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Operation Kings was a 1st Marine Division operation 25 km southwest of Da Nang. The operation resulted in 58 VC and six U.S. killed. [25]: 78–97 21 March. Operation Lê Lợi 15 was an ARVN Special Forces operation in Darlac Province. the operation resulted in 134 VC and 10 ARVN killed. [19] 23-7 March
F-100Ds of the 416th Fighter Squadron at Da Nang AB in 1965 64th FIS F-102A landing at Da Nang AB, 1966 Northwest Airlines Boeing 707 at Da Nang AB in September 1966 37th ARRS HH-53s at Da Nang AB c.1970. In January 1962, the USAF 5th Tactical Control Group was deployed to Da Nang AB to provide air support operations in I Corps.
The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-5A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-10A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive. The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-1OB (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
On 1 April 1966 Naval Forces Vietnam was established in Saigon and assumed control of NSA Danang from III MAF. [ 5 ] In July 1966 the "Bridge Cargo Ramp" ( 16°03′07″N 108°13′52″E / 16.052°N 108.231°E / 16.052; 108.231 ) began operations increasing NSA's supply capability
In September 1966 the Marines created an Assault Fire Unit consisting of 15 HAWK antiaircraft missiles from the 1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion which deployed to Hill 55. The HAWK air defense was a mobile, surface-to-air guided missile system designed to defend the Da Nang Air Base against attack by North Vietnamese aircraft. [1]: 270
On 1 March 1966 the 26th Marine Regiment was activated at Camp Pendleton initiating the formation of the 5th Marine Division. [1]: 357 The 26th Marines moved to Okinawa in August. [1]: 306 The battalion was landed at Da Nang, South Vietnam on 27 August 1966. [1]: 346 On 11 October the battalion moved from Da Nang to Phu Bai Combat Base.
May 15 - The South Vietnamese army besieges Da Nang. June 13 - Vietnam War: Operation Kansas - A thirteen-man reconnaissance team is landed by helicopter in the middle of the Que Son Valley on the small mountain of Nui Loc Son. In the next 24 hours, six more recon assets are deployed in different strategic sites, ringing the valley.
On December 24, 1966, a Flying Tiger Line Canadair CL-44 flying from Tachikawa Air Force Base in Japan to Da Nang Airport struck an obstacle, stalled, and crashed into Binh Thai village, killing all four crew members and 107 people on the ground. The flight was on a subcontract for the United States Air Force.