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Tan Son Nhut Air Base was the Headquarters of the RVNAF. It was also the headquarters of the RVNAF 5th Air Division. Vietnamese Air Force Unit Emblems at Tan Son Nhut Air Base. 33d Tactical Wing. 314th Special Air Missions SquadronVC-47, U-17, UH-1, DC-6B; 716th Reconnaissance Squadron R/EC-47, U-6A; 718th Reconnaissance Squadron EC-47
The attacks on Tan Son Nhut and at Bien Hoa Air Base slowly led to an improvement in air base defense across South Vietnam, with improved bunkers and heavier defensive armament including 0.50 cal machine guns, M67 recoilless rifles and M29 mortars and, at Tan Son Nhut, two truck-mounted M45 Quadmounts.
During the Vietnam War (or Second Indochina War), Tan Son Nhut Air Base (then using the Southern spelling "Tân Sơn Nhứt") was an important facility for both the U.S. Air Force and the Republic of Vietnam Air Force. Between 1968 and 1974, Tan Son Nhut Airport was one of the busiest military airbases in the world.
English: View of the flight line and the control tower at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam, in 1964. Visible aircraft are: the noses of two U.S. Air Force McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo from the 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, six Convair F-102A Delta Dagger, probably of the 16th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron,
A Viet Cong (VC) attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base occurred during the early hours of 4 December 1966, during the Vietnam War. Tan Son Nhut Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) ground operations.
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Dĩ An Base Camp was established at Dĩ An, 13 km northeast of Tan Son Nhut Air Base and 12 km southwest of Biên Hòa. [1] The 1st Infantry Division had its headquarters at Dĩ An from February 1966 until September 1967 and from November 1969 until April 1970. [2] Other units stationed at Dĩ An included:
The Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base occurred on 28 April 1975, just two days before the Fall of Saigon.The bombing operation was carried out by the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) Quyet Thang Squadron, using captured Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) A-37 Dragonfly aircraft flown by VPAF pilots and RVNAF defectors led by Nguyen Thanh Trung who had bombed the Presidential Palace in ...