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This is the famous bridge on the River Kwai, photographed
in 1944. It is a symbol of Thailand's unheralded but pivotal involvement
in World War II (as it was during the Vietnam war). |
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Not as well known as the Kwai bridge is this steel
bridge built upstream in Tamarkan. |
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These Grumman F8F "Bearcats" were given to the Royal
Thai Air Force after World War II as part of a plan designed to keep Thailand
strong enough to resist the oncoming tide of communism. |
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North American AT-6 "Texans," photographed at Korat
RTAFB in 1961, were used to train Thai pilots, just as it had broken in
so many American and allied cadets during the World War II era. It was
also armed and pressed into service against Communist insurgents. |
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Foreign aircraft photographed at Don Muang Air Base
(Bangkok) on March 10, 1961, during exercise Air Bull. A cargo aircraft
of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is airborne; on the ramp are RAAF
F-86s and a Mystere fighter of the French Armee de l'Air. |
