Ubon RTAFB Flightline 

I was there Feb 68 to Feb 69 crew chief on f4-C tail # 823,, 497th ,,,I'm 77 yrs old now and still remember it all,had some good times,

Great video. I was stationed there for 1.6 years (6 months TDY and then right back again for 12 months, from 1972-1974. I was in the triple nickel (555). Lots of cool memories!

Looks like Dad's plane at 6:30 during take-off roll- his tail number was FG 66-748, would have had a red MiG killer star on the intake after Jan 3 1968

Man this is some amazing footage. My old man was an F4 pilot out of Udorn back around this time.

Heavy!!!! 70-71 25th TFS. I flu an FCF. Watched and took photos of Paveways and CBU'S. Dropped on "you know who". Not a good idea to use the term we used back then! Christmas: Bob Hope, Gold Diggers, Johnny Bench. Forgot the rest. Good to talk to you guys again.

The full name of this location is Ubon Rachathani. There are many Americans still living in this ring-road structured city not far from the Mekong River. There are many nice people that live in this Lao-Thai area. There is an excellent bakery on the south side of town, and there is a lot of young people owning businesses there and they have an amazing wax carving event every where where they build huge wax structures and have a parade in the streets. Shopping mall is adjacent to the Sunny Grand Hotel and British Walmart (Big C) has invaded to push all the farmers back to their farms...i joke, but its true. Oh, also, very very ironically there is ONE mexican restaurant there and its very very excellent, their echillada with moie sauce was amazing, very unexpected! Seriously, when you have been in asia for months and months and you are dying for anything else that doesnt taste like asian food....omg...there are very many surprising things like this in Thailand.

We never wore our covers on the flight line at Chu Lai. VMFA-314 Com/Nav ‘68. Nice pictures ofVMFA-115 from Chu Lai. Nice video, welcome home.

Salute to those airmen of the USA Air Force who served for their country during the Vietnam war. Greetings from Prince Rupert British Columbia Canada.

Was at Ubon from August 12th, 1969, to August 28 1970, spent many a night pulling security duties around the flight line, worse post was sitting in guard tower at the bomb dump, always something going at night, didn't get to sit around much. except for the tower or sitting in a bunker. Many lonely nights, just waiting for something to happen.

I was at Ubon at the same time. I was a gun mechanic on the AC-130s.

Worked at the AC130 Gun Shop 1973-74, Later loaded F-4s.

The opening scene showing F4E's with an SA tail designator is of the arrival of the 334th TFS Fighting Eagles from the 4th TFW out of Seymour Johnson AFB, N. Carolina. The 334th is the descendant squadron from the Eagle Squadron of American pilots that volunteered to fly for England before the US entered WWII. Along with the 335th TFS "the Chiefs" we deployed as part of Operation Linebacker that resulted from N. Vietnam coming south across the DMZ in spring of 1972. As Flightline Maintenace Officer I arrived a day later because I wac OIC of an enroute support team for the F4's..

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I was an AGE mechanic assigned at UBON 1972-1974.

I was stationed at Ubon, first F-4C Squd. on the new base Oct. 1965, 431st TFS, Red Deviles. I was an E-5 and Crew Chief. Had the privelage of a back seat ride, FCF, clean Acft, for flight controls repair, pilot really put the plane through every thing it would have to do in aerial combat, my head was in my lap many times, went so high the sky was turning dark blue as was my face, someon should have warned me not eat lunch, my oxygen mask wasn't a good barf bag.Total embarrassment. I have many pictures and memories from this tour. USAF, 1961-1969, J43171C, E-6

I was there in February till August with the 335 tfs from Seymour Johnson AF Base. 1973 TDY

I was a F4 crew chief. Love the film!

My dad was there,.F-4 crew chief..if I remember the dates right,.he was there July 69-July70. I've seen pics, but video is great Thanks for sharing..

My dad was there 12/68 - 12/69. He flew the F-4 in the front seat.

My father was there in 72-73.

I was an F 4 crew chief and this is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen.

Intel E-4 at Udorn 70 -72. At the time, any filming on the flight line was strictly forbidden. This piece would have been classified at least confidential. I knew guys who were hauled off by the SPs for having cameras even close to the flight line. Much of this material was later (10 -15 yrs) declassified. I'm still amazed at seeing this so many years later.

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Very COOL video. VERY BAD music. You would be better off dubbing a film projector sound over this... for nostalgic feel.

I was there in 73 with 335th tfs out Seymour Johnson AF we had F4E ,and I was a crew chef on them.

Vietnam Veteran's Day (Australia) LEST WE FORGET PLTOFF Mark McGrath RAAF a member of 79SQN Royal Australian Air Force tragically lost his life January 3, 1968 whilst attempting to land CAC Sabre (F86) A94-986 at Royal Thai Air Force base Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. Australian sabres equiped with AIM9 Sidewinders flew top cover for USAF 8th TFW F4s whilst over Thai airspace. LEST WE FORGET

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My hero as a kid was Robin Olds. While all my classmates picked a doctor, fireman, LEO or sports star, while I chose the man who was likely the most talented all-around aviator and leader of that war. Hats off to the 8th and all who flew the Wolfpack colors. Rest in peace ⭐General Olds. Heaven is safer with you flying an eternal MIGCAP. (complete with mustache!)

Wow, is this the same plane 68-755 that I had at Kunsan, Korea in 1980? The plane was still in good shape when I was crew chief but we were in the 35th tactical fighter squadron, 8th wing

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Runway 5 and 23 now actively F-5s ☕

I was at Udorn with the 432 AMS in 1970. Spent 1971 with the 366th AMS in Danang RVN

crazy. shirtless, no ear protection, camera on flight line hah. regulations are a bit different now a days. great video though.

Great video! I was languishing in the cold fog at Hahn Germany 1967-69 honestly wishing I was in SEA.

Great footage. When I see period film like this I wonder how many miles of old Super-8 is sitting in a shoebox in a closet, forgotten, or under the misguided impression that no one is interested in seeing it.

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I was there in ‘71 at Transient Alert; next to the C-130 gunships;

I was at Ubon In Feb of 1969 TDY from Korat while our runway was being repaved. I was a 462 with the 469th TFS. We brought the F4-E's from Eglin. At that time our weapon teams were not integrated with MMS. There was no preload either 15 500 pounders one at a time. When we first got to Korat in November we put on 18 750's. That didn't last very long. Then it became 18 500 pounders and finally 15 with 10 on outboards and 3 on right inboard TER and 2 on the left to make room for the ECM pod. I think I see a few F4-D's that came from the 25TFS from Eglin as they were the group that tested the smart bombs.

My dad flew in all these squads easy flyer handled 356 1/2 missions f4e and 104 peter Kulzer he’s speaking at the rover rat meeting next week about his ejection

In 64 I was Avionics Tech Rep at Cherry point with VMFA -115 Silver Eagles. Ubon RTAFB in 66.Phantoms Phorever.

I was a F4 Crew Chief at Ubon and at Da Nang... Ubon was MUCH better.. LOL

8th AMS here. 1970-1971. So long ago but it seems like yesterday.

I was TDY to Ubon in 72 Munitions Line Delivery Red 5 was pulling 2 trailers of Sparrows and Sidewinders off the line when mortars hit short of the Spectre birds.

great video. i was a crew chief with the 49th out of Holloman AFB. we had the job of reopening Takhli AB in May of 72. stayed there five months before our TDY ended

I was at Ubon 73-74 Tower Controller, one runway simultaneous opposite direction traffic. EC 47’s, AC 130’s & F 4’s. OV 10’s when I 1st got there.

Thanks for uploading of this nice video! Can somebody help me what types of bombs on 755 F-4D in 8:53 in this video. I wanna build it in 1:48 scale. Thanks for Your help!

Phabulous video!

71-72 C130A, Blind Bat, kicking flairs. Ubon Thailand

Simply awesome!

RTAF Udorn 1968. Checkerboard. From 12 tac recon TSN TDY here. Thai people were great.

they are so many F-4 Phantom ll, in all different variants that has been station in the former U.S Clark Air Base in the Philippines until the base has finally deactivated in 1992. still just wondering why the Philippine government administration during that time, didnt comprehend nor even tried, to possibly make an agreement to transfer those remaining number of units of those Phantoms, to the Philippines as a token of friendship between the two countries, at least for this reason. my point is, those said Phantoms are no longer useful to the U.S service anymore after its last tour of duty, during the 1991 Gulf War in Kuwait, against the Iraqi invasion of the said country. since then, the successor of the Phantom, such as the F-16, F/A-18, the F-14, the F-15, and even the A-10, are all fully operational in the U.S service. and the F-4 was no longer needed, except turning them into a unmanned target drone.

1977 -67 AMMO . COL Olds was Wing Commander and Col James was Vice Commander.

I was stationed at Ubon. Feb 72 to Feb 73. I was a Crew Chief on F4D. Was in the Night Owl Squadron the 497th. This is a great video. Lots of memories. We were in Linebacker II Hanoi bombing during Christmas of 72.

Nice so far..can't find what I'm lookin for..but cool.

72-73 Electric Shop - C-130's - then Social Actions Counsellor.

Nice video, I have some B/W pics and a few slides, no movies. I was in the MMS at this time. I remember 794 coming back from that mission. The day the Phantom blew a tire on takeoff and burnt on the runway. A day when another load crew blew the centerline tank and 2 AIM 7's off in the revetment just across and over one from our crew. (Which WE got to cleanup after.) Aim 7 guidance motor activated during taxi out to EOR. Sapper caught heading for Specter area. Greeting a Very Pissed Off Marine Col in the transit area with hung ordinance. (expended ejector carts on TER and the whole left wing. Said it flew like a pig all the way back.) Working 7 12's for the 1st 2 months on base then back at it for Linebacker and during the Bien Hoa "turnarounds". Spent lots of sweaty wet and rainy wet hours on that flightline. Bob Hope Show. Oh, and rice bugs... LOL

Great job on the video, very clear and in focus compared to others from back then.

Hell yeah, boys!!

We flew in the Wolfpack with Robin Olds, some of us ain’t coming back!

What an amazing adventure Thailand was in the day,,take care brothers and sisters,,😊

I was at 432nd FMS Udorn in 1970 and in 8th FMS Ubon in 1971.

I was there Dec 72 - Dec 73 . 8th FMS AGE bomb lift shop .

I was there 72-73 was hoping to see me or my fellow Bomb loaders in action ...

l was there 1970 avionics and flight instrumention

It seems that some unit of the F-4 combat aircraft on this video has some slightly damage huh,

Were We Ever That Young! :-) Its rapidly becoming A Long Time Ago

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Superb footage and editing!!!

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Good clean super 8 movie.

Man i wish i was there flying one of those Phantoms 😢

my brother was at Korat AFB with the F 105 s .

8:16 tell-tale flags near stores....pins still in?

Thanks for posting , was there 69-70 . In Special Services . Great learning , cultural experience . Many fond memories .

Just up the street 432nd Tactical Fighter Wing, Udorn RTAFB. 432nd Security Police Squadron and Night Reconnaissance Observer Det. 5 40th ARRS. 74'-75'. Thanks for a great video, definitely had the same flight patterns at Udorn of Phantom "Home of the Hunters!"

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I was the Admin Officer for the 8Th TFW Field Maint Sq the whole year of 1970, and the Orderly Rm area where my office was, is in a Bldg just a bit away from where that whole line of revetments were. I had to laugh at some of the airmen with their hand over their ears, and all those big ole J-79 engines were doing at that point were "idling". They were pretty much unbearable when four of them would take off, and their after-burners would kick in. On the 4th day I got there, we got hit with a sapper attack; they were after the AC-130 Gunships...if that all surprises anyone, Google it.

Excellent footage. I was at Ubon with the 621st Lion squadron as a weapons tech, 07/70 - 06/72. I visited the base 04/2004, but due to the high alert with the commotion in the south of Thailand at the time, the base was restricted.

Met a date named Ubon in Guam back in the late 80's on Andersen AFB...we were resupplying by the Gompers...loved mini-trucks and Sandy-U's!!!😉

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Just found this great film was there all of 70 408 MMS munitions loading mainly in the 25th squadron. Those tail numbers bring back a lot of memories. Used to sit on the revetments when we had down time and watch the F-4s take off at night awesome sight. 12 hour shifts, monsoon rains always wet, midnight chow getting there late and no food, rice bugs all over the place, hotter than hell, but I would do it all over again worked with some great guys

Mc Donald Douglas, F-4 two engine general Electric, J79

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Jet Not D'nt have Machine Gun in Body plane, only Missiles and Radar

Great job!!!!!

ECM pod missile station 1 ? ALQ 71? 81?

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