Major Mack talks about the individual tasks of each crew member. His name is Gilbert Sanchez About the golf course, we were looking at some of the pictures of the Ubon golf and he laughed and said our golf course did not have grass greens just compressed sand. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! . the squadron had just moved from Cobra Heights on the other side of the base. 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. The crew consists of 18 member team. I was awaken by gunfire from my bungalow, and headed to base down the street. The members have put hundreds of photos of the base and town there. 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. Airman R L Roberts/ WCS/ 1/69-1/70 Do you belong to Ubon Vets F/B group? We had stopped at security post C31. more SFC (Ret) Patricia Babcock, CVSO. Bob Maxwell (Ret.) These were originally slides that I had converted into photos and also put on a disk. I have filed no claim at this time but after reading these many comments, filing a claim might be in the future. 24; Udorn AB runway No. Needless to say there were not returned. The photos bring back a lot of memories. 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. I spent a lot of time at the Corsair Club. RF-101 aircraft land and taxi to parking area. Michael E Courtney Nov 69. Website Terms & Conditions | ), Telecommunications Squadron, 1972-1973 I turned 19 y/o on that air base and spent any night that I wasnt working, downtown playing trumpet with the Filipino band, The Jugglers. There certainly are many different places were some foreigners tend to gather from time to time. I went TDY to Tan Son Nhut AB in Saigon for four months between 11/68 and 2/69 to augment labor shortages in the Comm Shop there. I will let John take up the story with his own words and photo captions. There is a Ubon group page on face book that you need to join. I recall someone else referring to that second attack, and IIRC someone who remembers one a few months earlier as well. - U.S. Air Force Veterans who served on Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bases at U-Tapao, Ubon, Nakhon Phanom, Udorn, Takhli, Korat, and Don Muang, near the air base perimeter anytime. 7th RRFs Ramasun Station, Nong Sung, Thailand. Those were the days. I was a J4620 in the 433rd under Wing Com Col Robin Olds and Vice Com. If anyone remembers that abandoned Aussie camp and might have some pictures, please contact me through the proper channels. Christina, go to the Ubon Vets Facebook page. [20], The 13th BS remained but was no longer manned or equipped and was kept in a non-operational status with the 8th TFW until finally being inactivated on 24 December 1972. John has given me permission to share some of his photos and a little of his time in Ubon. Sorry to hear of his health issues too although not surprised. I would like to talk to you. Grounded the planes for like a week. My roomie and I lived on base 2 nights before we were in a bungalow downtown. Ubon RTAFB is the home of Wing 21 of the RTAF 2nd Air Division. If ANY one on this thread knew Brent (Baton Rouge, LA) please contact me. The facility is also used as a civil airport. A lady called Prejuab, helped my aust family to adopt me, but on my birth certificate, there is not my Thai mothers maiden name or any name of my father, making it impossible to find her and Im sure my father has no idea, I exist. Great sitebrought back a lot of memories. 36; Nakhon Phanom AB runway No. The 13th Bombardment Squadron was deployed to Thailand and attached the 8th TFW from MacDill AFB, Florida on 1 October 1970 with a modified version of the Canberra medium bomber designated as the B-57G. Also welcome are family members including the Ubon Veterans legally. Wow! This is the final clip in a series of 9 in a row showing approach for landing at the following Thai Air Base locations: Don Muang AB runway No. The members have put hundreds of photos of the base and town there. Dave , I do recall your guy being killed. I was in FMS squadron, ejection seats (egress), cant remember the squadron number. On 17 April, the USAF flew its last mission over Laos, attacking a handful of targets requested by the Laotian government. I was sent TDY to train on C-130 gunship repair and had orders to work in the gun shop at Ubon. Contact Us | therefore Agent Orange is not a factor. Go figure. The base newspaper had a cartoon on the last page showing VC in line with the airmen to get their Hostile Action pay. I WILL NOW BE LOOKING FOR MORE OF THE FARANG SIDE OF LIVING IN UBON. in Ubon 1968-69 and I came across this After Action Report on the Sniper Attack in Ubon ten years ago. It was Oct. 2nd, 1972 Gary (possibly Oct 1st,) Sappers hit Udorn Oct 3rd, and the report on that noted reports of Ubon being attacked the day before. The mortar attack was approximately 11:00 P.M on Oct 1, 1972. I was with the 408th all of 1970. I recall being hit twice. !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],p=/^http:/.test(d.location)? [15]:90, With the arrival of the 16th Special Operations Squadron (SOS) in October 1968 flying 4 AC-130 Spectre gunships and with the end of Operation Rolling Thunder in November 1968, the 8th TFW's mission turned to interdiction of supplies down the Ho Chi Minh trail. I am willing to do this for others. RMM3TWE6 - Col. Saw wa Dee I havent thought about this in years. Pilot fills out Form 1. Edsel, Mercury, Galaxy, ? For me, I was scared, kneeling there on the floor writing. Spent a little time in the cbu shop. Bob Yarbrough came to my wedding in 76 , and spoke to once since then, havent been able to catch hold of him since, dont know about Shaw, wouldnt mind connecting with him. Best friend to this day was Jimmy Dean. It was determined that due to the weapon used in the attack, the entire base was in danger. Photographs of Ubon's perimeter demonstrate it was pushed back and that there was a lack of foliage between the old and new perimeter. hightForP2 = 330 Vets who choosed to stay here instead of going back home. There is a Ubon group on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/Ubon.veterans/ try contacting James Helms there and tell him that youre looking for info on your granddad. Told them after a while no starch, you would sweat and your fatigues would get all sticky. Sign you see after getting off C-130 flight from Bangkok, home for the next 12 months. Am in the process of filing claim; ball in VA court. a photograph of Nam Phong Air Base in Thailand, the Compensation and Pension (C&P) Service's . Dayton Ohio Wright Patterson Air Force Base USA, Del Rio Texas Laughlin Air Force Base USA, Eglin Air Force Base Okaloosa County Florida USA, England United Kingdom Molesworth Airfield, Grand Forks Air Force Base North Dakota USA, Kharkov Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (NKP) Thailand, Polebrook Northamptonshire England United Kingdom, U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base Thailand, Vandenberg AFB, California United States USA. The aircraft had a very long nose fairing that housed a forward-looking radar and two internal aluminum weapons dispensers for CBU bomblets but no side-firing guns. Views of RF-4C Phantoms landing at Ubon Thai Air Force Base one by one, deploying drag chutes. We Lived. That would be Oct 2nd. Well the Royal Australian Air Force domestic area was on the Eastern perimeter of the airbase. A pair of RF-4C aircraft flying overhead to commence landing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base during Vietnam War. Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. [18], On 22 July 1974, the 16th SOS was transferred to Korat RTAFB.[17]. The enemy failed because the 8th Security Police were more than a match for them. Navigator at desk. I was with the 433rd my aircraft number 644679D It carried the laser pod. 23 September 1967: Colonel Robin Olds, United States Air Force, the Wing Commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Ubon-Rachitani Royal Thai Air Force Base, flew the final combat mission of his military career. One year later before departing Ubon the reverse happens, you get handed the rifle, check the serial number, give him back the weapon. Download Share. Hi, Jake please read my comment above in response to Virgil Flaherty. 9 August 1983: RTAF VC-47B L2-30/07/641 crashed on take-off. Thirty-six strike aircraft dropped 94 tons of bombs and destroyed one span of the bridge and part of the highway. I am interested in obtaining pictures or maps of the base that identify the perimeter lines, the barracks location (which I believe were comprised of about five buildings in a triangular sort of layout immediately adjacent to a fence line with jungle on the other side. Like you I was assigned to the CBU shop and was loaned out to everybody else as needed. Pilot fills out Form 1. Prior to Ubon I was at a SAC base (B-52) in NY. 79 Squadron. On 26 May 1967, the personnel and equipment of the 40th TFS were transferred to the 8th Fighter Wing based in Thailand. Major Mack speaks about the 552nd Airborne Early Warning Control Wing, at Ubon Air Base in Thailand during College Eye airborne radar surveillance mission. I was there in 73 74 on the F4s as Egress. We were attacked twice by VC Sappers during that time period and probed several more times. Nice pictures. 1972 (Maaaybe the 1st). [15]:169 In May 1970 5 AC-130As left Ubon for conversion to Surprise Package configuration, returning in October and commencing operations in November. Just interested in knowing the details since it missed us at the gate by only 50 to 75 feet. I have played on it a few times. 36; Ubon AB runway No. I was warned by others whove been through this claims process that I would probably have to stand on my head to get it through but I hold no resentment and I feel in the long run, well be treated fairly. Our three kids are all grown, young adults now and have fb accounts so thats an option to get in loop but AO claim in my name of course, if ever granted, our 3 kids would get their much deserved back pay so sad that they never had a Dad while growing up. Were you there when Bob Hope came. Plane approaches air strip for landing. Memories of Ubon! [28]:140. Do you know about the Facebook page we have? Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. in support of our forces. Members from the 42nd Air Base Wing and Air University Library pose after a special guest panel session to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the repatriation of prisoners of war from Vietnam on Feb. 14, 2023, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. j, Actually, i was there for some time before finding this site. Did take hop to Uban for a couple days when i was stationed in Danang, Vietnam. Got there sept 70 till sept 72. If youre not already a member, I suggest you join the Facebook site Ubon Vets. My family greatly misses him. Airmen downloading reconnaissance cameras from aircraft. On 16 September 1974 the USAF forces at Ubon were inactivated and the facility turned over to the Thai Government. Just recently and sadly found out he passed 2 yrs ago at 64. The 45th flew 1,000+ hours with 24 aircraft over North Vietnam in August 1965. I flew 183 combat missions during that time. I remember handlebar mustaches, Water Day, the Corsair Club, the 6 foot cobras in the arm/dearm area, rice bugs (100 baht an ammo box), Tet of both 68 and 69, Singha and Kratingtong beer (they said the latter was brewed in Bangkok with embalming fluid), khao phat, my short calendar, and the great feeling I had when that C130 lifted off headed for Don Muang in the spring of 69, mike, we were working in the transfer point at the same time, but your name doesnt ring any bells in my feeble memory. WIsh I had 100 baht for every time we played Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is or Beginnings! Living & travelling in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand, Laos & Kununurra in the Kimberley, Australia. Landed Da Nang 1968 in May, transfered Udorn Dec. 68, then extended and off to Ubon. Pingback: Trainieren Moers Bauchmuskeln - Bodybuilding-foren,