Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to Long Binh to pick up TDY pay, $148.38, Thursday, April 15, 1971 Long Thanh North On detail building hangers out of cement tinker toys 30 min. Avionics Went to Long Binh and put in for TDY to Nha Trang, Vung Tau and Da Nang, Sunday, September 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Shipped to Da Nang Davis took them to Phu Loi this afternoon. Saw "The Best House in London" at RPI, Monday, February 22, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission 027, 3 hr 45 min. Deskin drunkerrrrr! Tragically, five airmen died in the attack that night and 38 were wounded. + Casualty figures reflect all casualties, i.e., USAF, other military and civilians. (Letter Home) This is a Kaman HH-43 Pedro. (Letter Home) Sylvester = radio relay operator (Letter Home) keyed guns, Friday, March 26, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter (Letter Home) Thursday, August 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo was given to me. (Letter Home) 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). (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Lots of work on 061, Thursday, October 21, 1971 Long Thanh North (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. Guard duty bunker 6, Saturday, October 16, 1971 Long Thanh North MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang This is me processing out for emergency leave after getting word that my mother had died. Kadremas = radio relay operator Steve Lachance, motion picture officer Capt. (Letter Home) Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages, Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang Another fisheye photo I took that day of a B-52 landing over our heads. Saw 'Tell me you love me Junie Moon' Got payed today, Saturday, February 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Off today 56th fixing control amps De-rigged 061, Thursday, June 24, 1971 Long Thanh North there. Radio banks back from Phu Loi, Saturday, April 24, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) June 8, 1969. As you can see we had it pretty rough. Spent most of day at 12 Grp. Stream Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell on desktop and mobile. and switch in chopper control stick. (Letter Home) Still on standby, Sunday, March 7, 1971 Da Nang Me to Da Nang in 038 It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. Took radar out of 061, de-rigged 013 and 038 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. on Satellite 061 (Letter Home) up 1:30 PM 061 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) We had contact with various army units several rocket spotter locations and other agencies that I do not recall. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Slept all day, Sunday, June 20, 1971 Nha Trang Burm detail building bunker 46 (Letter Home) Got 28 letters today, Friday, February 26, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 ship to leave tomorrow with Kadramas and Claybough, Sunday, August 22, 1971 Da Nang (no diary entries) (It was on the 18th I found out Put tags on relay banks, Saturday, August 7, 1971 Long Thanh North RR standby 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. 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. De-rigged 038, Wednesday, October 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Nng Air Base: 366th SPS, photos by Glen H. Myers. 1971. 1 mission 4 hrs. 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. Saw 'the Statue' at RPI, Thursday, September 16, 1971 Da Nang book as a brief note and each day I counted down the days to till I was headed To Vung Tau, returned 4 pm (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Fred was one week away from his 19th birthday when his plane went down on November 27, 1970. 061 1 mission to Quang Tri at 6 pm Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam HD Stock (nothing), Wednesday, April 28, 1971 Da Nang Supposed to be on burm detail but cancelled Flew test flight 009, still unsuccessful, Saigon no answer (Letter Home) China Beach (Letter Home) (Letter Home) off morning Expecting typhoon tonight, Sunday, May 2, 1971 Da Nang unit. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Avionics - radar in 038 occasionally things get blown up. Night Shift Avionics Went to parade practice by chopper 180 Da Nang Air Base Premium High Res Photos - Getty Images (Letter Home) 1 mission 4 hrs. Checked radar in a couple of ships, Sunday, June 27, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh Mission on standby, Friday, October 15, 1971 Long Than North This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or SP4 = rank of Specialist 4th Class News stories from Monday July 5, 1971 - Ultimate70s.com Skoog = crew chief Worked Afternoon and till 11:30 pm, Sunday, November 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Night Shift Avionics. (Letter Home) Photo #3 ( Nng AB): Me on the M60. De-rigged 013, rigged 027 RR to Nui Ba Den, Thursday, September 30, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den (Letter Home) Checked out radios in 027 (Letter Home) 9 missions, 009, 1 hr. North (Letter Home) Pictures of Danang 8. It was a dirty, wet, miserable job repairing the aluminum-plated runway under fire at the Khe Sanh marine base in northwestern Vietnam. If the resized images on this page are used in other locations, please credit as watermarked. This photo was taken of a Vietnamese Air Force pilot flying an A-37 on a ground support mission. out of 027, Thursday, May 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Give this article. Stream Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - SoundCloud 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. Mission kicked off this evening Obrient = radio relay operator China Beach PATC and ATC = info on the Appalachian trail (Letter Home) Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. (Letter Home) 'Duh Hornets' band at RPI, Friday, April 30, 1971 Da Nang Reparied mike cord on 420 I worked as complotter on Cobra Flight for about half my time at Nng. inclusion in the 'little green book.' 1 mission 4 hrs. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Beckman = crew chief A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical. This is one of the Air Force aircraft that brought badly needed supplies to Viet Nam. danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 1 mission 009, 45 min. Civilians didn't show today OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. (Letter Home) APC = Armored personnel carrier (Letter Home) wrote: On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 09:16:08 -0800, "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" <, Warning! Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. (Letter Home) Wednesday, March 3, 1971 Qui Nhon, Da Nang (Letter Home) Installed FM controller head, transponder and 009 up 1:30 am Off Nng AB Results of a rocket attack 5 July, 1971 next to the Chow Hall. Not feeling well, Friday, June 11, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) I took this photo of an army paratrooper while documenting the invasion of Cambodia by the Vietnamese army --with the assistance of U.S. troops. OFF, read a couple books, Monday, July 19, 1971 Vung Tau Practice alert this evening, Thursday, April 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Noon to 6 pm guard duty Kinzel and Bevins came with stuff, Thursday, July 22, 1971 Vung Tau The sources reported that three G.I. Keyed guns, played pool and pingpong (Letter Home) Put HF in 001, Monday, August 2, 1971 Long Thanh North, Can Tho, Binh Tuy, In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Got 4 RT's and 3 more Amps, Sunday, July 25, 1971 Vung Tau 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. Checked banks, Friday, June 18, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. Rocket attack midnight, Monday, June 7, 1971 Da Nang Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. Replaced fuel cell in 027 000 up 2 AM (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 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 Guard duty midnight to 6 am, Monday, May 31, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Missed USO show at 5 pm Carlson and Krieder came All girl zip band at 8 pm considered combat assault) (Letter Home) ABC news covering the rocket attack July 5 1971 on Gunfighter (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics, Wednesday, November 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Checked relay banks all day, Friday, April 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Sunday, April 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Zip band in evening, Monday, October 11, 1971 Long Thanh North OFF, Monday, November 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Was honored as. (Letter Home) PDF Attack on Da Nang Air Base, RVN, by Monty Moore 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 Saw 'A new leaf' at MAFC 000 (Letter Home) To say the least, the war was a tragic time for most Vietnamese -- south and north -- and this photo of an elderly woman selling cigarettes in downtown Saigon in 1970 captures that sadness. no mail (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Found out I'm on flight orders today Rained at 1 pm 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. Saw 'Paint your wagon' at MAFC Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang me, but I share it here as an insight into the mind of a 20 year old draftee Pete's Site - Vietnam Portfolio, 1970-1971 each, Thursday, September 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Guard duty 6 pm to midnight (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Claybough = radio relay operator Got pictures back from Montgomery Wards, Friday, March 19, 1971 Da Nang Shipped to Da Nang (Letter Home) 366th AMS, Rocket attack BX, Gunfighter Pilots. (Letter Home) The camera was a new Nikon F2 and I was as green in combat photography as the camera. Burm detail cutting grass, Friday, July 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) [ 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 DA NANG A.B. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972 Flew south, 038, 1 mission 2 hrs. [ Rod Carbone photo ], A "Jolly Green Giant" Danang 1972 (Letter Home) Rocket attack just before landing [CBS] Presidential adviser Henry Kissinger is in South Vietnam; Vice President Spiro Agnew is in Singapore. (Letter Home) Bevins gave me a ride to 90th, Wednesday, December 22, 1971 Long Binh Watching the M-79 (Blooper) being fired. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Supposed to ship to Da Nang tomorrow. (Letter Home) Supposed to ship Saturday Mailed film to Wards, Friday, September 17, 1971 Da Nang Got 3 banks working Marble Mountain (Letter Home) Saigon = Saigon Whole day at China Beach, Sunday, February 21, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) 2009. Saw 'Makenzie Break' at RPI, Wednesday, September 15, 1971 Da Nang Got pictures back from PX and mailed them home, Tuesday, February 16, 1971 Da Nang (nothing), Thursday, June 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Seacord = radio relay operator Davis = Sgt. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Cleaned weapon 30 min 073, Thursday, August 19, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 15 min. (Letter Home) ARCOM = Army Commendation Medal (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Send letter to gran Put radar in 001, took Loran? ** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. Status still questionable RPI= Rice Paddy Inn, club on base in Da Nang OFF, Monday, August 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Thursday, October 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Got 3 new bad banks today Left Ft. Dix 8:00, Tuesday, Jan 26, 1971 Bien Hoa Took flight physical, Tuesday, March 2, 1971 Long Than North Found good set of banks by using by using three rear banks plus parts, Wednesday, July 7, 1971 Long Thanh North up 7 pm, Thursday, October 14, 1971 Long Thanh North, Bien Hoa Just after midnight on July 15, the first rockets were fired at the airbase. We started flying this morning at 1 am, put back on standby at noon, I