U-Tapao BUFF Launch
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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.
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Thank you for your service.
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I worked as a VFR control tower operator at U-Tapao from Nov67-Nov68,and the BUFF launches were always a spectacular sight..I laugh at the drama the FAA is going through now,because we did so much more with less.
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It was great being a controller back then - you could see the smoke from these mothers for miles...
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Thanks for posting the films as they do indeed bring back many memories. Loaded BUFFS with their bombs (Mickey Mouse/MMS SQ) and turned them over to OMS/FMS.
Watched them pull the chocks and soon they were leaving to take off.
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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.
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Great video! Man this really takes me back. I was at Utapao from July 1970-71. Worked in Aircraft Radio communications repair. I worked on Buffs, KC-135 tankers, and anything else that landed that needed the radio fixed.
My most interesting repair was to fix the UHF Radio on a C-135 used by Henry Kissinger in the peace talks, but he wasn't on board.
Here's some pics I took at Utapao.
picasaweb.google.com/nfatoys/UtapaoAFBThailand19701971
NFAtoys 7 months ago
Gary - Thanks for the comment. Also thinks for the link to your photos as it brought back some memories also.
wmiller685 7 months ago
Gary - Thanks for the comment. Also thanks for the link to your photos as it brought back some memories also.
wmiller685 7 months ago
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.
wmiller685 6 months ago