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On 11 February 1962, a Farm Gate SC-47 on a leaflet drop mission crashed, killing the six airmen, two soldiers and one Vietnamese crewman on board. This was the first of several Farm Gate losses. [3]: 25 Viet Cong (VC) attacks were increasing across the countryside, and there were rising calls for air support to embattled ground troops.
An Operation Farm Gate SC-47 crashed 70 miles north of Saigon while on a leaflet-dropping mission, killing eight Americans (six Air Force and two Army) and one Vietnamese. [14] [15] 14 February. Journalist James Reston published an article in The New York Times stating that "The United States is now involved in an undeclared war in South ...
Farm Gate may refer to: Farmgate, a neighbourhood in Dhaka, named after a historical farm gate at that location. Farmgate, a 2022 scandal involving the theft of money from South African president Ramaphosa's game farm in 2020. Operation Farm Gate, a United States Air Force operation during the Vietnam War.
The aircraft were officially on weather reconnaissance missions and the aircraft crews as part of their normal duty also generated weather report data. The crews, all from the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, were rotated into the operation on a regular basis from Guam. Inside the squadron, the rainmaking operations were code-named ...
In late 1961 four USAF T-28 pilots from Operation Farm Gate were sent to Nha Trang AB to train RVNAF crews. [3]: 127 The 2nd Fighter Squadron became fully operational in mid-1962. [3]: 132 It was renamed the 516th Fighter Squadron in January 1963. [3]: 275 In October 1961, the 2nd Helicopter Squadron was activated at Da Nang AB.
Beyond the Gates, an all-new CBS daytime drama that premieres on Feb. 24, will make history as the first Black soap opera in 35 years following Generations, which ran for 13 months and concluded ...
Combat Skyspot was the ground-directed bombing (GDB) operation of the Vietnam War by the United States Air Force using Bomb Directing Centrals and by the United States Marine Corps using Course Directing Centrals ("MSQ-77 and TPQ-10 ground radars"). [5]
Beyond the Gates is almost here and the highly anticipated CBS soap is bringing the drama, the mess and the twists. The network released a trailer on Monday, December 16, that introduced Us to the ...