UDORN Thailand 432nd Tac Recon Wing - White COTTON Cope Tiger involves air forces

Cope Tiger involves air forces from the United States

In the summer of 1965

dedicated versions of the type were also produced and served as high-altitude aerial reconnaissance platforms (the Martin RB-57D Canberra)

in two pods

UDORN Thailand 432nd Tac Recon Wing - White COTTON Cope Tiger involves air forcesUdorn RTAFB was established in the 1950s. The civil war inside Laos and fears of it spreading into Thailand led the Thai government to allow the United States to use covertly five Thai bases beginning in 1961 for the air defense of Thailand and to fly reconnaissance flights over Laos. Udorn was one of those bases. Under Thailand's "gentleman's agreement" with the US, RTAF bases used by the US Air Force (USAF) were considered RTAF bases and were