The Don Englebreston Collection
Flight-Line Ramp View from Tower, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB (NKP), Vietnam War Era Color Photograph
A row of camouflage-painted USAF support aircraft lines the ramp at Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base (NKP), photographed from an elevated vantage point. NKP served as a critical forward operating base during the Vietnam War, hosting A-1 Skyraider attack squadrons, search-and-rescue helicopters, forward air control aircraft, and transport units supporting operations over Laos and North Vietnam. Project: 219023