UDORN

R.T.A.F.B.

The American association with Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base lasted officially from the early 1960's thru 1976. With the end of Vietnam came the end of the American portion of Udorn. Many sites chronicle the war era. I want to show you the life of  "run of the mill" G.I.'s We were young, far from home and

looking to see and do it all. So I went "kalong" diving in my closet looking for my old picture book, and these pages were the result. Like most of us my time "in country' was short. From 1975 until the American portion closed in 1976.

Making somebody go "Kalong diving" was a common humorous threat in a land where every vile thing was tossed into the

(ditch) Kalong.                                                     Thanks

S L Freeman

432nd SPS

Udorn, Thailand, 1970's, Air Force   Unless otherwise noted, all photographs on this site are © COPYRIGHT © S.L. Freeman. All rights reserved

The Last tour

Something New

Charles R. Matlock III

Great views of Udorn circa 1972

Great CLICK HERE Pictures

Gate #3 opened to the "strip" on Friendship  Highway

Friendship Highway

The City of Udorn as viewed from Tango 65

Tango Row

This picture is a great example of a "Kalong."

This picture belongs to R. Bell. His website is listed on the links page as Udornvet.com

Take a look at this 1973 aerial photo of Udorn RTAFB

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