U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield is a military airfield of the Royal Thai Navy approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Bangkok in the Ban Chang District of Rayong Province near Sattahip on the Gulf
KC-135 and B-52 at U-Tapao, January 1970
B-52D approaching U-Tapao in October 1972
Two RVNAF C-130As, most likely belonging to the 433rd Transport Squadron at U-Tapao in April 1975
Operation Arc Light
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During Operation Arc Light from 1965 to 1973, the United States Air Force deployed B-52 Stratofortresses from bases in the U.S. territory of Guam to provide battlefield air interdiction during the Vie
U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield
…of United States Air Force (USAF) Strategic Air Command (SAC) KC-135 tankers in August 1966. The USAF had been flying B-52 Stratofortress bombers Operation Arc Light bombing missions over South Vietnam from Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, but Okinawa was judged to be too far from South Vietnam to meet mission requirements…
Bombs from B-52 Arc Light strike exploding