B-52 Bombers Based In Thailand
April 10, 1967
A contingent of U.S. Air Force B-52s lands at U-Tapao Air Base, Thailand, after flying missions in support of Operation JUNCTION CITY. They are the first B-52s based in Thailand. The Air Force moves a number of B-52s from Guam to U-Tapao to be closer to their targets, making it possible for the aircraft to fly more frequent missions. The Air Force does this in response to General Westmoreland’s increasing requests for Arc Light strikes. B-52s remain based at U-Tapao until the end of the war.1