a couple attacks during 72-73, as I recall we had a zapper killed and we had a round of mortars on base trying to take out our gunships. I too belong to the Ubon Veterans site and it is an excellent site. On 17 April, the USAF flew its last mission over Laos, attacking a handful of targets requested by the Laotian government. #, Really enjoyed reading all of these posts. On the night of the mortar attack I was Red 5 Line Delivery pulling two trailers of Sparrows & Sidewinders off the line back to the Missile Shop. [15], LORAN-equipped 8th TFW F-4Ds began the Operation Igloo White sensor-dropping mission over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos from February 1968 taking over this role from the more vulnerable CH-3s and OP-2E Neptunes. Views of RF-4C Phantoms landing at Ubon Thai Air Force Base one by one, deploying drag chutes. waiting on va, just filed July of this year. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? The 652 nd Topographic Engineer Battalion depicted the broad reach of American forces in Thailand, which can be seen below. Sir Edmund Hillary visited the base on 25 January 1967. There is a site on Facebook called Ubon vets,its a closed site, you might want to check it out, hey , Ill be talking to later, glad you connected. Worked days for about 7 months, finished my year on a 3 PM to 7AM shift every other day. therefore Agent Orange is not a factor. if you have unexplained disease, cancer, ischaemic heart disease, rashes that wont go away or strange cancers, look at your service history. 1970 - (C-5A @ Ubon Thailand - Brought In Replacement AC-130A Wing) by Spectre Veteran 1970 - (AC-130A Spectre Gunship . I would love to send some pictures. The first six months, I like off base near the Cobra Pit. GREAT MEMORIES. My name is Jaime Green. On the night of that Sapper attack in Jan 70, I was in the maintenance hangar that housed the ECM shop. No. Ubon was attacked by sappers on 3 separate occasions during the Vietnam War period: On 2 October 1972 36 mortar rounds were fired at the base causing no losses.[27]. They fired 39 rounds onto the air base that night which were well short of the AC-130s. At 02:00 5 explosions damaged 2, 12 January 1970: at 22:30 on 11 January a Thai villager reported seeing 16 armed Vietnamese 3km and the base was put on alert. Task Force Delta, Nam Phong Thailand 1972-1973 Taken in: Thailand / Ubon Ratchathani / Pathum ( show map) Taken on: January 1, 1970. At 11:00 15 August 1973, the Congressionally-mandated cutoff went into effect, bringing combat activities over the skies of Cambodia to an end. On 23 April 1966, the 8th TFW scored its first MiG kills of the Vietnam War, shooting down two MiG-17 fighters. a photograph of Nam Phong Air Base in Thailand, the Compensation and Pension (C&P) Service's . That name Mike Standifer sounds a little familiar to me and yes, please do put him in contact with me. In trying to substantiate my claim, I went to the National Personnel records Center here in St. Louis to pull my From DD214 and any other records to fulfill the claim requirements set forth by the VA for those of us in Thailand service. My Account | Advanced Search | Some nice memories their Joe thanks for taking the time to share them. Christina, Oops! Major Mack speaks about the 552nd Airborne Early Warning Control Wing, at Ubon Air Base in Thailand during College Eye airborne radar surveillance mission. By the end of June 1966, after only six months in the theater, the wing had flown more than 10,000 combat sorties, achieving a 99% sortie rate, for which they received commendations. The facility is also used as a civil airport. My Australian family, have mentioned that my natural father would have been a soldier, In Vietnam and that a lot of them lived in The neighbouring countries after the war finished. We were off base in the ammo dump. Thailand Ubon Air Base (2) Thakhet Laos (1) The Balkans Europe (1) The Hague Netherlands (1) Great stuff. Buy photos from select Flickr photographers I was a Ssgt in charge of Maintenance Training. In Ubon I think, 69-70. My real name is Raymond but a lot of people know me as Marty. This page was last edited on 14 January 2023, at 00:18. The construction of U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield began in October, 1965 and was completed slightly more than two years later. I can still smell the jet fuel on the tarmac. When I got to Ubon end of January 1970 the gun shop was fully manned and they assigned me to the 408th munitions maintenance squadron. Thai Air Force T 28, don't ever remember them doing much, buzz the flight line every now and then. Also welcome are family members including the Ubon Veterans legally married spouse,their children and grandchildren and the Ubon Vets brother or sister.If requesting members are accepted, they will be provided . I spent a lot of time at the Corsair Club. The Egress guy was my grandfather, Miguel A. Hernandez-Diaz. Thanks. That was yesterday, wasnt it? Major Mack talks about the strike crew's tasks. Boy there are a lot of readers that used to be based in Ubon during the war. Unit of Service: 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron; 497th Fighter Squadron; 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. EC-121 Aircraft parked on ground at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. Any Crew chiefs out there during this time? Thailand veteran Michael Williams, who was stationed at Ubon from May 1969 to May 1970, asserted that he was assigned to a detail that involved defoliating the perimeter of the base. Four Thai homes were destroyed. Im sorry to hear youre having trouble with VA, too. EC-121 Aircraft parked on ground at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. We had the hooches adjacent to that area which they mowed and sprayed with what I was told with Agent Orange. This detachment was designated No. I was stationed at Ubon Aug 1971-Aug 1972 assigned to the 8th Security police Sq Great assignment bob_betsey@verizon.net W/B Robert E Williams Gloucester ,Ma. 314-346-7106. Steve Ritchie and two more flying with Capt. My email is the same, but they apparently turned your workplace email off. I was there in 73 74 on the F4s as Egress. 79 Squadron RAAF which provided top-cover for USAF aircraft whilst in Thai airspace with its CAC Sabres. Where: Thailand When: Early 1966 Ownership: This image is considered to be in the public domain Caption more Skin cancer also seems to be linked to Agent Orange, unfortunately the VA does not recognize the link ( need more studies??) I dont know if we armed any more flights that night, the early morning wolf birds with centerline gun pod, two inboard rocket pods, two outboard fuel tanks, may have waited for day shift at 0600 hours. Great sitebrought back a lot of memories. As a former load crew trainer on B-52s at Minot, and having gone through F-4 training at Homestead, I was assigned to the training crew at Ubon shortly after my arrival, so Im sure I met most of you guys who were at Ubon in 1970. Dave I was at Ubon at the time and remember the Egress guy was installing the rear seat and the seat fired taking him out with it. I recall that attack. 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