My Dad worked on every one of those planes. Most of them were from McCoy AFB, Orlando, FL. My Dad was stationed there, then went TDY to U Tapao during the Linebacker missions to work on C-130s, KC-135s and B-52s.

I went there TDY from CCK AB Taiwan for 1month, remember it well.

Joined in March 68. Lackland basic in an old condemned wooden barracks, because the new barracks were behind schedule. Keesler for Electronics & Airborne Avionics training. Pease AFB 8th AF 509th BW. When I got there they told me not to unpack, because half of our Buffs, KC-135's, and support personnel were going to SEA. I spent a few days at Kadena, 2 weeks at CCK then to Utapao for several months. Was on the flightline replacing an IFF unit inside the tail of a KC-135 when one of the Buffs crashed, burned & exploded just off the runway. The explosion knocked a rescue helicopter out of the sky. I believe the helicopter crew were killed but the Buff crew escaped.

I went there TDY in July 69 from CCK AB Taiwan for 1 month.

I was there in 68 from dyess Air Force Base. Operation ArcLight

Good video, same sounds we had in 1972/73.......even more during Linebacker II.

Too cool... I haven't seen an C-124 "Ol Shaky" since 1968 ! I Loved that fat old bird. Flew from Hickam to Johnston Island on them a few times in 1966/67 for a 100 day TDY on JI !

I was at U-T from October 5, 1972 to March 5, 1973. I live in Chiang Mai now. I remember the beach restaurant, NewLand, Sattahip, ganja, The beer was more potent then compared to 2020. You drank 1.5 liters in 1972 and you were laughing, falling down, staggering. and highly intoxicated. Beer in 1972 was said to contain formaldahyde( enbalming fluid). Ganja was excellent, best and cheapest in the world. No snow, no ice, nothing below 60 degrees.

He's worked avionics on every Air Force plane since 1956.

Was at U-Tapao 73-74 635th MMS Munitions Inspection. I had been there 3 months when the bombing halt came and became regular duty so I brought my family over and we lived in Pattaya for 9 months.

I was there 68-69 arrived in June left the flowing may, I was a 46150 in the bomb dump.

I remember most of those aircraft being there, along with the U-2's and I loved watching the SR-71's take off since they was like a blur when trying to take a photo of them from the beach area at the end of the runway.

What, no U2? I was on the other side of Mad Dog Mt. that you see in the background of some of there photos at Camp Samaesan. Any day that I was up at 0600 the U2 would be takin' off. That baby had its own roar and would go nearly vertical.

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The Navy had five or six P-3 V Orions at their station near the beach. I flew with them several times as an observer. They did a max throttle take off for me which was quite a thrill. The Army had Camp Sami-San on the periphery of U'tapao but I was never sure about what they did. We used to go down to the beach and 200 ft above you was a B52 KC 135 and if you were lucky, a U-2 might be landing.

B-52s, KC-135s, C-130s, F-4s, U-2s,ans Linebacker 2, and 10 bombing days 'til Christmas. I helped clean up the damaged B-52 that crashed at the Route 3 end of U-T during LB 2.

Peace is our profession .first frames ,that is what I remember ,

Good assignment and good memmories. 1966, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71 and 72. 4258th Strat Wing, then renamed 307th.

U-tapao didn't change much.

U-2 came in, door open, U-2 in, door closed. C-5As were stuck in the mud every other week.

My house is near u tapao

I assembled bombs for those BUFFs 67/68 at UT.

Almost made it until Reagan and grenada

When a g model hits water

Where did you get the sounds?

At 5:00 min, what airplane is that? I've never seen it before.

USAF 1981 1987

My Buddy jim brought the dead bodies back from the war zone in body bags,

you forgot the U2