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On 7 July 1966, two VPAF MiG-21PFL Type Ds on Combat Air Patrol (CAP) duty over Noi Bai (Phuc Yen) piloted by Nguyen Nhat Chieu and his wingman Tran Ngoc Siu intercepted USAF F-105Ds, shooting down one piloted by Capt. Tomes using UB-16-57/S-5M unguided rockets; this was the first instance of a VPAF MiG-21 shooting down a piloted enemy aircraft ...
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Tuy Hoa Airport (IATA: TBB, ICAO: VVTH) is located just south of Tuy Hòa within the Phú Yên province, along the central coast of southern Vietnam. It was built in 1966 for the United States Air Force as Tuy Hoa Air Base. It was used by the U.S. Air Force (1966–70) and U.S. Army (1970-71), during the Vietnam War.
To prepare for the operation, U.S. aircrews spent several days studying weapons envelopes, pod operation, and all aspects of air-to-air tactics. On 2 January 1967, a total of 56 F-4C Phantom II from the 8th and 366th Tactical Fighter Wings flew in a formation which resembled an F-105 strike force, towards the VPAF's Phuc Yen Air Base. There ...
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On 24 April 1967, jets from VA-112 and VA-144 attacked Kép in the first U.S. airstrike on a VPAF airfield of the Vietnam War. [3] On 1 May 1967 during a sortie against Kép a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk of VA-76, shot down a MiG-17 with Zuni rockets, this was the only MiG kill by an A-4 during the Vietnam War. [4]
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the jet departed from Northeast Philadelphia Airport and crashed around 6:30 p.m. Friday as it was headed to Springfield-Branson National Airport in ...
Tuy Hòa (listen ⓘ) is the coastal city and capital of Phú Yên Province in South-Central Vietnam. The city has a total area of 106.82 square kilometres or 41 square miles and a population of 155.921 (in 2019).