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Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base is a Royal Thai Air Force facility, which is also being used as a civil airport. It is located near the city of Ubon Ratchathani , in the Ubon Ratchathani Province , about 250 miles northeast of Bangkok . Ubon RTAFB is currently the home of Wing 21 of the RTAF 2nd Air Division. During the Vietnam War it was a front-line base of the United States Air Force . VIETNAM WAR The host wing at Ubon was the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, arriving in November 1966 . Comprising the flying units were four F-4D "Phantom" tactical fighter squadrons. Also assigned to the wing was the '''16th Special Operations Squadron''', which flew AC-130 "Spectre" Gunships . The 13th Bomb Squadron was assigned from September 1970 until April 1972 , flying the B-57G The 13th flew mostly night interdiction missions against North Vietnamese truck traffic on the Ho Chi Minh trail. At the peak of operations in 1969 , the units assigned to Ubon RTAFB were the following:
Tenant units at Ubon RTAFB included the 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron flying the OV-10 . The 23rd's "Rustic FAC's" flew missions in support of ground forces, interdiction missions and armed convoy support. Another tenant, the '''3rd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Group''' performed a vital support role in crash rescue, aircrew recovery and evacuation missions. The 222nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, Royal Thai Air Force, performed their mission with T-28, C-47 and HH-34 helicopters. USAF Withdrawl With the Paris Peace Accord of 1973 ending the war in Vietnam, the need for large numbers of USAF aircraft in Thailand was reduced. On 31 July 1974 the base was closed for good and the facility turned over to the Thai government. Major Units
UBON RTAFB TODAY Ubon is an active Royal Thai Air Force base, the home of Wing 21, 2nd Air Division Air Combat Command.
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