Takhli RTAFB
Air Force Misc. Misc. F105 pictures Thailand Maps EB-66 355th details
Sept. 1968-69 The little black square on the bottom of the plane below the cockpit is our radar cover.
Our electronics panel is above on the right side of the plane.
Not my picture, but it shows someone standing on our mobile test equipment working on our doppler units.
Our Doppler equipment bay is on the left side (open panel below the cockpit)
Our test equipment had to be towed out by a maintenance van
Cables out of our mobile test equipment. No idea who the person in the picture is.
Cluster bombs - Main bomb opens up and delivers hundreds of small bombs
EB-66 This was an ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) plane, modified from the old B-66 bombers.
I also worked on their doppler radar a bit at Takhli.
Vietnam War
Honors
355th SPS at Takhli, Campaign Streamers
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase II, 9 March 1967 – 31 March 1968.
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase III, 1 April – October 1968.
Vietnam Air Ground, 22 January 1968 – 22 February 1969
Vietnam Air Offensive, Phase IV, 1 November 1968 – 22 February 1969.
TET 69/Counteroffensive, 23 February – 8 June 1969.
Vietnam Summer-Fall, 9 June – 31 October 1969.
Vietnam Winter-Spring, 1 November 1969 – 30 April 1970.
Sanctuary Couteroffensive, 1 May – 30 June 1970.
Southwest Monsoon, 1 July – 30 November 1970.
Commando Hunt V, 1 December 1970 – 14 May 1971.
Presidential Unit Citations
1 January – 10 October 1966;
11 – 12 Aug and 24 – 28 October 1967.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards with Combat "V" Device:
12 April 1967 – 11 April 1968;
1 July 1969 – 24 November 1970.
Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards:
1 October 1976 – 31 May 1978;
1 July 1978 – 31 December 1979;
1 June 1980 – 31 May 1981;
15 December 1991 – 1 August 1993.
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm:
1 April 1966 – 7 March 1967.
366th SPS at Takhli
Campaign Streamers
Vietnam Ceasefire, 30 March 1972 – 28 Jan 1973.
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross, with Palm:
1 April 1966 – 31 October 1972.
EB-66 lost
My pictures
F105 8311 4259 0530 ----- EB66 4434 4536
An F-105 flamed out and crashed right outside our barracks
Another crash - This one was from our sister F105 base at Korat (I can tell by the JE on the tail)
Four F105s ready for takeoff
Flight line logs from a former Takhli airman
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