I need an Email address so I can attach this 30 page pdf file, Has my email not come through to you yet? Did take hop to Uban for a couple days when i was stationed in Danang, Vietnam. You are ALL heroes in my eyes! Will try to post them this summer. Privacy Policy2023 CriticalPast LLC. I served in Ubon from june 62 to may 63. Thank you SO much for responding and for your info and suggestions. Ubon RTAFB. Law Enforcement Desk blotter Ubon, Thailand 13 September 1968. If any one knows how I can start looking into this please email me or let me know. Like you I was assigned to the CBU shop and was loaned out to everybody else as needed. 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. Your name is somewhat familiar to me. If I recall it took place after the October mortar attack. My name is Willie Robinson I was in the 601 photo flight form 68-69. Now as a member of your veteran family and a County Veterans Service Officer I know you are all aware of your exposure to Agent Orange, the diseases it causes, and which AF bases & when the VA has already acknowledged. I recall it being used extensively to clean electronics components throughout the whoke 4 years in the AF. 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. Part two with more about life in Ubon and photos of the city will follow shortly. For those of you who feel like your efforts werent noticed and appreciated let me assure you that they were by the guys whose job was to fly the missions. The area displays aircraft such as a B-52D, which participated in Operation Linebacker I and II; workhorse fighters such as the F-4C flown by then-Col. Robin Olds. Like some previous comments, memory not great. I would like to put you two in touch with each other, and see if you knew each other. Was from Miami FL. There certainly are many different places were some foreigners tend to gather from time to time. It is approximately 488 km northeast of Bangkok. I would love to read more about this seat rocket exploding sounds devastating and at the same time very intriguing. I was there 1969-1970 Crew Chief F-4 Ds 435TFS Home of The Wolf Pack. All info is helpful. Major Mack talks about individual tasks of the 552nd Airborne Early Warning Control Wing Unit, at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. Im from Arkansas. Plotters marking board, scope operator, senior director and combat information sector controller at radar sets. If anyone would be so kind as to share more with us we would appreciate it as my dad was only 4 months old. Major Mack speaks about the 552nd Airborne Early Warning Control Wing, at Ubon Air Base in Thailand during College Eye airborne radar surveillance mission. We had stopped at security post C31. I would like to talk to you. The construction of U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield began in October, 1965 and was completed slightly more than two years later. Debellevue, scored four kills flying with Capt. Cockpit view of approach for landing at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand. Have you cked out FB/ Ubon Vets? Contact Us | . Landed Da Nang 1968 in May, transfered Udorn Dec. 68, then extended and off to Ubon. Were you there when Bob Hope came. 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Robin Olds checks munitions on his F-4C Phantom, Scat XXVII, prior to a mission. It soon became the largest American military base. Any or all who served in Ubon or Korat Air Bases keep in touch. Pingback: Looking for her parents from the Vietnam War era in Ubon Ratchathani, can you help? Greetings memock. WIsh I had 100 baht for every time we played Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is or Beginnings! It was determined that due to the weapon used in the attack, the entire base was in danger. Sawadee. ( She is still my wife.) On 23 April 1966, the 8th TFW scored its first MiG kills of the Vietnam War, shooting down two MiG-17 fighters. I am willing to do this for others. About Us | 79 Squadron. Had no luck finding anyone who worked in the Comm Shop. For me, I was scared, kneeling there on the floor writing. Unit of Service: 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron; 497th Fighter Squadron; 8th Tactical Fighter Wing. Dave Watts here. 7th RRFs Ramasun Station, Nong Sung, Thailand. Close to the hooches, the area was mowed and a little further out from the camp, maybe 70 yards or so, they sprayed out of 55 gallon drums with what looked like bung hole pumps.The heat of the day (98 105 degrees) and breezes carried the oily stench toward the hooches and, no doubt, some of that mist blew through the hooch screen half walls while we were out on the ramp during the day. Yes Im happy and god willing, been blessed. Does any one else remember this incident? I recall being hit twice. I was in the phantom gun shop on the Flightline that day. Was a crew chief on the F4D. Christina, Oops! Took a bucket full down to the T-lock, she loved them, pretty sure she preferred them to a box of candy and flowers. I have some film and pictures I need to dig out of the attic. . Sets appears in: 1970 - Ubon Air Base (Spectre Gunships) Stats: 6,763 views / 1 comment. Detachment 17, 10th Weather Squadron (MAC), In mid-1965 Detachment 3, 38th Air Rescue Squadron equipped with 2 HH-43Bs deployed to Ubon to provide base search and rescue. I was TDY to Ubon from Lowry AFB during this time frame. While doing a little research on Rice Bugs of Thailand, I chanced upon this blog page for John Bemiss. The last scheduled F4 training flight occurred on 16 July 1974 and on 16 September the wing and most of its components moved without personnel or equipment to Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, where the wing absorbed resources of the 3d TFW that had moved without personnel or equipment to the Philippines. In October we came under a mortar attack exact date I cannot recall. Lanny Schronce | October 9, . In reading some the threads regarding AO, I too am now starting to experience skin cancer and first surgery is scheduled at VA hospital in a couple weeks. SOunds like a good story there! Bless ALL of you! (Two other Thai bases where my law firm has heard of successful proof of Agent Orange exposure is Ramuson and Phu Mu). Great pics of Ubon flight line, but where are the A/C-130s and 119s ? In June 1965, the 15th Tactical Fighter Wing deployed its 45th Tactical Fighter Squadron the first F-4C Phantom II unit in Southeast Asia to Ubon where they flew combat missions to North Vietnam. [3]:255 With the deployment of USAF fighters to Ubon, the unit also performed joint exercises and provided air defense for the USAF attack aircraft and bombers based at Ubon. Bill Mahar? I spent my entire year training and evaluating. This group is dedicated to the brotherhood of those who served at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base,Thailand during the Vietnam War. My husband, Brent Richard Dawson, died on 08/18/1990 from non-Hodgkins lymphoma (very FIRST cancer acknowledged by VA as being linked to AO exposure). I have been having recurring skin cancer issues in the last year. USAF and USN fighters confronted the MiGs in two phases: 1965-1968 and 1972-1973, separated by an interval when operations over North Vietnam were halted during negotiations attempting to end the war. I go before a Houston, TX Regional Officer Board for my A O case this Oct 11, 2016. I arrived in Ubon on March 1, 1972 the day the north invaded the south once again. Find your CVSO: http://www.nacvso.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=10 Radar technician checks equipment. Thanks VetFriends. It is approximately 488km (303 miles) northeast of Bangkok. I am sure we crossed paths sometime during our time there. The Laos border is about 60 kilometres directly east. My squadron was at the end of the ramp towards the gate. Sorry to hear of his health issues too although not surprised. also maintained the AB Telcom and VOR/TACAN (VORTAC channel 51) equipment. Photo donated by Sammy Harbin The United States Air Force deployed combat aircraft to Thailand from 1961 to 1975 during the Vietnam War. Navigator at desk. [20] On 13 May 1972 8th TFW F-4s equipped with laser-guided bombs succeeded in dropping a span of the Thanh Ha Bridge which had been unscathed despite hundreds of previous attacks. Major Mack speaks about the 552nd Airborne Early Warning Control Wing, at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. Perimeter and ramp lighting maxed and we were instructed somehow to turn the lights off in the building. (just learning at 68 how this thing works). I really hope some other people can find this service and get in touch with people like I did. It didnt explode, but fired when something got hung up in the linkage/cabling causing the ejection sequence to initiate. We must know each other. I was a Crew chief on F-4s in Ubon 1969-1970. I recall that attack. I happened to be in our shop at the time, and my NCOIC had me go with him to the crash site. or is it AO..kay?). 4. Tsgt Davis was a line expediter, had a Thai girlfriend, he had been there a few years already. My Account | I was at Ubon in 8th A&E May 67 to May 68 . Taken in: Thailand / Ubon Ratchathani / Pathum ( show map) Taken on: January 1, 1970. He was due to rotate in 8 days. Am in the process of filing claim; ball in VA court. Craig Mitch Mitchell. MAC. Do you remember the name of the club across the street ? There is no doubt NOAA had to hire 3 or 4 people to replace you over there. Many memories of Ubon. Shopping Cart | We were off base in the ammo dump. Only reason it wash;t mentioned was because no one had mentioned it until now! At 02:01 a Security Policeman fired on a sapper inside the base perimeter and further sappers and Security Police joined the engagement with 5 sappers being killed. Also I am looking for another security guard who worked with me at the gate last name Davis and looked like Paul Newman. I was there in 73 74 on the F4s as Egress. . He was the commander of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing at Ubon Air Base, Thailand, and was credited with shooting down four enemy MiG aircraft in aerial combat over North Vietnam. Any Crew chiefs out there during this time? //-->. Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base was the home of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing -"Wolfpack". Find Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base unit information, patches, operation history, veteran photos and more on TogetherWeServed.com. vinway@kataan.net, Ricardo would you please email me a copy of the report. Does anyone have a map of the Agent Orange Wind Drift Map and/ or the layout of the Ubon, Thailand Air Base , especially where the bomb dump is located in 1967- 1968? If you served in Thailand please get to know your Veterans Service Officer who works for your county/ parish/district or talk to your local veterans service organization (they have VSOs) about the agent orange presumptives. Does anyone have a map of the Agent Orange Wind Drift Map and/ or the layout of the Ubon, Thailand Air Base , especially where the bomb dump is located in 1967- 1968? Saw wa Dee If ANY one on this thread knew Brent (Baton Rouge, LA) please contact me. My name is Mike Stanifer, and I too stumbled onto this site unknowingly. See http://www.601st.com , and feel free to email me at alsterling@earthlink.net During my year in the photo detachment, my last name was Priebe Ssgt Al Priebe. [6] The 45th TFS was on Temporary duty assignment (TDY) from its permanent home at MacDill AFB, Florida. I will ALWAYS believe all of us at Ubon during the VN war time were exposed to AO, I have Diabetes, heart trouble, memory loss, tremors and I have no family members with any and I also am blessed to still have both parents alive in their late 80s with memories a lot better than my own. We all got a lengthy talk about seat safety since our group would have to get in the seats to test our equipment. Those two boys were about fifteen feet past my station when my exterior wall caught a small arms round. goodmanhist@yahoo.com. 18. Looking forward to more!! Some nice memories their Joe thanks for taking the time to share them. for some reason I thought they were all borrowed names from Ford Motor company. Also assigned to the wing is the 16th Special Operations Squadron, which flies the AC-130 gun ships. IN ALL OF MY TRAVELLING, UBON HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE PLACE TO HANG MY HAT. Think about it all the time. Wow! I am desperate for evidence to present to the Regional Board for an Agent Orange Hearing. 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. I havent thought about this in years. Hard to find pictures of the ones we built however. It is currently being used in Agent Orange Exposure claims by military veterans who served at some of the following Royal Thai Air Force Bases: U-Tapao, Ubon, NKP (Nakhon Phanom), Udorn, Takhli, Korat or Don Muang, and others. According with Veterans media both Korat and Ubon were sprayed with agent orange. Im sorry to hear youre having trouble with VA, too. Spanning more than five decades and five wars, the 4th Fighter Wing is one of the most distinguished fighter units in the world. Views of RF-4C Phantoms landing at Ubon Thai Air Force Base one by one, deploying drag chutes. Pictured here are revetments and F-4s of the 8th TFW at Ubon, Thailand. 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. My Lightboxes | (U.S. Air Force photo) PHOTO BY: Leon Wynn Tenn., James L Williams Louisaina, I was also station at Vandenberg AFB. EC-121 tail with Air Defense Command insignia. I had just passed the AC-130s and turned off the taxiway at the RAMS hanger when I heard a boom, thinking I had a blowout I let off the gas but then felt the blast pressure through the back window of my MB-4 and knew immediately we were under attack and floored my tug and reported to Red Control we were under attack. If anyone (Australian or American) is able to share their experiences and maybe help me with some military knowledge, Id love for you to reach out to me alexandrapbunton@gmail.com. The Laotian border is about 40 miles directly East. They fired 39 rounds onto the air base that night which were well short of the AC-130s. I was at Ubon for both of the Sapper attacks working in Avionics. 1982 Comm, Sq. Maps and Photos of bases used by the USAF in Thailand During the Vietnam Era One of the most frequent requests I receive from veterans who served in Thailand is for a map of the base the veteran served at during the Vietnam era. Japan and their photo lab arrived at Don Muang. Photo Details / Download Hi-Res. 408 mms 69-70 weapons loading. 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. Contact Us | 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. As his unremarried surviving spouse I have NO information, photos, details of his job duties, specifically pertaining to location and perimeter/fence line. Aircraft crashed about 20 miles North East of Ubon AB after engine developed series of severe compressor stalls followed by flameout. The pilot, Pilot Officer Mark McGrath was killed in the crash and a three-year-old Thai girl named Prataisre Sangdang later died from burns sustained in the accident. Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, 1965-1974; Major USAF Unit: 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, 1965-1974. . . Major Mack stands next to EC-121 aircraft (552nd AEWCW). Visitors are welcome to listen and interact with SAM subject matter experts located throughout the Presidential Gallery in . If anyone knew my father during that time I would love to hear from you. May have a picture of the perimeter. Operating from Ubon Royal Thai Air Base, Thailand, as the first F-4 wing to augment elements of Pacific Air Forces, aircrews of the Fourth flew more than . I WAS ONLY STATIONED IN UBON 6 MONTHS IN 1972, BUT I MET THE LADY I HAVE BEEN MARRIED TO FOR 39 YEARS. [13]:91, On 11 August 1967, the 8th, 355th and 388th Tactical Fighter Wings conducted a raid on the Paul Doumer railroad and highway bridge in Hanoi. A true friend Norris McIntire (Mac). Single side band tech provided radio comm for radar site. Udorn Air Force Base Thailand 1969 archive HD stock video footage clips and photos. I have nerve damage, and heart disease also. 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. The 2 story cinder block barracks was brand new when I got there. Phantoms phorever. I was told I made to much to qualify. Off Base Tower, outside Back Gate. (U.S. Air Force photo) PHOTO BY: VIRIN: 110330-F-DW547-019 FULL SIZE: 0.26 MB Download Share Additional Details No camera details available. Last 6 months I stayed in the 2 story 408th barracks. Comprising the flying units of the Wolfpack are four F-4D Phantom tactical fighter squadrons. [17][15]:105 By April 1969 the 16th SOS accounted for 44 percent of all trucks destroyed in Laos while flying only 3.7 percent of the sorties. Go figure. He was with special services and they actually built a nine hole golf course there, clearing out the bamboo and king cobras. Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force facility. http://www.memock.com/2009/11/02// I worked as a US Customs Liason with TMO at the Aerial Port. Terms & Conditions | Thanks for your help. I will look up the Facebook Group too. Again, thank you so much for reaching out. Just wondering why this attack was not mentioned. Take Care Brother and you stay in touch and anyone else at Ubon during 72-73 as well. I need some help if anyone was there please let me know. Was assigned to Augmentee duty but VA denies my records show duty. View of air strip. It is located in East-Central Thailand, near the city of Ubon Ratchathani, in the Ubon Ratchathani Province. by the SPs to detect any activity in the no-mans land in between the two perimeter fences. I flew 183 combat missions during that time. Hi Craig, I was there 1/69-1/70 and worked the flt line. My real name is Raymond but a lot of people know me as Marty. The 601st Combat Photo Flight, Det 3, Ubon "The Rat Pack" (Al Sterling's Website Currently In-Progress) The 601st Photo Flight publication "Rodent Review" 1968-69 Or ask where is the safety pin for the centerline rack. I worked with the Civil Engineer Sqdn. 435TFS from 11/69-11/70. 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. 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. Major Mack speaks about the 552nd Airborne Early Warning Control Wing, at Ubon Air Base in Thailand. I have filed no claim at this time but after reading these many comments, filing a claim might be in the future. 8th Tactical Fighter Wing The nickname of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing -- the "Wolfpack" -- fit Robin Olds' aggressive style. After that one, I think the others were post-1970 from what I have read on other group sites. Base was all dark, and the AP would not let me pass. (I noticed in one post that the call signs had been changed from Cobra to Red in the early 70s . We were released several hours later and not given any further updates. I have found pictures on the internet but if you have more let me know. 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