U.S. aircraft participating in Linebacker II took off from three bases in the Pacific and five in Thailand on missions that converged over North Vietnam. The B-52 Stratofortress bombers flew from Guam and U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Base. They were refueled in the air by KC-135 Stratotankers positioned at Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, and Clark Air Force Base, Philippines.
Four Thai air bases served a variety U.S. aircraft, including EB-66C and E Destroyer electronic warfare planes, F-105G Thunderchief fighter-bombers, F-4D and E Phantom II fighter-bombers, EF-4C Phantom II electronic warfare planes, A-7D Corsair II attack aircraft and F-111 Aadvark attack aircraft.
(Jon C. Bock)
Jon C. Bock