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Quy Nhon (Vietnamese: Quy Nhơn [kʷī ɲə̄ːŋ] ⓘ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of 286 km 2 (110 sq mi). Quy Nhon is the capital of Bình Định province. As of 2022 its population was 481.110. [1]
The 1883d Communications Squadron designated and organized at Qui Nhon Airfield, South Vietnam, 1 November 1965, forming part of the 1964th Communications Group. It then moved to Phu Cat Air Base on 1 April 1967. [3] Army units based at Qui Nhơn included: 8th Transportation Company (Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee) (1961–?) [4]: 18
Commander Schenck arrived off Qui Nhơn of July 30 and prepared to enter the harbor the following day at 1:00 am. He wanted to ask the Vietnamese if they had seen the missing sailors. When the Saginaw was entering the harbor of Qui Nhơn on July 31, the nearby fort to the north, mounting a few guns, opened fire at a range of 600 yards. [2]
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A branch of it – National Route 1D – connects the provincial capital Quy Nhon to 1A and Sông Cầu in Phú Yên province. 20 km of 1D's 33 km are in Bình Định. [20] National Road 19 runs from Quy Nhơn Port through northern Quy Nhơn, the towns of Tuy Phước, Phú Phong to An Khê, Pleiku and Lệ Thanh border gate in Gia Lai ...
The Viet Cuong Hotel in Qui Nhơn was bombed by the Viet Cong on the evening of 10 February 1965, during the Vietnam War. Viet Cong (VC) operatives detonated explosive charges causing the entire building to collapse. The operation killed 23 U.S. servicemen, seven Vietnamese civilians, and two of the VC attackers. [1]
The region's second international airport at Cam Ranh (serving Nha Trang flights to various cities in Vietnam, Guangzhou, Shanghais, Hong Kong, etc.). Phu Cat Airport (serving Quy Nhon) and Dong Tac Airport (serving Tuy Hòa) have only domestic flights. Chu Lai in southern Quảng Nam province has an international airport, but only domestic ...
A VC threw a grenade into a youth rally in Quy Nhon in an attempt to kill the Bình Định province chief, the grenade killed two teachers and seven students and wounded 110 others. [15] RLA forces held off PAVN attacks on Ban Nhik, the last government position on the Boloven Plateau, 20 miles (32 km) east of Pakse.