U-Tapao BUFF Launch

The title says it all.

[@gholmes1936]

This takes me back, way back. If you look closely you can see that it is tail number 090 which I flew in a number of times, in other words the tail gunner in this B52 might be me. My crew was one of the first three B52 crews to land on and fly sorties from U-Tapao. The highest peak you see as it taxis out was called Mount Lam Lam and the story goes that the military found a cave with mortars lined up for the runway. Thankfully they found it before any were fired at us.

[@geraldmorain3166]

Crew chief to greet and meet , full salute ,tankers feeding , for all salute PEACE IS OUR PROFFESSION

[@briancooper2112]

Thank you sir for your service!

[@mikelong895]

I was over there on ArcLight and I think I worked on that plane or time or two or pre-flighted it.

[@themergen1]

Because of my wonderful TDY time from October 5, 1972 - March5, 1973 at Utapao Royal Thai Naval Airfield, I am now retired and living in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I was just at Utapao airport.Last night, October 12, 2019; myAirAsia Utapao to Chiang Mai flight took off over the ocean just like the B-52s and KC-135s did going to bomb Vietnam during the December, 1972 bombing spree which ended the war. I will never forget Newland and later called Freeland, the every night Go Go bars town which was actually a 1/2 mile dirt road town about 10-15 miles from Utapao.

[@JBSmoke1]

I joined the AF in 79 and was assigned to the the 19th BW in Robins AFB, GA. My Branch Chief was an U-Tapao bomber avionics specialist for the big push, and I would listen to his stories and be amazed. You guys were the real deal!

[@norellpolk]

To all the b52 pilots from that era.thank you for your service

[@oib46]

Lots of memories. I was there aug 68 to aug 69 in AE electronics squadron - Defensive Fire Control on the B-52 (technician). I went to Google Earth the other day to look at the area. It is all built up now - now called Utapao International Airport. We worked 12 hours a day four days - off two and a half days and then switched to 12 hour nights. This was a better schedule than stateside at Plattsburgh AFB with the G model B52s (there were no G's or H's in Thailand - at least while I was ther

[@user-ck5sf2cc1h]

These videos bring back such great memories. I was there from July 68 to July 69 and so proud of guarding those big boys at night as a SP Sentry Dog Handler. Saw so many of them taking off loaded with bombs and each time wondering where they were going to be dropping them. A few years ago I ran into a Marine Company at a hotel in Olive Branch,MS having a reunion so stopped in to thank them for their service. They had served in Viet Nam and told me the different places they had been then asked me if I had served in any branch of the service. I told them that I had been in the Air Force and am sure I didn’t have it anywhere as bad as they did and that I was stationed at U-Tapoa guarding B-52s as a dog handler. They shook my hand, thanking me, and told me I had no idea how many times those B-52s had came to their rescue, saving many of their lives. You have no idea how proud that made me feel and I hope it does all of you, as well, who played some part in getting them loaded and safely flying and completing their mission. Although I was proud of serving my country and being a part of establishing the sentry dog program there, I wondered for a long time if I had accomplished any good by being there. After meeting those Marines and hearing their stories, and them thanking me, I know we all made a difference in our own way. I truly am proud to have been there doing what I did even if it didn’t seem to be a glamorous job at the time. Thank each of you who served during that time and God Bless each of you!

[@nonovyerbusiness9517]

One of my favorite teachers in high school was a retired CMSGT who was a B-29, B-36 & B-52 gunner. He had an endless supply of hair-raising and humorous stories to tell.

[@davidford9823]

307th OMS '74 & '75. I was a crew chief on these B-52 D's. I was there for the Mayaguez incident and the fall of Saigon. Interesting years.

[@lhmnsbak]

I was there from 72 - 76, best assignment ever. I loved the place. I was in the middle of the Mayaguez Incident. Those were some hectic times but I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world. I was in POL gassing those bombers and tankers. During Mayaguez you did what you had to do to survive. Once refueling efforts got under way we unloaded bodies off the choppers and 130’s. Something’s are hard to forget.

[@captainemeritus5927]

Best film so far. Well done! Spent 3 months there with my "D" model 069. 509th OMS crew chief. Pease AFB.

[@billerler2061]

Great film that brings back lots of memories. Lost several friends during Linebacker II in December 1972.

[@roberte8656]

Great film!! Thanks for posting!

[@jamesgoodrich4858]

I was at U-Tapao from June 1969 to June 1970. I was a munitions specialist assigned to the 635th MMS. Worked in Bomb Assembly (BABS) the last six months I was there. A 250 acre bomb dump with primarily 500 and 750 lb. bombs. We lived in hootches at the north end of the base, near the open air beer bar. I know what monsoon season is…rain, rain and more rain. I was there on 20 July 1969 when the B-52 taking off to the north aborted the takeoff, caught fire and exploded. All crew got away from a/c, but a rescue chopper, HH-43 Pedro, was too close when the munitions exploded and crew of three died. I was 20 years old and that was 54 years ago! Time Flies!

[@wmiller685]

James, you and I were there the same time. I remember the explosion also.

[@anthonygalvez8744]

those morning launches....in the echo of my memory I can hear the whinning and smelling the JP-4 and seeing the black smoke from the "ball games" over the departure end of the runway departing for bombing missions.

[@boss390]

I'm a BUFF pilot now, and I show these to my Bros' at the SQ - we have not forgotten - cheers!

[@raycombs9797]

I was there Jan 1969 thru Nov 69. MARS mechanic. 50 sorties A day guam doing 50 as well.

[@ronaldharris2439]

@@raycombs9797 May, 1968, I was in 3rd Air Div. HQ, Guam. Average sorties p/day: Utapao - 135, Anderson Guam - 125, Kadena, Okinawa - 25. All of these figures came off the wall in Headquarters. they had daily postings of all aircraft and support equipment on the wall in the Col.s office. We also had to meet with Gen. Cole at the pre load area on a Sunday AM. Do the math. I helped set up the MJ-1 shop at Kadena, there were 9 of us, in March, '68, after the USS Pueblo capture. I ran the maintenance section, went to Guam for mods. to the 27 " table, and ram caps on the MHU33M trailer. Sgt. Roby Davis & another Sgt. Charles something, don't remember his last name, from Utapo, and I were sent to Guam for the mods.

[@abxdc9mech]

Brings back alot of memories. I was there from Jan 72 to Jan 73 as a bomber crew chief on aircraft 599 (which got shot down during the christmas bombing line backer II campaign). Didn't enjoy being there at that time, because I was only married a couple of years and had a four month old son when I left for U-Tapao. Worked 12 hour shifts, sometimes 7 days a week with no shirt.

[@larryburton5516]

I was at Utapao from about August 66 to mid December TDY from Columbus AFB, MS as ground crew/crew chief. You know I didn't remember anyone working on the flight line shirtless I was kind of surprised when I seen ground crew shirtless. My entire time there I never went shirtless or remember other shirtless people working on Flight Line.

[@bdddgibson]

Wow, I just found your video today. I was at U-Tapao from 11/69 to 11/70. I was with the 6510 combat police squadron. I am so glad to find you guys and see the videos and pictures. I was a bone head then and never took a picture. I just sent a request to join your group at Yahoo.

[@oldradiocat]

Utapao 9/68 to 9/69 with 635th Trans Sq as Hvy Equipment Mechanic (472xx or 471xx, can't remember which as it was long time ago) . Most of the time I did mobile maintenance on the RT forklifts in the munitions storage area. I was coming out of there with my two Thai mechanics in the maintenance truck and was just going thru the front gate and saw the smoke rising on the end of the runway and Pedro circling. Realized it was burning aircraft and then there was huge fireball and the Pedro disappeared. About that time the SPs turned us all around and we went thru the back gate, down the beach by the outdoor theater. I'll never forget that one.

[@donaldscow6386]

Loved UT. Originally the 4258th Strat Wing and later the 307th. First trip there was I believ Mar 76. Been there about 10 times between YT and pcs's. Holds a special History memory with me. Later at Andersen. Crew Ckief B-52D. Great airplane. I called it the crew chief's airplane. You got dirty but rewarding when you see it take off in a ballgame full of bombs.

[@jimmyjackson3653]

Six month TDY from Beale to UT June -Dec. 1972. Comm/Navaids flight line Supervisor. Worked 4 nights on B-52 and 3 night s on KC-135's. 7 days per week. Most exciting time of my 20 year AF career.

[@stevesmith9144]

Brings back a lot of memories. Though long ago seems like yesterday. Stationed at U-tapao from May '68 to May '69, 635th MMS, Line Delivery. Thanks for sharing.

[@goober208]

635 line delivery 74-75 same job

[@winstonrelaford8333]

Bill this is incredible footage of U-Tapao! I am touched by it as I was a Life Support Specialist on the B-52s and the KC-135s from October 67 to October 68. I was assigned to the 635th Combat Sup Group. I was there the night the ammo revetment blew up and was assigned perimeter guard duty that night. One of the greatest years of my life! Thanks for your service and all the BUFF and Tanker drivers out there! Did you by chance take your pilot training at Moody AFB? I was there from Jan 66 to Oct 67. Caio!

[@wmiller685]

Winston, thank you for your message. I was not a pilot I was SAC MMS (4258). I had a buddy who was also there when the revetment blew. That would have been Aug. 68. All the footage was bought from the National Archives and those were the first videos I put up. Thanks again

[@Snailmailtrucker]

I was the Base Photographer on U-Tapao Aug. 1967/68.. I was a 2 striper "Aerial Combat Documentary Photographer" (COMDOC) on Flying Status and flew on KC-135s and BUFFS whenever I wanted to... which was often as I loved flying with our US Air Force Pilots and crews !

[@johnpatterson6205]

I was stationed at Ubon 70-71 and remember these monsters flying overhead in groups of three. Very impressive.

[@kqr573v2]

Thanks for posting. Good to see the old "Dirty D's" flying again.

[@richardmcgeehan6496]

I went there TDY from CCK Air Base Taiwan, for 1 month, July 69, remember it well.

[@frankkie3849]

Love CCK , went there a few times from Japan,,we used to go to sun moon lake..😊

[@geraldmorain3166]

1983 , in the Buick 2022 peace is my PROFFESION

[@gkprivate433]

i flew in and out of Utapao a few times the last few years. eerie to walk out on the tarmac and look around. There was no jet way. we walk outside and climb the wheeled jet stairs up into the plane. Had not done that in a few decades here stateside.

[@nancystanton3291]

This let's me see the surroundings, sights, and sounds and exactly what my husband, Keith Stanton, Team 15 Crew Chief of 56-0762 did during his 71-72 tour. Thanks for sharing.

[@mongosafariadventure]

Thank you for your service.

[@soph9908]

Huge respect from Thailand

[@clementegarcia408]

Still remember the thai boxing at the NCO Club, next to the klong! And buying apples at the NCO club 5 for a dollar but only with a valid club card!

[@Taoseno2007]

This brings back SO many memories of sitting on the beach, drinking San Miguel beer and eating hot dogs, watching the B52 Sorties take off to bomb Cambodia!! Of course Nixon told us we were withdrawing...NOT! Anyway, an amazing show of might. the B52's were only 17 years old then...1969. I was at U-Tapao for 9 months. Amazing place...remember the base bus service?? :)

[@utapao74]

I was there 74/75 and funny you mention the base bus service. We had 2 running while I was there a free suttles, and 1 baht Thai bus. I worked mid shift air base defense and we had a new A1C ride the free shuttle for hours after a shift. The Thai bus driver finally got someone to get him off, and I never saw him again. I also remember the bus drivers stopping the bus and getting out to pick up rice bugs if they were in the middle of the road.

[@Taoseno2007]

@@utapao74 I remember the legend of the Rice Bug... but WHAT exactly were they. I saw a number of them fall to the road from the overhead street lights on base. :)

[@utapao74]

@@Taoseno2007 They were big ass bugs, rice bugs is what I was always told. Mangudai they were called. The Thais used them in their cooking somehow. They used to say they ate them by biting the heads off and sucking out the guts, but the only one I ever saw doing that was an American GI. If you were riding in a jeep with the windshield down and one hit you it supposedly hurt pretty good, never happened to me though. I worked with the Thai guards on the perimeter and they would collect them. And I've been on the bus when the driver actually got out picked one up and threw it in a bucket he was collecting them in. How they used them I don't know. I also worked with a guy from Louisiana who said they had them there as well but not as big. Some of the ones I saw were 3 to 4 inches long I believe, but it's been a long time.

[@vinyltapelover]

I was there Dec'69 to Mar'70. I remember catching a baht bus to go to Sattahip. There was a point between the base and Sattahip that really had a bad odor, but none that I recall at Sattahip. I totally forgot about the on base shuttle bus. There may have been an on base baht bus and I just don't remember..My memory cells must be shot,lol., because me and another airman, would go down to the beach, have a bottle of Mateus, fig newtons, and rent a sail boat. The buffs and tankers coming overhead were awesome. Anyone remember hearing of a little animal call a "F--k you lizard"?, lol. It was said by other g.i.s, to us newcomers, that such a little animal existed, lol lol. That may be on parity with the Marines telling recruits and newbees to go find a "jack-a-lope, " lol. Saw enough lizards of sorts crawling the walls in Sattahip.

[@Taoseno2007]

@@vinyltapelover It could have been the Thai Wah Tappioca plant. Awful smell during the dry times.

[@davenye8617]

Thanks brings back old memories, I was there in 72

[@goober208]

did anyone ever watch a U2 land?

[@billymish6761]

I was an Avionics Tech with the 8th AF 509th Bomb Wing out of Pease AFB in NH. I spent time TDY at Utapao in 1969 with our Buffs and KC-135's. Was finishing up doing repair/replace and testing on an IFF unit on one of our Buffs, when a damaged B52 landed and blew up on the runway. I watched as a rescue helicopter was knocked out of the sky as the plane blew up, Tragic event!

[@wmiller685]

Billy Thanks for the comment. I was there also that day. I had been in country for only 7 days and was being trained out in preload when we were all bused down to the MMS orderly room. We had no idea what was going on but we heard it and felt it when the explosions happened. A sad day indeed.

[@copout1405]

Hey George, If you were with the first to arrive then your were probably there when I arrived in July 67. Worked in the CP comm center. My uncle was a BUFF tail gunner. Name was George Peterson, but had retired by time of VN.

[@MrWmiller685]

George - Thanks for the comment. You could have been on that one. I took literary license with that scene as I had many different planes moving, but pieced it together for the launch effect. You only get snippetts for the National Archives films. If you were one of the first crews in '67, that had to have been wild to be there. My tour was '69-'70 and it was the best time of my life. Regards, Bill

[@wmiller685]

Gary - Thanks for the comment. Also thanks for the link to your photos as it brought back some memories also.

[@60vanbaker]

I arrived at Utapao May 68 went PCS to Ubon Jan 69. Utapao rocked with the thunder of BUFF's and KC-135s. Never forget the day the tanker crashed and burned on takeoff or the night the bomb dump exploded.

[@strizhi6717]

As a Russian growing up with practically every other day Tu-95 fly over - this D model of the American B-52 series is by far my fav. I hope to one day see one face to face as it were. Absolutely beast of a bomber so kudos from my side ;)

[@rayheatley9910]

I was at U-Tapao in 68 to 69 working as an engine mechanic on the Tankers and BUFF's. Six pm to six am because the flight line was too hot in the daytime. SAC needs to be brought back as it helped keep the world free.

[@markhamersly1664]

I was there in 1973. Lots of memories, lots of photos of D models and he occasional U-2... Turned down E-6 to get out after 6-was at Ramstein at the time. Used my GI Bill wisely and flew for the Army for the next 16 years. God I loved those days of doing g so nothing important each and every day. Retired from INS/ICE/CBP in 2016; now nobody will let them do their jobs...sigh...Hammer

[@mikeklaene4359]

I was a Camp Vayama - just north up the coast from Sattahip and 20 to 30 KM from Utapao from Apr to Oct 68 with the Army 233 TC TS as a Spec/4. Our unit ran the munitions port there. Drove over to Utapao a couple of times, once to use the MARS station. Also the BX there was much better than our PX.

[@fjmcm111]

mike klaene Sattahip OMG that place stunk to high heaven, seen many a guy lose their lunch going into that town, 1968

[@mikeklaene4359]

Frank Mancuso I was a dumb 21 YO draftee just happy not to be in the 'Nam during the summer of 68. Never had a stomach problems, even after eating 'something' in Sattahip though some of my friends did. I was only there from April to my ETS in October. The Army sent a group of us from Ft Story, VA to Thailand - even though we were all under 9 months to ETS. They needed cargo handlers ASAP - the joke was that we all had gone through transportation school to operate landing craft and only had minimal training working the cargo winches, etc on board a Victory ship. That was the Army for you!

[@fjmcm111]

mike klaene You ate there OMG ,I didn't want to even breathe there, like you I was 21, my job was great as a Jet Engine Tech, on B52 and Kc135 I worked flight line and was involved in many bombing missions it was exciting to say the least, good luck to you brother, nice chatting with you.

[@utapao74]

When I was at U-Tapao I remember going to an Army place that had a fried chicken stand. I thought it was called Samae San. Same place?

[@mikeklaene4359]

@@utapao74 I do not remember a fried chicken stand at our place. It was called camp Vayama and was actually on a Thai Navy installation. While our port facility was limited to handling munitions, the Army also had another port facility closer to Sattahip proper that was a "deep water" port and could handle bigger ships.

[@semco72057]

I remember those old B-52D aircraft and got to load bombs on them all and saw them launched during my two years spent at U-tapao NAB, Thailand. There was good days and nights there and there was a few bad ones as well.

[@TheRichram]

Sid, I was there 68 to69 4258 OMS flt line controller Tankers. your name familiar . Rich Botto

[@semco72057]

@@TheRichram I was in MMS squadron working on the BUFFS there. It wasn't a bad job, but I wanted to be an engine machanic.

[@levelat350]

I like the second song in the video. What is the name of it?

[@rajuncajun121]

Spent many 12 hour days 7 days a week working on that flight line as an assistant crewchief and then as crewchief on KC135A tankers ship numbers 526 and then 549 based out of Griffiss. Best flight crew: Capt Bob Ray and Lt. Ed Dingavin.

[@TheRichram]

Was there 8/68-8/69, OMS tanker line chief probably worked your bird to get her ready. Great memories . Now coast of NC good life.

[@rajuncajun121]

Brings back memories....18 years old and full of piss and vinegar.... 416 OMS Griffiss AFB Rome New York 1972 - 1977 TDY Young Tiger U-Tapao Thailand1972/73/74/75/76 Delta Air Lines 1977 - 2006 - OIA Airport Tower Coordinator Orlando - Harp and Celt Restaurant and Irish Pub Owner 2006 - Present Ain't Life Grand!

[@semco72057]

I have seen so many launches while at U-tapao Air Base in the two years I spent there and they seemed like a rerun of the same thing. During my first year I worked the flightline loading the bays, and pylons with munitions. During the second year I worked in the pre-load area where we loaded the bays and transported them to the aircraft so the flightline crews could install the bays in the bomb bay of the aircraft. The weather there in Thailand was very hot during the day, and at night. I learned the hard way to keep the shirt on when working because I got sunburned and didn't know that black people would get burned like that.

[@vinyltapelover]

Sidney Mathious I can relate. I was there Dec 1970-Mar 1971, 10th Wea., barracks directly across the road from the base hopsital. Got sunburned while sailing one of the rental boats available there. Great memories...drinking Mateus, eating fig newtons, sailing, getting sunburned and those doggone mosquitos. By day 2 or day 3, in country, on base, I found a mosquito net in a cabinet. I enclosed my lower bunk with the netting and slept well and not bitten, anymore, during my off duty hours. Mosquito nets were at a premium when I was there. Almost came to blows with a dude who stole my netting. Someone dropped a dime on him and I went and retrieved it.

[@utapao74]

@@vinyltapelover I lived in the SP dorm across from the hospital and had a mosquito net. I worked nights and had an old fan that someone had left and kept it blowing on me... hot air though. It didn't have a cover on it and a couple time I stuck my foot in it, but it didn't do any damage, just scared the crap out of me.

[@vinyltapelover]

@@utapao74 Geez. I think I may have been in the same building but on the first floor. I remember the hospital being directly across the street form the building which I think was, what, at least 3 stories. or was it just two. We had the medics and postal folks on the other end of the first floor. Yep that place stayed hot. There was hot and then there was hotter. Mosquito nets were to be prized. I almost came close to a fight because someone tried to steal my net. I got there after the monsoons and I heard that the base was so flooded out that people were jumping in the water out of the 2nd floor. I remember crossing the side street to head to the nco club and the class 6 store on the way to the base ops building. Did you document your Agent Orange exposure with the VA?

[@utapao74]

@@vinyltapelover I think the dorm was 3 stories and the hospital just 1. That dorm was all SPs when I was there. I do remember the monsoons knocked out the bridge that led to the other side of the base. Someone told me it went out almost every year. It didn't go down, it just wasn't safe to use for a while. I didn't file anything with the VA. I stayed for 24 years and have Tricare and Medicare coverage. I don't know if I want to do anything we the VA. I don't want to change the great coverage I have.

[@AcebassII]

Thank you. Dude I'm sitting here crying like a baby. I remember standing on the hill outside the AGE shop on bomber side watching the launch. Seeing that start cart and MD-3 was like it was yesterday. Talk about a flash back.

[@richardstephens5258]

In 69-70, I was a bomber controller in job control. Went on to be senior controller in an FB-111 wing.

[@kqr573v2]

"Control, Balls Ninety is walkin'." "Copy the block."

[@turnernorton4811]

I too was in the 307th hyd. shop at U- Tapao during the MAYAGUEZ, contact if you're interested.

[@lhmnsbak]

I was there as well. What a f’n wake-up call that was. Remember the big fight between the Marine commander and the wing king? That was some stuff. After working 12-16 hour shifts we’d go to Pattaya and beat the jarheads ass. Still a hell raiser and will be that way forever. Whatever happened to the Bronze stars we were supposed to get? F’it, those days are gone.

[@haroldmclean3755]

B-52 - D Beautiful 👍😉

[@geraldmorain3166]

The orchestra of skill ,and oath to the constitution 2022 in the USAF i stand and salute yuo all tonight

[@mattsieluv]

G's weren`t based at U-Tapao. They were all at Andersen and I think just in 1972/73. A few of them may have landed at U-Tapao during Linebacker II after being damaged by SAM`s. H's weren`t used in Vietnam, they were all kept in the U.S. on nuclear alert.

[@nancystanton3291]

In 1972 G's would sometimes fly their mission from Anderson and then land at U-Tapao. Crew would get their crew rest and then fly a mission from U-Tapao and return to Anderson. All depended on the target, follow-on's, etc. This happened more often during the Easter Offensive in 1972. My husband was a Crew Chief of 56-672 at UT on Team 15 in 1971-1972.

[@woodsmith8439]

I pulled plenty of rack radios out of 52’s at Anderson for benching. 1969, 15th ABW out of Hickam.

[@LarryBryant-xm8wz]

Cant remember how many times I launched or watched a launch at UT

[@wmiller685]

Gary - Thanks for the comment. Also thinks for the link to your photos as it brought back some memories also.

[@VillaOfBorleysGrove]

Hey what year was this? My father, Robert J. Walko, served there in 68 I believe.

[@MOAONAABE]

love the D model

[@copout1405]

Don't stop in here often, but would like to say hello to someone from that time... was in the command post comm center Jul 67-Jul 68.

[@geraldmorain3166]

From the ground looking up salute please come back ,,

[@jamestroutman8251]

One peacetime sortie in that Lady in CCTS at Carswell AFB. :-)

[@cdubois13]

Sure someone already asked this,but what base is this and what time period are we looking at?

[@mckinzi1]

was at Samae San across the way....trucks with bombs came by our gate on the way to the base from Sattahip. Sawhatdee guys and gals (weren't that many gals except the ones across the road from the Utapao main gate (G) was able to watch Linebacker 2 planes head out. the Buffalos seemed to climb so slow with that load. the U2s on the other hand....zoom, we're outta here

[@larryburton5516]

I was B52 ground crew/crew chief at Utapao in the 2nd half of 67. But, I don't remember any of us being allowed to be shirtless on the flight line. I know I always had my fatigue shirt on. Maybe it changed later on after I left in mid December 67.

[@thomaspaine5091]

I was there june 73 - 74, what a time

[@geraldmorain3166]

The hermits in the 47 section most greeted full salute.

[@user-ol1qm9ey7g]

เขตใกล้เคียงตัวจริงมากถึง 70 เปอร์เซ็นต์เลย

[@auyanteppuy]

quels sont les titres et interprètes des musiques de cette vidéo.

[@joukaishou813924]

man that d model looks great, it at least has all its visible paint still, unlike the h's now...

[@geraldmorain3166]

Best pinball wisards

[@DT1521]

It was great being a controller back then - you could see the smoke from these mothers for miles...

[@georgeschryer7502]

I flew two missions as a Gunner on this AC while in Kadena.

[@wmiller685]

Gary, we have a group on yahoo called U-Tapao Alumni Association if you would be interested. I checked your photos out and they are outstanding.

[@geraldmorain3166]

Piss in my face on opening tbe hatch you are all alive priceless

[@levelat350]

2:25 into the video. What is the name of the song?

[@MrWmiller685]

Michael - I bought a royality free CD of pre-recorded background soundtracks back when I put this together. I wish I could tell you but I have no idea. I don't even think they had names other than Track 1, etc. Sorry.

[@geraldmorain3166]

Air refueling angels

[@ronbennett6396]

U Tapao preflight... Kick the tires and light the fires !

[@juschu67]

FUCK OFF GOVERNMENTAL GANGSTALKERS

[@garycorbier9123]

When I was in SAC it was called a BUF only one F..66-70

[@elal7377]

Do you happen to know who the two guys are at the beginning of the video?

[@MrWmiller685]

No I don't sorry. I bought the soundless footage from the National Archives many years ago. Did you know them?

[@elal7377]

Bill Miller The one guy looks like it could be my father, he has since passed away so I can't ask him.

[@stephenbalshi5499]

Served USAF 10/72-73 POL pumped more fuel in last months . 52Sorties non Stop. Had an H model ,on return shot to hell, on Bump and Burn into Mountainside 2 miles off base,What a Fn hassle trying to get base equipment for rescue, unfortunate event for those on mission.Responsibe on Fuel from Sattahip Army depot to pipeline to Storage facility. Mentioned fuel output at 14,000,000 gal,in final shakedown. Do it again in a flash even though I am a young 70, wild and crazy days at UT Tc fellow AF brothers whom survived the harrowing events of past years

[@ronaldlavender1137]

POL at Ut Aug 1970 to Dec 1971. Greetings from across the yrs.

[@SFsc616171]

Mr. Bill, sir! What are the prerequisites to become an "U-Tapao Alumni"? stationed there from 10/71 to 06/74, 635th CSGp, 635th Supply Sqdrn, War Readiness Materials/WRSK Kits Warehouse, Sub-assignment 635th SecPol-security augmentee..

[@wmiller685]

Out on Facebook, search for utapao alumni and request to join. They will ask about your UT days. Unit and stuff. I hope this helps.

[@user-ol1qm9ey7g]

นายบอกถ้าไปก็คือจบแน่นอน

[@soph9908]

How many bombers were there?

[@cryogenics6681]

Khun Sophon..enough to get the job done. Thailand will always be my other happy home. Please forgive my poor translation: "เราอยู่บนพื้นดินหรือในอากาศหรือบนทะเลปกป้องอธิปไตยและความมั่นคงของราชอาณาจักร"

[@mikefortenberry9328]

Land Sharks

[@geraldmorain3166]

Signature on an airframe ready

[@Swimfinz]

Nice cover of an old Bob Seger song "Sunspot. "

[@norellpolk]

Greatest plane ever

[@dang25272549]

That's RWY 18 I guess .

[@doyelbowers9601]

Aug1970 1971

[@olliek1961]

Looks like these buffs are all "tall tails" Didn't they have G's in U-T?

[@barrygrant2907]

No, only on Guam.

[@teedee9903]

@@barrygrant2907 , I was thinking we had only D's at Anderson AFB Guam in 1967. A lot of them. Long time ago so I might been wrong . Spent 189 days TDY from Amarillo AFB .

[@user-ek1qw1ij2x]

ป้อมบินยักษ์

[@robertyates5703]

At U-Tapao ‘68-69. 635th CSG.

[@philiptargonski692]

Phil targonski (ski) utapao 72-73 age shop 4153 ....its been a long time...grunts grove..! ...Pete the snake...!!..

[@garymcketo6941]

Saw Bob Hope at U-Tapao in 1969

[@wmiller685]

I was there but couldn't go in '69.

[@geraldmorain3166]

1195 gallons of water

[@TheSirjohn2012]

Nice But the music kills the sounds of those 8 turbofan engines and as a fan of the BUFF,all I can ask is this WHY.?

[@roberte8656]

These were all pre H models so they were all turbojet engines. I don't think that any H models ever saw any action in Vietnam. However, I could be wrong.

[@levelat350]

I think the music is cool.

[@teenagerinsac]

Robert E H model 52's stayed in CONUS for NAD duty.

[@MrWmiller685]

Sirjohn - the footage from the National Archive is without sound.

[@roberte8656]

teenagerinsac Thanks for the info!

[@gordonlau4975]

KC-135 FMS JET flight line 70-71

[@geraldmorain3166]

Minot why not freezing is the reason

[@teedee9903]

Why not Minot Long live SAC 1966-70

[@Otto_M]

хроника

[@user-ol1qm9ey7g]

ดูแล้วราคามันก็ไม่สูงมากนะ 60,000 ล้าน จีนสามารถเครื่องกองเรือเข้าสู่พนมเปญได้