wrote: On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 09:16:08 -0800, "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <, Warning! Wasted time Off standby at 8 pm yesterday, scheduled for a 1 am flight but cancelled (Letter Home) Guard midnight Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning Saw "Fools" at MAFC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971 Da Nang 45 min. Anyone can read what you share. Spent most of day at 12 Grp. Slept instead off morning ???? (Letter Home) Kelm = radio relay operator Quit 8 pm to club see Japanese Band, Tuesday, November 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Sunday morning. Replace radars in two planes, Saturday, May 15, 1971 Long Thanh North It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. Guard duty, Tuesday, June 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Checked radio banks (Letter Home) At the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington in 2007, my son P.J. (Letter Home) Pete's Site - Vietnam Portfolio, 1970-1971 (nothing), Wednesday, April 28, 1971 Da Nang Cleaned weapon (Letter Home) Trang, Quin Nhon, Marble Mountain, Hue/Phu Bai Saw "The Best House in London" at RPI, Monday, February 22, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5.5 hours, up at 10 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Danang Images Page 11 Week of July 16 | Vietnam War Commemoration plumbing[ Rod Carbone photo ], A Gunfighter Phantom landing on the runway at Danang 1972 Guard duty noon to 6 pm, Thursday, June 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 2 rocket attacks early this morning Looking back I find Tuy Hoa = airfield Civilians didn't show today Steve Lachance, motion picture officer Capt. (Letter Home) Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. 15 min. De-rigged 013, rigged 027 Nui Ba Den, Tay Ninh, Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Long Thanh North Satellite 000 (Letter Home) A Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) A-37 drops a bomb on a position near Bien Hoa in 1971. Duff off OFF, Monday, November 1, 1971 Long Thanh North China Beach, standby till Friday. Off morning This site uses cookies from Google to deliver its services and to analyze traffic. Got magazines start flying tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Da Nang These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly. OFF, Thursday, December 16, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh Started night shift today, Friday, September 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount, Sunday, December 12, 1971 Long Thanh North book as a brief note and each day I counted down the days to till I was headed 1 mission, 013, 3 hrs. (Letter Home) Cleared Dispensary, Re-up NCO, Supply, Sunday, December 19, 1971 Long Thanh North, Waiting, Thursday, December 23, 1971 Da Nang Mess hall got hit by rocket this morning about 4:30 am while I was gone (Letter Home) Home) 20 min.073, Monday, August 16, 1971 Da Nang Wednesday, March 3, 1971 Qui Nhon, Da Nang 10 min. Richard Life. I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. PICTURES OF DANANG PAGE 11 ABC news covering the rocket attack July 5 1971 on Gunfighter Village [ Rod Carbone photo ] Bob Cummings 366th avionics maintenance squadron Danang 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ] BX before the rocket attack [ Rod Carbone photo ] BX after the rocket attack [ Rod Carbone photo ] Gunfighter Village = Air force compound in Da Nang Night shift Avionics 1 mission, 5 hours, Satellite 013, Thursday, April 1, 1971 Da Nang Returned to Long Thanh, 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs, Saturday, September 4, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh home. OFF (Though I didn't record it in this diary I 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. 12 AMERICANS DIE IN ROCKET ATTACK ON DANANG BASE; 40 Wounded and 6 The New York Times Archives. OFF, Monday, September 27, 1971 Long Thanh North China Beach Send letter to gran 1 mission, 5 hours, up at 10 am, put on standby, Thursday, February 4, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) [ Rod Carbone photo ] Had lunch and supper at the club, Monday, April 19, 1971 Long Thanh North Glen H. Myers Took a jog to back gate, Friday, May 21, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Rained all day (Letter Home) The names, logos, and other source identifying features of newspapers depicted in our database are the trademarks of their respective owners, and our use of newspaper content in the public domain or by private agreement does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement from, the publishers of the newspaper titles that appear on our site. (Letter Home) Re-rigged 038, 013. Rocket attacks in 1972 Da Nang Vietnam Attempted repair To see images from a return visit to Vietnam in 2006 click here. KP duty 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday, Jan 29, 1971 Long Binh Home) (Letter Me to Da Nang in 038 Beckman = crew chief Avionics till 9 then on detail picking up pre-fab bunker at Long Binh, Tuesday, August 10, 1971 Long Thanh North the last 3 digits on the tail fin #. The barracks burned to the ground after the rocket attack. Rigged 027,038,061 for radio relay to Da Nang Relay or Radio Relay Telephone which was our primary mission and were Naval Academy, and made a career in naval intelligence. Took off morning, avionics afternoon (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Army grunts load into a C-7 Caribou transport at Tan Son Nhut Air Base for an airlift to fighting in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics These two American Airmen were killed during that attack: Gary Leroy Fuller - The Plai. . Wednesday, February 10, 1971 Da Nang Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow morning (Letter Home) Please email if you can provide additional information about these photos and the people in them. (nothing), Monday, March 1, 1971 Long Thanh North didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang Went to Long Binh and put in for TDY to Nha Trang, Vung Tau and Da Nang, Sunday, September 5, 1971 Long Thanh North OFF, Saturday, December 18, 1971 Long Thanh North We gained a new appreciation for these airmen who spent months working under fire at Khe Sanh. Avionics, Tuesday, May 18, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) On ammo detail to Long Binh, Friday, July 2, 1971 Long Than North, Vung Tau (Letter Home) These airmen worked very long hours to keep the planes repaired and in the air. identified the aircraft and were Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Obrient = radio relay operator CO = commanding officer, the big cheese (Letter Home) Burm detail Sunday, June 6, 1971 Da Nang Moved to new hootch behind personnel building, Tuesday, March 9, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Marble Mountain Air Facility - Wikipedia Saw 'How to Frame a figg' at MAFC 45 min 061 up 5:30 pm, Tuesday, August 17, 1971 Da Nang Beckman says they will mail TDY money, Sunday, September 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Good show at club, Sunday, August 8, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 30 min. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) comings and goings of my fellow GI's all received equal and matter of fact RRT Successful Back on standby just before I was to take off, Saturday, August 21, 1971 Da Nang 000 Got 3 new bad banks today Avionics, Saturday, October 9, 1971 Long Thanh North She was a very kind and caring lady. 20 min. Played a game of horse shoes and Monopoly this morning, Friday, April 23, 1971 Long Thanh North 45 min. (Letter Home) Put radios in Satellite 027 this morning, Cleared Finance, Tuesday, December 21, 1971 Long Binh (Letter Home) Tuesday, June 8, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North May he and the other 58,194 veterans named here rest in peace Click here to see images taken on a visit to Vietnam in 2006. Back to Long Thanh, 1 mission, 2 hr. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Kinzel = pilot (Letter Home) (Letter Home) On the night of 28 March General Trng received intelligence that an all-out PAVN assault against the city would commence the next morning and he decided to abandon Da Nang and ordered his forces to move to beaches for evacuation by sea. By 4 pm had two banks working secure, Friday, July 16, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) An F4-E Phantom of the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing in DaNang heads for a bombing mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in northwest Vietnam. Headcount, Saturday, December 11, 1971 Long Thanh North See the article in its original context from. Beckman went to party at German Hospital boat tonight, Friday, September 3, 1971 Long Thanh North MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang (nothing), Friday, February 19, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission, 5 hrs 15 min. reserved. Results of a rocket attack 5 July, 1971 next to the Chow Hall. (Letter Home) The same aircraft in the photo above releases two bombs on an NVA truck park on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the jungle below. (Letter Home) 1 mission, practice, 061 5 hrs. No plane with supplies Guard duty 6 am - Noon for Duff I assume it was a hit on one of the POL areas judging from the heavy black smoke. Worked evening in Avionics [ Rod Carbone photo ], A "Jolly Green Giant" Danang 1972 (Letter Home) Burm detail building bunker 46 Friday, October 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. OFF China Beach today, got a whole stack of mail today, Monday, February 15, 1971 Da Nang 073 sprung a fuel leak. The images on this page were taken when I was a U.S. Air Force combat photographer in Southeast Asia between April 1970 and December 1971. Started this evening as headcount, Thursday, December 2, 1971 Long Thanh North Got magazines in mail today, Wednesday, March 10, 1971 Da Nang Kelm and Harrelson left today, Saturday, March 27, 1971 Da Nang Deskin drunkerrrrr! Tragically, five airmen died in the attack that night and 38 were wounded. Marble Mountain Rocket attack, Monday, April 26, 1971 Da Nang Picked up TDY to Vung Tau and Nha Trang The 362 TEWS Latrine. Went to Long Binh for TDY pay, got two pair of nomex and gloves, Wednesday, May 12, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Headcount, Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Sound: Yes. (Letter Home) Mission on standby, Friday, October 15, 1971 Long Than North SoundCloud Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell published on 2011-07-20T19:49 . Got pictures back from PX and mailed them home, Tuesday, February 16, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Anyone can read what you share. 1 mission, 3 hrs 038 up 8:45 am (Letter Home) North (Letter Home) 009, down 5 pm, Wednesday, October 6, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) We lived underground in bunkers with rats for two days while photographing Air Force ground crews who unloaded the C-130 transports and maintained the runways. mission (Letter Home) Portrait of the photographer as a young man in a Huey in 1970. 7 pm stopped at Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, September 13, 1971 Da Nang The temple is a key tourist attraction in the area today. (Letter Home) and switch in chopper control stick. (Letter Home) Pleiku = airfield Keyed guns for mission starting 6 am, Monday, April 5, 1971 Da Nang Had to hitchhike to personnel Fixed Wing Losses Due to Air Base Attacks - Vietnam Air Losses Will start flying one radio check mission a day, Tuesday, March 23, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Home / / danang rocket attack july 5, 1971. danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 15 min. Arrived Da Nang China Beach Noon - 4 pm A motion picture (mopic) crew from the 600th Photo Squadron prepares to shoot some footage in Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Beginning in May 1972, the forces of the USAF were drawn down at Da Nang. Off morning Back on standby at noon, Thursday, Februaryb 11, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) amps (Letter Home) Checked out radios in 027 Nng Air Base: 366th SPS, photos by Glen H. Myers. 1971. Son Nhut Airspace. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Checked banks, Friday, June 18, 1971 Long Thanh North DaNang Gunfighters - 366th Fighter Association up 2 pm OFF, read a couple books, Monday, July 19, 1971 Vung Tau Checked radios in 038 OK, Sunday, October 17, 1971 Long Thanh North The number of enemy attacks throughout the remainder of the conflict earned Da Nang Air Base its well-deserved nickname: During it's final months in Southeast Asia before returning to the United States the wing earned it's second, 352nd Tactical Fighter Squadron, F-100D/F, deployed from the 354th TFW (Tail Code: VM), 389th Tactical Fighter Squadron, F-4C, component of the 366th TFW, 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, F-100D/F, deployed from the 401st TFW (Tail Code: VP), 615th Tactical Fighter Squadron, F-100D/F, deployed from the 401st TFW (Tail Code: VZ). Cheney = crew chief (Letter Home) This photo was taken of a Vietnamese Air Force pilot flying an A-37 on a ground support mission. As I recall I finally left Vietnam on the day after Christmas Saigon = Saigon Got amps back from 56th Checked radar in a couple of ships, Sunday, June 27, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh Photo #3 ( Nng AB): Me on the M60. (Letter Home) Arrived Long Thanh 3:30 pm via Tuy Hoa Movie at RPI, 'I love my wife', Tuesday, May 4, 1971 Da Nang Supply detail till 11:30 am Package due today, didn't come As the number of U.S. combat troops in Vietnam was reduced in 1971, efforts were made to shift more of the fighting to the Vietnamese army. and was home and mustered out of the Army within a few days. The sources reported that three G.I. (Letter Home) De-rigged 071 (Letter Home) (Letter Arrived Da Nang 2 pm Noon to 6 pm guard duty (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Capt. Friday, October 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Night Shift Avionics, Wednesday, November 10, 1971 Long Thanh North I also made life long friends. Got payed today, Saturday, February 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Duff and Currin went south this morning (Letter Home) 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. We were flying inverted to take this photo. 30 min. (Letter Home) Sylvester = radio relay operator Wednesday, August 4, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North Put FM control head in chopper and FM in another Sent $500 home Found voltage dropped with 2 banks (KY 28 trouble) (Letter Home) Avionics nightshift, Tuesday, November 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw band "Nitwits" at RPI, Monday, March 15, 1971 Da Nang Saw movie 'The last Day of the War' at the MAFC In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Night Shift Avionics (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) I recently heard from USAF veteran Pete Fontanilla who was the crew chief for this aircraft (tail number 346) while serving in Vietnam at that time. These photos were taken from the back seat of another F-4. 000, Wednesday, June 23, 1971 Long Thanh North I worked as complotter on Cobra Flight for about half my time at Nng. Sent $100 money order home Band at RPI (Letter Home) 1 mission 4 hrs. (Letter Home) Tuesday, February 9, 1971 Da Nang The Flightline, Funny Money, Rocket shrapnel. Sunday, April 11, 1971, Long Thanh North 2009. (Letter Home) SAIGON, South Vietnam, Saturday, July 15-Enemy gunners blasted the huge American air base at Danang with 50 rounds of rocket fire early this morning, killing 12 United States servicemen and wound- ing 40, the military command announced. Standby Brought back two banks Radio Relay Duff says me and Seacord are on his ARCOM orders * The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. We started flying this morning at 1 am, put back on standby at noon, I This was a 5-second time exposure with a remote flash from the side so as to not affect the pilot's night vision. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Pictures of Danang 11. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. 'Duh Hornets' band at RPI, Friday, April 30, 1971 Da Nang standby, Tuesday, October 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Da Nang July 5 1971 - Newspapers.com The "LA" on the tail indicates that this aircrew is part of the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron. 30 min. Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam on detail cleaning M-16 magazines in afternoon Sgt Krouse is following me. 1 mission 4 hrs. OFF, Monday, August 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Avionics, Thursday, July 8, 1971 Long Thanh North and there was just a big X thru each date), Sunday, November 28, 1971 Long Thanh North, Cam Ran, Nha As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Night Shift Avionics 3 G.I.'s Are Reported Killed By Enemy Shells at Danang 600th Photo Squadron photographer Bill Diebold took this image in 1971 of a young Vietnamese girl intrigued by what I was photographing in a temple in Saigon. up 7 am Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon, didn't log it. Avionics - radar in 038 12 civilians killed, 11 wounded in N Vietnamese rocket attack on Danang. doing his duty for his country, serving his year in Vietnam. Left 90th by C-130 to 510th Replacent in Da Nang, Friday, December 24, 1971 Da Nang Those two banks didn't work this morning, blew fuses in 6 RT's Headcount, Friday, December 3, 1971 Long Thanh North An aircraft mechanic takes a smoke break outside the revetments at Tan Son Nhut Air base in 1970. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Company party to celebrate new hot water heater, Sunday, November 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Paulson = radio relay operator Either email addresses are anonymous for this group or you need the view member email addresses permission to view the original message, Rocket attack 72 redhorse compound DaNang, You do not have permission to delete messages in this group. mission cancelled, keyed guns, Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Da Nang 's were killed and 36 wounded in the shelling. Keyed crypto guns this morning (Letter Home) Got payed $348 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 Live band at the R.P.I. notes I kept in my little diary book were little more than snippets of thought. Off today mailed package home, Sunday, December 5, 1971 Long Thanh North An RF-4C Phantom of the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing prepares to take off at sunset from Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon in 1970. (Letter Home) He attended high school with my brother Skip, graduated from the U.S. Band at RPI tonight "SNAFU" is a key military term that describes this lapse in communication -- this is one level below "FUBAR.". 140 mm rocket. OFF, Monday, October 18, 1971 Long Thanh North danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 Davis mentioned E5 board, Friday, August 6, 1971 Long Thanh North considered combat assault) Got payed and got 22 letters (Letter Home) Vung Tau = town near the coast (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission - 5 hours, up at 6 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Quit 6 pm, Wednesday, September 22, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) just before takeoff, For what it's worth here it is 'as is,' maybe worth little to anyone but Night Shift Avionics. Saw "Love Bug" at the RPI tonight, Thursday, February 18, 1971 Da Nang Need batteries China Beach today Headcount, Friday, December 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Attack on Da Nang Air Base, RVN, by Monty Moore Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. Standby till Monday Moss = I forget whether he was a Radio operator or crew chief. (Letter Home) Flew to Da Nang Da Nang July 5 1971 Banks = radio banks, a shelf like unit that contained a couple radios and Saw 'Alices Restaurant" at MC Took Urin test at Long Binh, Friday, December 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Berry and Schenning left Electric off in hanger all day (Letter Home) Had picture taken for flight record (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Got materials for USAFI course today (oceanography) Duff and Kelm went to Da Nang this morning, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Three soldiers were killed and 37 wounded in a rocket attack on Danang. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Da Nang Air Base : Sapper & Rocket Attacks During The Vietnam War militaryvideocom 40.7K subscribers Subscribe 586 124K views 10 years ago This is a preview of our 78-minute video. Kelm and I came back at 2 pm, left Da Nang, stopped at Marble Mountain, Saturday, May 8, 1971 Long Thanh North MAFC = Main air force compound at Da Nang (Letter Home) Rocket Attack on Danang. Took apart CO's air conditioner Worked till 3 am Sunday on Satellite 038 and 000 (Letter Home) 009 up 1:30 am (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission DCS 1 hr. High-resolution original photos (without watermarks) are available from the National Archives in Washington, DC. Supposed to have a mission tomorrow AM to Da Nang or Binh Tuy, Sunday, August 15, 1971 Da Nang could be installed side by side in the plane. Standby = planes ready to fly with radio relay racks in place and Three of these No mail and a few days later I also confirmed that I'd be getting a 179 day Christmas Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. China Beach, Saturday, May 1, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) One sapper was captured. (Letter Home) Left Ft. Dix 8:00, Tuesday, Jan 26, 1971 Bien Hoa Headcount, Thursday, December 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 30 min. Completed lesson 2 of USAFI course, Friday, June 25, 1971 Long Thanh North Put banks in conex, Tuesday, May 25, 1971 Long Thanh North I was new to the Combat Documentation (ComDoc) team and my uniform shows it. (Letter Home) 000, Monday, June 21, 1971 Nha Trang live band at the Rice Paddy in at 6 PM, Saturday, February 6, 1971 Long Thanh North, Tuy Hoa Whole day at China Beach, Sunday, February 21, 1971 Da Nang me, but I share it here as an insight into the mind of a 20 year old draftee Flew CE on 000 Band at Club (Letter Home) Attack on MAG 16 & Hill 22 - 3rd Marines (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Practice alert this evening, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'Barefoot Executive' at RPI, Friday, August 27, 1971 Da Nang Found good set of banks by using by using three rear banks plus parts, Wednesday, July 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) The barracks next door had taken a direct hit from a V.C. Guard duty midnight to 6 am, Monday, May 31, 1971 Long Thanh North actually flew the first radio relay flight for a mission to Nui Ba Den on this nightshift avionics Deskin = not sure what he did but he bunked with me for a while. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) worked through lunch so afternoon off. Select from premium Da Nang Air Base of the highest quality. 30 min. Saw 'Rascals' at RPI Signal Group Aviation Detachment All units at Da Nang went on full alert, but the damage had been done. mailed film to Kodak, Tuesday, November 2, 1971 Long Thanh North Avionics afternoon Avionics 2 hr. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saturday, June 5, 1971 Da Nang Attacks on DaNang Air Base "Rocket City" Information in this table is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. This is My, our hut maid. TDY = Temporary Duty, we got paid extra when we stayed at another city and (Letter Home) Kelm came back up, Saturday, April 3, 1971 Da Nang Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang 15 min. Got pictures from Wards Rocket Attack On DaNang - YouTube (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Headcount = Checking in GI's at meals at the mess hall, a gravy job for (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Did PM on CO's air conditioner, Saturday, June 12, 1971 Long Thanh North It was a dirty, wet, miserable job repairing the aluminum-plated runway under fire at the Khe Sanh marine base in northwestern Vietnam. Put radios in plane that came up 12 AMERICANS DIE IN ROCKET ATTACK ON DANANG BASE; 40 Wounded and 6 Planes Destroyed Foe Raids a Jail, Freeing Prisoners 12 AMERICANS DIE IN ROCKET ATTACK July 15, 1967 The New York Times. Arriflexes. inclusion in the 'little green book.' Shows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Returned to Long Thanh to get payed, Saturday, July 31, 1971 Long Thanh North 1971 Long Thanh North Thursday, March 4, 1971 Da Nang I remember the XM-174 grenade launcher could put out 12 rounds before the first one hit the ground. Return to Rick's Home Page. NVA rocket attacks were generally larger in volume of rockets and better aimed than "VC" attacks although by 1971-72 the VC ranks, decimated by their . Terms Burm detail, may try to get permanent tower guard, Tuesday, September 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Personal photo of Bill Diebold -- I found this image by chance online in 2006 and re-connected with Bill. finished roll of slide film, Sunday, March 28, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Burm detail, Wednesday, May 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount, Monday, December 13, 1971 Long Thanh North TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. marks the name of Airman First Class Frederick R. Neef, 600th Photo Squadron photographer killed in Vietnam. Rigged 009, Sunday, October 24, 1971 Long Thanh North, Pleiku Davis = Sgt. Nng CSC in 1971. (Letter Home) All of them are unknown. Me on the M60. (Letter Home) Arrived Pleiku, Monday, October 25, 1971 Pleiku Again, all the SP's are unknown. To Vung Tau, returned 7 pm, Friday, August 13, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau to Da Nang On 30 June 1972, the 366th TFW was deactivated at Da Nang Air Base, being reactivated at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand the same day. Will open in a new window. A formation of F-100s of the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing fly over the ancient Cham temple south of their base at Phan Rang. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972 | Upper Grand Lagoon FL Stream Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - SoundCloud I was using a Graflex medium format camera for this mission and I'm wearing "g-suit" chaps that would automatically inflate when pulling out of a steep dive to prevent blacking out. Nng Air Base: 366th SPS, photos by Glen H. Myers. 1971. - VSPA Night Shift Avionics, Friday, November 12, 1971 Long Thanh North So wing maintainers and aircrews modified the mounting of an external 20-millimeter Gatling gun pod on the F-4Cs used for ground attack for use in air-to-air combat, and in less than a month, starting on May 14, 1967, the wings pilots had scored four MiG kills. (Letter Home) To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Supposed to go to Vung Tau tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau Korean floor show at RPI, Wednesday, September 1, 1971 Da Nang Off (Letter Home) Rockets Kill 12 at Danang - The New York Times (Letter Home) Found out I had guard on bunker 2 at 9 pm, walked out, Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Long Thanh North Quit 7 pm, Friday, October 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Clipping found in Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio, Texas on Jul 5, 1971. Didn't fly, standby, Sunday, May 16, 1971 Long Thanh North picked up three pants from tailor, put two in, Sunday, March 14, 1971 Da Nang At least we had indoor 366th Security Police K-9. Give this article. on Satellite 061 (Letter Home) Heavy explosions and fires on the base. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) PFC = Private First Class rank (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Photo #2A & 2B ( Nng AB): The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. by (nothing), Tuesday, February 23, 1971 Da Nang 9 missions, 009, 1 hr. Repaired two amps (pin pulling out - blue wire), Wednesday, July 28, 1971 Vung Tau It seems that someone had failed to tell the B-52 pilots that we would be filming at this location and some were a bit upset seeing us in the approach area.
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