danang rocket attack july 5, 1971

PATC and ATC = info on the Appalachian trail (Letter Home) 366th Security Police K-9. Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972. China Beach Images from the French and Italian Alps - June 2011, Dr. Seel's Academic Survival Tips for First-Year Students. 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. Avionics nightshift, Wednesday, November 17, 1971 Long Thanh North On detail building hangers out of cement tinker toys 1 mission 027, 3 hr 45 min. Got batteries and mail, Thursday, July 29, 1971 Vung Tau Got 20 letters today, Saturday, July 24, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) China Beach for a while but too windy, Thursday, May 6, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Another fisheye photo I took that day of a B-52 landing over our heads. 15 min. Stopped Bien Hoa for fuel (Letter Home) (Letter Home) This mundane little book has an entry for just about every day I was in-country Test flight 009 for pictures (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Waiting, Saturday, December 25, 1971 Da Nang HF = High frequency radio Tragically, five airmen died in the attack that night and 38 were wounded. (Letter Home) Slept instead Got 4 RT's and 3 more Amps, Sunday, July 25, 1971 Vung Tau On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 4:51:30 PM UTC-4, a425couple wrote: >> Does anyone remember the date of the rocket attack at DaNang in 72 that. Home) Got SP4 today Found out I'm on flight orders today Beginning in May 1972, the forces of the USAF were drawn down at Da Nang. Off morning Guard duty bunker 4, Saturday, September 25, 1971 Long Thanh North De-rigged 038, Monday, June 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Returned to Long Thanh to get payed, Saturday, July 31, 1971 Long Thanh North Mess hall got hit by rocket this morning about 4:30 am while I was gone (Letter Home) Burm detail cutting grass, Friday, July 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo #3 ( Nng AB): Me on the M60. didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang Hot at 5 AM, mission terminated at 11:30 am just before I was due to fly **** TET 1968 Band at club, Sunday, May 30, 1971 Long Thanh North Pictures of Danang 8. Took 5 banks to Vung Tau, Saturday, July 3, 1971 Long Than North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) China Beach, standby till Friday. Saw ' Danger Diabolic" at RPI, Thursday, August 26, 1971 Da Nang Checked banks in 027, ok President Nixon denied the next day that there were U.S. troops on the ground in Cambodia, so these photos were never released. (Letter Home) there. (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5 hrs 15 min. Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang Sunday, April 11, 1971, Long Thanh North Pictures of Danang 10. To Vung Tau, returned 7 pm, Friday, August 13, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau (Letter Home) Watching the M-79 (Blooper) being fired. (Letter Home) See the article in its original context from. Got HYl-3's and Ky's but didn't get mail Wasted time (Letter Home) As I recall I finally left Vietnam on the day after Christmas Night Shift Avionics, Wednesday, November 10, 1971 Long Thanh North A formation of F-100s of the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing fly over the ancient Cham temple south of their base at Phan Rang. B-52 ground crew members stand near their aircraft under dramatic skies near the Gulf of Thailand. Satellite 000 Naval Academy, and made a career in naval intelligence. Burm detail (Letter Home) A shot of me in our hut. Preparing to fly an air-to-air photo assignment in a F-100 Super Sabre with the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at Phan Rang Air Base in Vietnam in 1970. (Letter Home) May have practice mission tomorrow, Sunday, October 3, 1971 Long Thanh North reserved. Three soldiers were killed and 37 wounded in a rocket attack on Danang. Gunfighter Village = Air force compound in Da Nang Back to Long Thanh, 1 mission, 2 hr. still didn't have power supply, Sunday, July 18, 1971 Vung Tau Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972 | Upper Grand Lagoon FL China Beach This was a 5-second time exposure with a remote flash from the side so as to not affect the pilot's night vision. Rigged 013, 038 and 073 for mission up north OFF, rode shotgun on truck to Long Binh I continued to write home about the (Letter Home) Got slides back from PX and mailed them home, Thursday, April 8, 1971 Da Nang Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Anyone can read what you share. (Letter Home) Night shift Avionics, Thursday, October 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Relay or Radio Relay Telephone which was our primary mission and were news but for some reason the entries in the diary stopped for this period (Letter Home) on Satellite 000 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Stayed at shop till 10:30, left Back to Da Nang (Letter Home) Tuesday, June 8, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Supposed to go back to Long Thanh tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24, 1971 Tuy Hoa, Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission, 1 hr., Satellite 073 Saw "Hornets Nest', Thursday, March 11, 1971 Da Nang Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Paulson left this morning (Letter (Letter Home) Rocket attack just before landing Repaired two amps (pin pulling out - blue wire), Wednesday, July 28, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Pete's Site - Vietnam Portfolio, 1970-1971 Got clearing papers Band at RPI tonight Clipping found in Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio, Texas on Jul 5, 1971. arrived 8:30 pm, Monday, September 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo #8 ( Nng AB): Son Nhut Airspace. De-rigged 071 (Letter Home) Saw 'Tell me you love me Junie Moon' Burm detail laying concertina wire (Letter Home) Got a package of 'goodies', Sunday, February 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam Half day off (Letter Home) Checked banks, need new KY-28, Wednesday, July 14, 1971 Vung Tau 1 mission 061 returned to Long Thanh 2 hrs. Started night shift today, Friday, September 10, 1971 Long Thanh North More rocket attack damage. Had rain all afternoon, Friday, September 24, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw "Airport" at main compound, Thursday, March 18, 1971 Da Nang The Flightline, Funny Money, Rocket shrapnel. Pay day, $387, Wednesday, December 1, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Signal Group Aviation Detachment Keyed guns Claybough, Kadramas, Obrient, Cheney, Skoog went south on 009 and 061 Company party to celebrate new hot water heater, Sunday, November 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Avionics, Thursday, August 12, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau mission Go to Rick's Vietnam Letters (nothing), Thursday, June 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Friday, October 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Again, all the SP's are unknown. Checked some more problems with racks Long Binh = airfield and military base Shipped to Da Nang Attempted repair Got 2 packages today Got called out, Beckman and Sylvester went south with 073, Saturday, August 28, 1971 Da Nang Guard duty noon to 6 pm, Thursday, June 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Kelm and Harrelson left today, Saturday, March 27, 1971 Da Nang No mail (Letter Home) This is a Kaman HH-43 Pedro. Vietnam Diary of Rick Holt, 1971, "The Little Green Book" (Letter Home) 10,000 ft. above Nui Ba Den Mountain(Letter Home) Supposed to go to NaTrang but turned back, Monday, May 3, 1971 Da Nang Click the image above for a flight chart of the Long Binh/Bien Hoa/ Tan Night Shift Avionics 009 up 1:30 am Headcount, Saturday, December 11, 1971 Long Thanh North As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. We were flying inverted to take this photo. No fly, standby Arrived Vung Tau out of 027, Thursday, May 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Davis took them to Phu Loi this afternoon. (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. Didn't get payed (Letter Home) Checked banks, Friday, June 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Good show at club, Sunday, August 8, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) and was home and mustered out of the Army within a few days. Got shots at dispensary (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Still a lot of problems, Tuesday, July 20, 1971 Vung Tau 15. min 1 mission, 5 hours, up at 10 am, put on standby, Thursday, February 4, 1971 Da Nang TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Printed a few more pictures, Wednesday, June 2, 1971 Long Thanh North It was not until March 1966, HQ 366th Tactical Fighter Wing, the 389th TFS and various support units of the wing entered the conflict and were reassigned to, 366th FIGHTER ASSOCIATION AUDENTES FORTUNA JUVAT, Outstanding Unit Award w/Combat V Citation 1970-72, Colonel Thomas Moe: American POW in North Vietnam, 366th Fighter Group Memorial Dedication Ceremony NMUSAF, 366th Fighter Group Monument Photo NMUSAF, 366th Fighter Group Memorial and Tree Photo At The NMUSAF, A-1 Airfield Memorial Dedication - France, In the early days at Da Nang, pilots were frustrated that they were missing opportunities to shoot down enemy MiGs because the F-4C lacked a cannon and its missiles were ineffective at short ranges. Stayed overnight at the 21st Signal Transient barracks, Tuesday, June 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Got pictures back from PX and mailed them home, Tuesday, February 16, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Avionics till 9 then on detail picking up pre-fab bunker at Long Binh, Tuesday, August 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Got one set of banks working Avionics nightshift, Tuesday, November 16, 1971 Long Thanh North My hearing was permanently impaired by excessive noise exposure to loud jet engines during the war (without adequate ear protection). (Letter Home) 1 mission - 5 hours, up at 6 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) identified the aircraft and were (Letter Home) OFF, Monday, October 18, 1971 Long Thanh North (nothing), Tuesday, February 23, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Lots of work on 061, Thursday, October 21, 1971 Long Thanh North [ Rod Carbone photo ]. (Letter Home) Photo was given to me. (Letter Home) *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. Checked the rest of the relay banks this morning Mission kicked off this evening A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical. 7 pm stopped at Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, September 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) See a recent photo of Richard here. (Letter Home) Caught some rays on the bunker, OFF, Monday, September 6, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. 140 mm rocket. personnel on call. Guard duty midnight to 6 am, Monday, May 31, 1971 Long Thanh North Arrived at Da Nang this evening, stopped at Qui Nhon on the way up. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Took a roll of slide film to Gunfighter PX, Wednesday, February 17, 1971 Da Nang Quit 6 pm, Wednesday, September 22, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 1 mission, 4 hrs. Rocket Attack on Danang. danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 The barracks burned to the ground after the rocket attack. Live band at the R.P.I. (Letter Home) Installed FM controller head, transponder and Slept till 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 1971 Long Thanh North We gained a new appreciation for these airmen who spent months working under fire at Khe Sanh. Long Thanh North = Army airbase of same name and home base of 2nd Headcount, Sunday, December 12, 1971 Long Thanh North We spent two days at U-Tapao photographing operations there, but did not have the opportunity to fly in one of these enormous planes. Went to Freedom Hill PX and bowling alley today, Sunday, April 4, 1971 Da Nang Nha Trang = airfield Guard duty, Tuesday, June 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Detail = doing grunt work just about anywhere De-rigged 013, rigged 027 Played a game of horse shoes and Monopoly this morning, Friday, April 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Got package today, Thursday, February 25, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Went to USO show, Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Fixed 3 banks myself Fred was one week away from his 19th birthday when his plane went down on November 27, 1970. Nui Ba Den. Red Alert 11:30 pm Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. (Letter Home) Reparied mike cord on 420 actually flew the first radio relay flight for a mission to Nui Ba Den on this OFF (Letter Home) 20 min. Marble Mountain Air Facility - Wikipedia 000, Monday, June 21, 1971 Nha Trang Standby (Letter Home) (Letter Home) This is me processing out for emergency leave after getting word that my mother had died. Scary. (Letter Home) I assume it was a hit on one of the POL areas judging from the heavy black smoke. Status still questionable PDF Attack on Da Nang Air Base, RVN, by Monty Moore See the article in its original context from. Thursday, August 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Picked up TDY to Vung Tau and Nha Trang (Letter Home) Checked radio banks all day Attacks on Da Nang Air Base TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Waiting, Thursday, December 23, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. Standby Got 28 letters today, Friday, February 26, 1971 Long Thanh North This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Saw 'Raid on Rommel' at RPI, Tuesday, August 31, 1971 Da Nang

Thomas Schafenacker Salary, Indecent Proposal Ending Explained, Flash' Actor Dies Coronavirus, Hotels With Salt Water Pools Near Me, Articles D