432 Tactical Recon Wing

The 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing was first activated by the United States Air Force in 1953, originally tasked with tactical reconnaissance missions during the Cold War. The wing saw significant action during the Vietnam War, being reactivated at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand in 1966, where it operated RF-4C Phantom II aircraft to gather vital intelligence for U.S. and allied forces. Throughout its deployment, the 432nd conducted thousands of successful reconnaissance sorties over hostile territory, often under heavy enemy fire. The wing was inactivated in 1976, but its legacy of courage and innovation in aerial reconnaissance endures in Air Force history.