OPERATION CROWN LOENG NOK THA, MUKDAHAN, NORTH EAST THAILAND MID 1960's
As a signatory of South East Asia Treaty Organisation (SEATO), Britain had an obligation to assist Allies in the Far East.
In early 1960s, the Americans (also a signatory to SEATO) were becoming increasingly embroiled in preventing the march of Communism in Laos and Vietnam, they requested that Britain assist in their crusade.
In February 1963, it was proposed that Britain construct an Airfield at Loeng Nok Tha, near Mukdahan in Thailand, as part of the Americans Special Logistic Aid to Thailand (SLAT).
The proposal was accepted and given the code name Operation Crown.
