Don Muang 509th Fighter Inceptor Squadron - Navy COTTON In early 1966 PBRs of

In early 1966 PBRs of River Divisions 53 and 54 began operations from Cat Lo

9 mi) from North Vietnam in Gio Linh District

Detachment 12 of the 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron operating 2 HH-43s provided search and rescue at the base

Role Observation aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Cessna First flight January 1967 Introduction March 1967 Retired 2010 (United States) Status Limited service Primary users United States Air Force (historical)

re-equipped in 1963 with UH-1 helicopters

Don Muang 509th Fighter Inceptor Squadron - Navy COTTON In early 1966 PBRs ofDon Muang Royal Thai Air Force Base is approximately 40 kilometers north of central Bangkok and is the main operating and command base for the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF). In addition, units of the Royal Thai Army and Royal Thai Police have personnel located there. The first flights to Don Muang were made on 8 March 1914 and involved the transfer of aircraft of the RTAF. Three years earlier, Thailand had sent three army officers to France to train as