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| Location Thailand is located in southeast Asia and is comprised of 76 provinces. Officially the Kingdom of Thailand. Prewar and during the Pacific War known as Siam. Officially known as the Kingdom of Thailand. Borders to the north Burma (Myanmar) and Laos, to the east is Laos and Cambodia. To the south is the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia and to the west is the Andaman Sea. Wartime History On December 7, 1941 at 11:00pm the Empire of Japan sent the Thai government under Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram (Phibun) with an ultimatum with to allow the Japanese military to enter Thailand. Thailand was given two hours to respond but did not transmit anything. On December 8, 1941 after the expiration of the ultimatum, the Japanese began landing south of Bangkok and along the Kra Isthmus. At first, Thailand resisted the invasion with several hours of fighting before Thailand acceded to Japanese demands and surrendered allowing the Japanese to use the Gulf of Thailand. On December 9, 1941 Japanese forces occupy Bangkok without opposition. Thailand became a satellite state of Japan. During 1942, the Phibun government declared war on the United States and United Kingdom but Seni Pramoj, the ambassador for Thai in Washington, D. C. refuse to deliver the declaration of war. Phibun resigned in 1944 under pressure from the Thai underground resistance (Thai Seri). After the surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945 Seni became the premier. Until 1949, the Thai military used captured Japanese aircraft. Northeast Region Amnat Charoen, Bueng Kan, Buri Ram, Chaiyaphum, Kalasin, Khon Kaen, Loei, Maha Sarakham, Mukdahan, Nakhon Phanom, Nakhon Ratchasima, Nong Bua Lamphu, Nong Khai, Roi Et, Sakon Nakhon, Si Sa Ket, Surin, Ubon Ratchathani, Udon Thani, Yasothon. North Region Chiang Mai Province located in northwest Thailand Chiang Rai Province Lampang Province Lamphun Province Mae Hong Son Province located at the northwest corner of Thailand Mae Hong Son located at the northwest corner of Thailand Nan Province Phayao Province Phrae Province Uttaradit Province West Region Tak Province Central Region Bangkok capital and largest city in Thailand Sukhothai Province Phitsanulok Province Phichit Province Kamphaeng Phet Province Phetchabun Province Nakhon Sawan Province Uthai Thani Province Ang Thong Province Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Province Chai Nat Province Lop Buri Province Nakhon Pathom Province Nonthaburi Province Pathum Thani Province Samut Prakan Province Samut Sakhon Province Samut Songkhram Province Saraburi Province Sing Buri Province Suphan Buri Province Nakhon Nayok Province East Region Chachoengsao Province Chanthaburi Province Chon Buri Province Prachin Buri Province Rayong Province Sa Kaeo Province Trat Province West Region Kanchanaburi Province located in western Thailand includes the Bridge over the River Kwai (Death Railway) Ratchaburi Province Phetchaburi Province Prachuap Khiri Khan Province South Region Chumphon Province Nakhon Si Thammarat Province Narathiwat Province Pattani Province located at the southern end of Thailand Patani (Pattani) located at the southern end of Thailand, Japanese landings December 8, 1941 Phatthalung Province Songkhla Province located in southern Thailand Singora (Songkhla) located in southern Thailand, Japanese landings December 8, 1941 Surat Thani Province Yala Province Krabi Province Phang Nga Province Phuket Province Ranong Province Satun Province Trang Province P-38 wreck found in North Thailand SUBIN KHUE NKAEW, September 2004 The wreck of a US combat aircraft, believed to be from World War II period, has been found near the Burmese border in Wiang Haeng district. The wreckage is believed a P-38, a twin-engine twin-boom fighter-reconnaissance plane, also known as a Lightning. The discovery was revealed by Anuchat Palakawongse na Ayudhaya, of the Environmental Division of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand, who recently went to Ban Huay Khrai near the border to do artifact research. Mr Anuchat said a Thai of Shan origin identified only as Long, 73, had led him to the wreck. Mr Long said he and other villagers had seen the plane crash, but could not recall exactly how many years back. They heard a loud explosion about 2km west of the village and saw black smoke billowing in the air. ``We ran to the scene and saw the plane in flames. A man had died in the plane,'' Mr Anuchat quoted Mr Long as saying. At the time, Japanese soldiers had a base on the bank of Mae Taeng river near the village. Mr Anuchat reported the discovery to the air force. A team led by Group Captain Sakpinit Promthep of the air force museum went to the scene recently and identified the plane as a P-38. He said it was fitted with four machine guns and was believed to have been brought down during a reconnaissance mission. At the time, the US had an air base in Yunnan, China, and another inside Burma. He said a US team was planning to go to the crash site. Contribute
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