(Letter Home) (Letter Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. (Letter Home) Got pictures from Wards Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. A motion picture (mopic) crew from the 600th Photo Squadron prepares to shoot some footage in Pleiku in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Da Nang July 5 1971 - Newspapers.com To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. 15 min. Capt. (Letter Home) Flew to Da Nang (Letter Home) Got materials for USAFI course today (oceanography) Got two sets of nomex liferized today OFF, Sunday, October 31, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'The body stealers' at RPI, Thursday, September 2, 1971 Da Nang On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai China Beach for a while but too windy, Thursday, May 6, 1971 Da Nang Moved to new hootch behind personnel building, Tuesday, March 9, 1971 Da Nang In February 1965, while at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, the wing began converting to the new F-4C Phantom II. RR standby no mail I was getting a 30 day drop and would be leaving Vietnam around Christmas Day, Off morning, Col. Dickerson to come inspect tomorrow Night Shift Avionics, Wednesday, November 10, 1971 Long Thanh North 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. (Letter Home) Find Da Nang Air Base stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Worked on Satellite 679 and061 this morning, Monday, May 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Rained all day Saw "Fools" at MAFC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971 Da Nang Mission kicked off, I fly tomorrow morning, Wednesday, April 7, 1971 Da Nang Their film cameras were 16 mm. Headcount, Saturday, December 4, 1971 Long Thanh North Reparied mike cord on 420 Starting with a Viet Cong rocket attack in February 1967 followed by similar attacks in July and September of that year and with increasing frequency thereafter, several ground personnel were killed and injured. Nha Trang = airfield The "LA" on the tail indicates that this aircrew is part of the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Note the message above the gun and the helicopter reflected in his sunglasses. Return to Rick's Home Page. arrived 8:30 pm, Monday, September 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Had day off till 6:30, worked till 10:30, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount Rick Vaughnes is in the center, and at right in back is motion picture photographer Sgt. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or Sent two fixed ones back start flying tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Da Nang HF = High frequency radio Need HYL-3 USAFI = US Armed Forces Institute, correspondence course. 1 mission, 3 hrs 038 up 8:45 am (Letter Home) Spent whole day at China Beach, Saturday, February 20, 1971 Da Nang Not feeling well, Friday, June 11, 1971 Long Thanh North Home) (Letter No good banks yet, Thursday, July 15, 1971 Vung Tau Practice alert this evening, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. Rocket attack just before landing The attack almost wiped out the 390th TFS, which had 18 of its Phantoms destroyed or badly damaged. (nothing), Friday, February 19, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Band at Club Got stuck in traffic jam going to Red Beach [ Rod Carbone photo ] Got 2 banks working Saw 'Makenzie Break' at RPI, Wednesday, September 15, 1971 Da Nang Missed USO show at 5 pm Got payed $348 Did PM on CO's air conditioner, Saturday, June 12, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Rocket Attack on Danang - The New York Times (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972. 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, https://www.nytimes.com/1967/07/15/archives/12-americans-die-in-rocket-attack-on-danang-base-40-wounded-and-6.html. SoundCloud Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell published on 2011-07-20T19:49 . Later that year, the wing sent its first squadron to the Republic of Vietnam. (Letter Home) Log one extra, stopped Sanford for fuel, Long Thanh no power 000, Wednesday, June 23, 1971 Long Thanh North An army tank driver near the Cambodian border. (Letter Home) 000, Monday, June 21, 1971 Nha Trang This photo was taken during an airborne assault by Vietnamese troops into a hot LZ northwest of Saigon. (Letter Home) Vung Tau = town near the coast (no diary entries) (It was on the 18th I found out PATC and ATC = info on the Appalachian trail Got mail, Friday, May 28, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) ), Monday, December 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Put radar in 001, took Loran? (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 's were killed and 36 wounded in the shelling. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) By truck to Aviation Detachment of 2nd Signal Group, Long Thanh Airbase, Back on standby at noon, Thursday, Februaryb 11, 1971 Da Nang Kadramas flew 009 test flight, unsuccessful, bad pushes, Monday, October 4, 1971, Long Thanh North Nng AB (Letter Home) 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. Got haircut, Friday, May 14, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Mission kicked off June 8, 1969. (Letter Home) Guard midnight Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning Rigged 073 and 009, Saturday, August 14, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) by Saw movie 'The last Day of the War' at the MAFC This is a Kaman HH-43 Pedro. 1 mission - 5 hours, up at 6 pm, Tuesday, February 2, 1971 Da Nang All units at Da Nang went on full alert, but the damage had been done. Banks = radio banks, a shelf like unit that contained a couple radios and This is a shot of a young girl talking to one of the bunker guards. Avionics, Thursday, August 12, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau Avionics Coming back from chow. I continued to write home about the Detail = doing grunt work just about anywhere Night shift Avionics 2 missions 027, up 3 pm, 6 hr. Standby (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 15 min. China Beach Had lunch and supper at the club, Monday, April 19, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) OFF, Monday, October 18, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. 20 min. Ordered slide projector and stuff from PATC and ATC, Tuesday, June 15, 1971 Long Thanh North TDY = Temporary Duty, we got paid extra when we stayed at another city and (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics, Thursday, November 4, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. notes I kept in my little diary book were little more than snippets of thought. to Da Nang B-52 ground crew members stand near their aircraft under dramatic skies near the Gulf of Thailand. Went to parade practice by chopper Mailed film to Wards. (Letter Home) Tower guard 6 am to noon To purchase. In five minutes, they had expended their ammunition. worked through lunch so afternoon off. A 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing RF-4C Phantom is preflighted for a night mission in 1970. On standby, Saturday, March 6, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Photo #1 ( Nng AB): Me to Da Nang in 038 Col. Dickinson came for inspection (Letter Home) Davis took them to Phu Loi this afternoon. news but for some reason the entries in the diary stopped for this period Put in for TDY pay up 7 am (Letter Home) Got shots at dispensary 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. OFF, Monday, November 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Beckman = crew chief ], Remember the fine restroom facilities? Took apart CO's air conditioner Put roll of slide film in Gunfighter PX, Friday, March 5, 1971 Da Nang, Phu Bai Looking back I find (Letter Home) See the article in its original context from. Supposed to go back south tomorrow, Friday, May 7, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North Photo #2A & 2B ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) OFF Got pictures back from Wards and mailed them home At least we had indoor Noon to 6 pm guard duty OFF, read a couple books, Monday, July 19, 1971 Vung Tau Stayed overnight at the 21st Signal Transient barracks, Tuesday, June 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Nui Ba Den. (Letter Home) 180 Da Nang Air Base Premium High Res Photos - Getty Images RPI= Rice Paddy Inn, club on base in Da Nang (Letter Home) Got 220 line, also got rectifier from Long Thanh (Letter Home) Put C-1611 in 013, Monday, May 24, 1971 Long Thanh North Could not get through and they didn't call me, Tuesday, July 27, 1971 Vung Tau Still on standby, Sunday, March 7, 1971 Da Nang Electric off in hanger all day Guard duty noon to 6 pm, Thursday, June 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Clipping found in Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio, Texas on Jul 5, 1971. up 7 pm (Letter Home) Quit 8 pm to club see Japanese Band, Tuesday, November 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Claybough = radio relay operator (Letter Home) Took banks out of 000 10,000 ft. above Nui Ba Den Mountain(Letter Home) Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. Supposed to go back to Long Thanh tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24, 1971 Tuy Hoa, Long Thanh North Checked radios in 038 OK, Sunday, October 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) She was a very kind and caring lady. Da Nang Air Base : Sapper & Rocket Attacks During The Vietnam War OFF (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Put UHF control head in 009, Saturday, May 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Scary. China Beach Noon - 4 pm (Letter Home) 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. The SP wearing the hat and smoking a pipe worked in Training, I think. This fisheye photo was taken at the end of the runway at U-Tapao Air Base in Thailand as we filmed a B-52 returning from a mission landing right over our heads. A formation of F-100s of the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing fly over the ancient Cham temple south of their base at Phan Rang. Had picture taken for flight record (Letter Home) Rigged 027,038,061 for radio relay to Da Nang 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'the Undefeated' at M AFC, Wednesday, May 5, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Mission never started (Letter Home) "SNAFU" is a key military term that describes this lapse in communication -- this is one level below "FUBAR.". Good show at club, Sunday, August 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Off Power supply not working right, Saturday, July 17, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) MACV club, Sunday, September 19, 1971 Da Nang, Hue and AO, Long Thanh I grabbed my camera and ran outside to document the attack. * The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. Duff and Kelm went to Da Nang this morning, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Got all but one bank working Burm detail, Wednesday, May 26, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Put 2 mike cords in choppers, Tuesday, May 11, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh (Letter Home) 1 ship to leave tomorrow with Kadramas and Claybough, Sunday, August 22, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission DCS 1 hr 000 Rocket Attack = refers to enemy 122mm rockets incoming. Phu Bai = airfield and switch in chopper control stick. (Letter Home) Avionics Standby = planes ready to fly with radio relay racks in place and (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 1971 to Saturday, November 27, Beckman came, Murphy left, Sunday, August 29, 1971 Da Nang Saw 'Joe' at MAFC Arrived Pleiku, Monday, October 25, 1971 Pleiku 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. Wasted time unit. finished roll of slide film, Sunday, March 28, 1971 Da Nang Saw "Love Bug" at the RPI tonight, Thursday, February 18, 1971 Da Nang Kadremas = radio relay operator Off this afternoon Bill was the primary photographer for the 7th Air Force News in 1970-71. Avionics till 9 then on detail picking up pre-fab bunker at Long Binh, Tuesday, August 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Son Nhut Airspace. Checked radio banks Anyone can read what you share. 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. Sound: Yes. Brought back two banks Avionic and checking radio banks Re-rigged 038, 013. Danang pictures index - 366th TFW Test flight 009 for pictures High-resolution original photos (without watermarks) are available from the National Archives in Washington, DC. Standby Gunfighter Village = Air force compound in Da Nang Worked evening in Avionics USO show in afternoon No mail, Friday, July 23, 1971 Vung Tau me, but I share it here as an insight into the mind of a 20 year old draftee Night Shift Avionics I was new to the Combat Documentation (ComDoc) team and my uniform shows it. Cheney = crew chief (Letter Home) Naval Academy, and made a career in naval intelligence. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Saw "Support your Local Sheriff" at main compound, Wednesday, March 17, 1971 Da Nang Left Ft. Dix 8:00, Tuesday, Jan 26, 1971 Bien Hoa Saw "Hornets Nest', Thursday, March 11, 1971 Da Nang Was guide-on bearer for change of command ceremony 1 mission, 5 hours 15 min, up at 11 pm yesterday till 4 am today on (Letter Home) Hot, Pool closed, game of Monopoly this evening (Letter Home) DA NANG A.B. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972 1 mission, DCS, 013 1 hr. All of them are unknown. 15. min 2 rocket attacks early this morning to work in radio relay on planes, Sunday, Jan 31, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Long Binh = airfield and military base 2 hr. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. up 1:30 PM 061 should get flight pay and PFC. [ Rod Carbone photo ]. just before takeoff, Found out I had guard on bunker 2 at 9 pm, walked out, Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission, 5 hours, up at 10 am, put on standby, Thursday, February 4, 1971 Da Nang Night Shift Avionics Night shift Avionics, Tuesday, October 19, 1971 Long Thanh North Finally got mail, Monday, March 8, 1971 Da Nang Took Urin test at Long Binh, Friday, December 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Guide-on practice till noon It should be noted that not all the action was in the air. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 3 missions 061 to Hue and Ao and Hue to Da Nang 2 pm Photo was given to me. Photo #6A, 6b, and 6c ( Nng AB): At the firing range. (Letter Home) Supposed to be on burm detail but cancelled (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Headcount, Sunday, December 12, 1971 Long Thanh North associated electronics that functioned as a relay unit. Shipped to Da Nang OFF It was used as an aerial firetruck by using an underslung pod. Up 9:15 am, 1 mission RR 4 hrs. (Letter Home) 20 min.073, Monday, August 16, 1971 Da Nang Had to hitchhike to personnel (Letter Home) 45 min. This is one of the Air Force aircraft that brought badly needed supplies to Viet Nam. . Saturday, February 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) China Beach today, got a whole stack of mail today Monday, February 15, 1971 Da Nang Avionics, Thursday, July 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo #3 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) Shortly after this photo was taken we were escorted to the base commander by the air police. Waiting, Thursday, December 23, 1971 Da Nang All rights (Letter Home) Photo #7 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) To Vung Tau, returned 7 pm, Friday, August 13, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau Standby 1 mission 4 hrs. Worked on Satellite 000 radios Davis = Sgt. Signal Group Aviation Detachment Copyright 2003 Rick Holt. (Letter Home) Clip: 65675029937. Need batteries Night Shift Avionics, Saturday, November 6, 1971 Long Thanh North on Satellite 000 Kelm = radio relay operator 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. Three soldiers were killed and 37 wounded in a rocket attack on Danang. 30 min. Checked banks, Friday, June 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Nui Ba Den, Tay Ninh, Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) mission Saw band "Nitwits" at RPI, Monday, March 15, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Saw 'Some Kind of a nut' at MAFC, Wednesday, August 25, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission DCS 2 hrs. Got pictures back from Montgomery Wards, Friday, March 19, 1971 Da Nang Arrived Long Thanh 3:30 pm via Tuy Hoa Expecting typhoon tonight, Sunday, May 2, 1971 Da Nang KP = Kitchen patrol, working in the mess hall A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical. (Letter Home) Rocket Attack on Danang. China Beach today Put FM control head in chopper and FM in another Another fisheye photo I took that day of a B-52 landing over our heads. Jeff Mitton. Click the image above for a flight chart of the Long Binh/Bien Hoa/ Tan 1 mission 009 5 hr 10 min. Send slides home(18) (Letter Home) 3 G.I.'s Are Reported Killed By Enemy Shells at Danang During the attack, Lieutenant Colonel Verle E. Ludwig's 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, south of Marble Mountain, came under small arms fire, but apparently this was a feint designed to fix the unit in its defensive positions. I assume it was a hit on one of the POL areas judging from the heavy black smoke. Standby at 7:30 pm. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. The 362 TEWS Latrine. Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Sent $500 home Live band at the R.P.I. Drizzled all day DaNang Gunfighters - 366th Fighter Association As I recall I finally left Vietnam on the day after Christmas https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/30/archives/rockets-kill-12-at-danang.html. Rocket attacks in 1972 Da Nang Vietnam nightshift avionics Heavy explosions and fires on the base. Obrient = radio relay operator No mail (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Saw 'Dirty Dingus McGee' at MAFC, Thursday, March 25, 1971 Da Nang One of the four crewmen was hurt in the crashes. Went to Vung Tau by way of Can Tho and Binh Tuy to pick up 3 radio racks, Tuesday, August 3, 1971 Da Nang Saw 'Alices Restaurant" at MC The results of a typhoon that hit Nng in 1971. . Add 1 mission, stopped at Phu Bai OFF, rode shotgun on truck to Long Binh I worked as complotter on Cobra Flight for about half my time at Nng. 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). 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 Put HF in 001, Monday, June 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'Graduate' at main compound, Monday, March 22, 1971 Da Nang Pay day, $387, Wednesday, December 1, 1971 Long Thanh North This is me processing out for emergency leave after getting word that my mother had died. Completed lesson 2 of USAFI course, Friday, June 25, 1971 Long Thanh North Got some sun on the bunker outside, Tuesday, September 14, 1971 Da Nang De-rigged 061 30 min. (Letter Home) 3 G.I. It was a dirty, wet, miserable job repairing the aluminum-plated runway under fire at the Khe Sanh marine base in northwestern Vietnam. RR to Nui Ba Den, Thursday, September 30, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den Got magazines OFF doing his duty for his country, serving his year in Vietnam. Went to Long Binh, got a ride on an APC Deskin drunkerrrrr! (Letter Home) (Letter Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by, http://www.redhorseassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=3722.0. (Letter Home) Headcount, Thursday, December 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Send letter to gran (Letter Home) Mission = flight on U-21 or chopper, may be DCA(I think this stood for Sat in Avionics shop today The gun pod innovation and the MiG kills that followed earned the wing the nickname it carries today, the Gunfighters. During this period, the wing earned a. (Letter Home) Standby till Monday Burm detail Worked morning, off afternoon, worked night. We spent two days at U-Tapao photographing operations there, but did not have the opportunity to fly in one of these enormous planes. (Letter Home) Note the radio at center for ground-to-air communication. live band at the Rice Paddy in at 6 PM, Saturday, February 6, 1971 Long Thanh North, Tuy Hoa Richard Life. Went HOT 9 am, on station 10:30 am All but middle ok, no xmit, Tuesday, July 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to Vung Tau and hit beach Took a jog to back gate, Friday, May 21, 1971 Long Thanh North Night Shift Avionics The temple is a key tourist attraction in the area today. Pulled guard from Noon to 6 pm on conex, Saturday, May 29, 1971 Long Thanh North OFF At the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington in 2007, my son P.J. on Satellite 061 Checked set of banks for cipher Half day off 1 mission 4 hrs. Back to Da Nang Newspapers.com makes these newspapers available for the purpose of historical research, and is not responsible for the content of any newspapers archived at our site.