Mission on standby, Friday, October 15, 1971 Long Than North Went to Long Binh and put in for TDY to Nha Trang, Vung Tau and Da Nang, Sunday, September 5, 1971 Long Thanh North [ Rod Carbone photo ] 20 min. Rockets Kill 12 at Danang - The New York Times Checked banks, Friday, June 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Got soaked working after 5 pm, Wednesday, June 30, 1971 Long Thanh North KP duty 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday, Jan 29, 1971 Long Binh A shot of me in our hut. (Letter Home) page danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 (Letter Home) A motion picture (mopic) crew from the 600th Photo Squadron prepares to shoot some footage in Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Guard duty 6 am - noon, Friday, June 4, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Pictures of Danang 9. Reparied mike cord on 420 (Letter Home) Picked up TDY to Vung Tau and Nha Trang Beckman = crew chief Moss moved out (nothing), Wednesday, April 28, 1971 Da Nang Coming back from chow. The SP wearing the hat and smoking a pipe worked in Training, I think. Night Shift Avionics, Friday, November 12, 1971 Long Thanh North 013, Wednesday, August 18, 1971 Da Nang HF = High frequency radio (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Burm detail 366th Security Police K-9. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Standby = planes ready to fly with radio relay racks in place and up 7 pm, Thursday, October 14, 1971 Long Thanh North, Bien Hoa Da Nang Air Base - Wikipedia (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Mess hall got hit by rocket this morning about 4:30 am while I was gone These photos were taken from the back seat of another F-4. (Letter Home) Waiting, Saturday, December 25, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Avionics, Sunday, May 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Rocket attack, Tuesday, April 27, 1971 Da Nang Photo #3 ( Nng AB): Me on the M60. Rigged 073 and 009, Saturday, August 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Tragically, five airmen died in the attack that night and 38 were wounded. Started this evening as headcount, Thursday, December 2, 1971 Long Thanh North The three #'s (000, 013, 038, etc.) Got pictures back from PX and mailed them home, Tuesday, February 16, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) SP4 = rank of Specialist 4th Class Would not release us to go south An F4 high above the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. home. Wednesday, February 10, 1971 Da Nang SoundCloud Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell published on 2011-07-20T19:49 . Quit 8 pm to club see Japanese Band, Tuesday, November 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) news but for some reason the entries in the diary stopped for this period 1 mission CA 4 hr. There were 4 personnel KIA with these 26 attacks on DaNang AB You can see why it was called "Rocket City." That year the BDRT responded 15 times before I departed for Thailand. Off this afternoon 1 mission, 5.5 hours, up at 10 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Da Nang Arrived Pleiku, Monday, October 25, 1971 Pleiku Radio banks back from Phu Loi, Saturday, April 24, 1971 Long Thanh North They took our M-16's away from us today, Thursday, May 13, 1971 Long Thanh North R&U detail building APO (post office) Jeff Mitton. Got a package of 'goodies', Sunday, February 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Up 9:15 am, 1 mission RR 4 hrs. Off morning News stories from Monday July 5, 1971 . It was used as an aerial firetruck by using an underslung pod. 061 1 mission to Quang Tri at 6 pm Zip band in evening, Monday, October 11, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter OFF, Monday, November 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Mailed film to Wards, Friday, September 17, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Avionics nightshift, Tuesday, November 16, 1971 Long Thanh North [ Rod Carbone photo ], Taken of me in a f-4 Danang 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], Took this one out on the flightline Dec. 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], Gunfighter PilotsDec.1971 Checked radio banks (Letter Home) danang rocket attack july 5, 19717ds grand cross banner schedule7ds grand cross banner schedule We recently heard from David Tomblin of Wilkinson, West Virginia -- then an aircraft maintenance specialist with the 366th TFW -- who was injured when the rocket landed right next to his bunk area. 7 pm stopped at Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, September 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Heavy explosions and fires on the base. Got batteries and mail, Thursday, July 29, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) Guard duty midnight to 6 am, Thursday, June 3, 1971 Long Thanh North arrived 8:30 pm, Monday, September 20, 1971 Long Thanh North 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. (Letter Home) should get flight pay and PFC. Night Shift Avionics, Friday, November 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Burm detail laying concertina wire, Saturday, July 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) China Beach, standby till Friday. TDY = Temporary Duty, we got paid extra when we stayed at another city and This is one of the Air Force aircraft that brought badly needed supplies to Viet Nam. Was honored as. Mission put off till tomorrow, Tuesday, April 6, 1971 Da Nang Beginning in May 1972, the forces of the USAF were drawn down at Da Nang. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Photo was given to me. (Letter Home) The results of a typhoon that hit Nng in 1971. unit. Headcount, Monday, December 6, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission 4 hrs. 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or Paul's Danang Photos Homepage standby at airfield 3 pm to 7 pm Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. (Letter Home) Cleared Finance, Tuesday, December 21, 1971 Long Binh (nothing), Monday, March 1, 1971 Long Thanh North 56th fixing control amps The nickname for DaNang was "Rocket City" garnering that appellation from the frequent attacks on it by means of the "Katyusha" which is the name given the Soviet BM-21 122mm artillery rocket. DANANG AIRBASE, REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM - william-liddell.com Caught some rays on the bunker, OFF, Monday, September 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 1971 to Saturday, November 27, Burm detail building bunker 1, Thursday, September 23, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) the Army too! DA NANG A.B. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972 Saw 'Raid on Rommel' at RPI, Tuesday, August 31, 1971 Da Nang A very important place. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Took a jog to back gate, Friday, May 21, 1971 Long Thanh North Mailed film to Wards, Wednesday, March 24, 1971 Da Nang Back to Da Nang Home) 1 mission - 5 hours, up at 6 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 1971 Da Nang 1971 30 min. (Letter Home) Burm detail, Wednesday, May 26, 1971 Long Thanh North To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Stopped Bien Hoa for fuel If the resized images on this page are used in other locations, please credit as watermarked. Friday, February 12, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Live band at the R.P.I. mission cancelled, keyed guns, Wednesday, March 31, 1971 Da Nang Duff = radio relay operator De-rigged 071 Quang Tri = airfield (Letter Home) Headcount, Friday, December 3, 1971 Long Thanh North For what it's worth here it is 'as is,' maybe worth little to anyone but Me on my bunk. These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly. Worked morning, off afternoon, worked night. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical. 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 . Wednesday, March 3, 1971 Qui Nhon, Da Nang Left 0800 this morning Went to Long Binh for TDY pay, got two pair of nomex and gloves, Wednesday, May 12, 1971 Long Thanh North Friday, October 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Stream Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell on desktop and mobile. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) and there was just a big X thru each date), Sunday, November 28, 1971 Long Thanh North, Cam Ran, Nha (Letter Home) Kinzel and Bevins came with stuff, Thursday, July 22, 1971 Vung Tau Burm detail Keyed guns, put floor mike switch in 061, Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon Asked Skaggs about permanent tower guard, Wednesday, September 29, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den Practice alert this evening, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Long Thanh North My letters home were verbose, but in stark contrast the daily Slept till 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 1971 Long Thanh North On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai 073 sprung a fuel leak. Da Nang Vietnam 1967 stock footage and images - CriticalPast Hooked front bank as middle band with 3rd as spare, Monday, May 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Send any friend a story. (Letter Home) 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 This is one of our huts directly accrosed from the Armory. Photo #3 ( Nng AB): Put in for TDY pay considered combat assault) mailed package home, Sunday, December 5, 1971 Long Thanh North All rights Paulson went back to get payed Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam HD Stock Footage CriticalPast 310K subscribers Subscribe 194 56K views 8 years ago CriticalPast is an archive of historic. (Letter Home) Put tags on relay banks, Saturday, August 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Had to hitchhike to personnel Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages, Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang To Vung Tau, returned 4 pm Night Shift Avionics Avionics, Saturday, October 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Deskin drunkerrrrr! Standby till Monday Got 2 packages today Trang, Quin Nhon, Marble Mountain, Hue/Phu Bai (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Scary. Just after midnight on July 15, the first rockets were fired at the airbase. mailed film to Kodak, Tuesday, November 2, 1971 Long Thanh North We were flying inverted to take this photo. 30 min. Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow morning Nng Air Base: 366th SPS, photos by Glen H. Myers. 1971. Got payed $348 As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Find Da Nang Air Base stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. (Letter Home) Rocket attack, Monday, April 26, 1971 Da Nang TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. (Letter Home) This photo was taken during an airborne assault by Vietnamese troops into a hot LZ northwest of Saigon. Put HF in 001, Monday, August 2, 1971 Long Thanh North, Can Tho, Binh Tuy, Note the message above the gun and the helicopter reflected in his sunglasses. Headcount, Saturday, December 11, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Got 20 letters today, Saturday, July 24, 1971 Vung Tau 30 min. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) One burning Phantom, loaded with eight M117 bombs, was rapidly unloaded by a courageous maintenance crew organised by Col F C Blesse and Col H O Brennan before the fire reached the bombs. Package due today, didn't come Duff left this morning (Letter OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Waiting, Thursday, December 23, 1971 Da Nang Avionics afternoon by By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. Took Urin test at Long Binh, Friday, December 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Clipping found in Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio, Texas on Jul 5, 1971. (Letter Home) On the night of July 14, the new 122mm launchers were set up in six batteries, each with six launchers. Put radios in plane that came up Long Binh = airfield and military base Thursday, October 7, 1971 Long Thanh North BX before the rocket attack [ Rod Carbone photo ], BX after the rocket attack [ Rod Carbone photo ], Rocket damage to a C-130 January 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], This is a picture I took of Bill Camus 366ams 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo Got HYl-3's and Ky's but didn't get mail 1 mission 4 hrs. Live show at the club tonight, Monday, February 1, 1971 Da Nang Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. (Letter Home) Saturday, February 13, 1971 Da Nang Kadremas = radio relay operator (Letter Home) worked through lunch so afternoon off. Arrived at 10:30, 1 mission 2 hrs. Found good set of banks by using by using three rear banks plus parts, Wednesday, July 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Glen H. Myers Returned to Long Thanh to get payed, Saturday, July 31, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo #7 ( Nng AB): Saw 'Rascals' at RPI Went to Freedom Hill PX and bowling alley today, Sunday, April 4, 1971 Da Nang Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam Heavy explosions and fires on the base. (Letter Home) Finished reading 'Earth Tool Kit', Monday, August 30, 1971 Da Nang Expecting typhoon tonight, Sunday, May 2, 1971 Da Nang Signed out Rocket attack just before landing Took off morning, avionics afternoon 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. Nng AB Attacks on Da Nang Air Base Photo #9 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang SAIGON, Sunday, May 30 (Reuters) Twelve civilians were killed and 11 were wounded when North Viet namese rockets struck five houses in the northern city of Danang this morning, the South Vietnamese command reported. Berry and Schenning left (Letter Home) Fixed 3 banks myself Headcount, Sunday, December 12, 1971 Long Thanh North https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/30/archives/rockets-kill-12-at-danang.html. redistributed. Wednesday, June 9, 1971 Long Thanh North A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of DaNang Air Base. Went to Long Binh, got a ride on an APC Burm detail, may try to get permanent tower guard, Tuesday, September 28, 1971 Long Thanh North ), Monday, December 20, 1971 Long Thanh North # Not in AF records, submitted by members, # Not in AF records, submitted by members, Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973. President Nixon denied the next day that there were U.S. troops on the ground in Cambodia, so these photos were never released. The SP feeding ammo is unknown. 1 mission - 4 hrs. Kelm = radio relay operator In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. 1 mission, 5 hrs 15 min. (Letter Home) inclusion in the 'little green book.' Photo was given to me. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Got haircut, Friday, May 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Arrived Vung Tau Da Nang = Da Nang Air Base and the city of Da Nang. Thursday, August 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Beckman came, Murphy left, Sunday, August 29, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) 1 mission DCS 2 hrs. 15. min Night Shift Avionics Flew CE on 000 It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. amps start flying tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Da Nang Worked on Satellite 679 and061 this morning, Monday, May 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Friday, February 12, 1971 Da Nang MACV club, Sunday, September 19, 1971 Da Nang, Hue and AO, Long Thanh Night Shift Avionics (Letter Home) Saw ' Danger Diabolic" at RPI, Thursday, August 26, 1971 Da Nang OFF, Monday, September 27, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Rigged 073 before I left Mission never started Avionics nightshift, Wednesday, November 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Guard duty bunker 4, Saturday, September 25, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) I experienced rocket attacks, an ammunition dump explosion, total boredom, drug busts, police raids, China Beach, and the birth of my daughter, Rebecca. Log one extra, stopped Sanford for fuel, Long Thanh no power Richard Life. Put on standby 9 pm, Friday, August 20, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. Burm detail laying concertina wire Went to Long Binh to pick up TDY pay, $148.38, Thursday, April 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Seacord to Da Nang in 013 (Letter Home) Turned in TDY orders at Long Binh, Tuesday, April 13, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw movie "Norwood" at RPI, Thursday, April 29, 1971 Da Nang Headcount 15 min. Anyone can read what you share. All girl zip band at 8 pm These airmen worked very long hours to keep the planes repaired and in the air. (Letter Home) Cleaned weapon Saw 'A new leaf' at MAFC Guard duty, Tuesday, June 29, 1971 Long Thanh North Due take off 10 am, Saturday, September 11, 1971 Da Nang MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang Photo #8 ( Nng AB): 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.
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