Takhli Thailand Proudly Served - Navy COTTON 2245°E) near the Cham Museum

2245°E) near the Cham Museum began operation in November 1965 off-loading LCU's and LST's

Martin later modified the design to incorporate larger quantities of US-sourced components and produced the aircraft in several different variants

the 6234th Air Base Squadron was organized at Korat as a permanent unit under the 2d Air Division to support the TDY fighter units and their operations

The camp was named after Marine Lance Corporal Paul Evans who was killed during Operation Chinook

During the months and years that followed

Takhli Thailand Proudly Served - Navy COTTON 2245°E) near the Cham MuseumTakhli RTAFB was established in the 1950s. In the late 1950s, the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) used Takhli as operating base for CIA resupply of Tibetan freedom fighters. CIA operated C 130A Hercules transports flew men and supplies over Indian airspace, with the consent of Prime Minister Nehru, for parachute drops into Communist Chinese occupied Tibet.[2] Political considerations with regards to Communist forces engaging in a civil