danang rocket attack july 5, 1971

Harrelson = crew chief Picked up TDY to Vung Tau and Nha Trang Kinzel = pilot Me to Da Nang in 038 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Mission on standby, Friday, October 15, 1971 Long Than North Arrived Da Nang 2 pm (Letter Home) By 4 pm had two banks working secure, Friday, July 16, 1971 Vung Tau Note the message above the gun and the helicopter reflected in his sunglasses. 30 min. Saturday, April 10, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission - 4 hrs. Got mail, Friday, May 28, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. on Satellite 000 Wasted time 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. 1 mission, 013, 3 hrs. No good banks yet, Thursday, July 15, 1971 Vung Tau Headcount = Checking in GI's at meals at the mess hall, a gravy job for (Letter Home) 140 mm rocket. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) He now lives in Fort Collins and is active in state and local veterans affairs. Sent three banks out got three more, Friday, July 30, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) page (Letter Home) Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission, 009, 4 hr 45 min. (Letter Home) As official USAF photographs they are in the public domain and as such are also in the Creative Commons. 's Are Reported Killed By Enemy Shells at Danang, https://www.nytimes.com/1971/07/05/archives/3-gis-are-reported-killed-by-enemy-shells-at-danang.html. 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. Got pictures back from Wards and mailed them home 1 mission, 5 hours, Satellite 013, Thursday, April 1, 1971 Da Nang 1 mission 009 5 hr 10 min. Started this evening as headcount, Thursday, December 2, 1971 Long Thanh North 30 min. (Letter Home) Arrived at Da Nang this evening, stopped at Qui Nhon on the way up. Night Shift Avionics Got slides back from PX and mailed them home, Thursday, April 8, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Put C-1611 in 013, Monday, May 24, 1971 Long Thanh North Printed a few more pictures, Wednesday, June 2, 1971 Long Thanh North Power supply not working right, Saturday, July 17, 1971 Vung Tau Rigged 073 and 009, Saturday, August 14, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. (Letter Home) up 7 am Kelm = radio relay operator As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. (Letter Home) still didn't have power supply, Sunday, July 18, 1971 Vung Tau 1971 Long Thanh North Standby till Monday Guard duty midnight to 6 am, Monday, May 31, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Mission = flight on U-21 or chopper, may be DCA(I think this stood for TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Got magazines in mail today, Wednesday, March 10, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Banks = radio banks, a shelf like unit that contained a couple radios and (Letter Home) (Letter Home) China Beach today (Letter Home) Send slides home(18) Monday, Jan 25, 1971 USA (Letter Home) Went to Freedom Hill PX and bowling alley today, Sunday, April 4, 1971 Da Nang [ Rod Carbone photo ] 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. OFF Started night shift today, Friday, September 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Sunday morning. The barracks next door had taken a direct hit from a V.C. China Beach = Rest and relaxation center on coast near Da Nang, Personnel mentioned 1 mission, 5 hrs 15 min. 1 hr. 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) (Letter Home) Home) Put in for TDY pay Guard midnight Saturday to 6 am on Sunday morning Direct Combat Assist and was basically a taxi flight), RR or RRT (Radio (Letter Home) danang rocket attack july 5, 19717ds grand cross banner schedule7ds grand cross banner schedule PFC = Private First Class rank Tuesday, February 9, 1971 Da Nang Band at RPI tonight 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. Saw 'Barefoot Executive' at RPI, Friday, August 27, 1971 Da Nang Rocket attack, Monday, April 26, 1971 Da Nang 30 min. (Letter Home) Had to hitchhike to personnel Flew test flight 009, still unsuccessful, Saigon no answer Obrient = radio relay operator (Letter Home) Saw movie "the Adventurer" at Gunfighter (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. 1 mission, 4 hrs. Saw 'Alices Restaurant" at MC These two American Airmen were killed during that attack: Gary Leroy Fuller - The Plai. Worked on Satellite 679 and061 this morning, Monday, May 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Keyed crypto guns this morning Stopped Cam Ran, Nha Trang, Quin Nhon, Marble Mountain, Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, November 29, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Caught some rays on the bunker, OFF, Monday, September 6, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Shipped to Da Nang Tuy Hoa = airfield actually flew the first radio relay flight for a mission to Nui Ba Den on this (Letter Home) keyed guns, Friday, March 26, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Played a game of horse shoes and Monopoly this morning, Friday, April 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Standby Davis mentioned E5 board, Friday, August 6, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Slept till 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 1971 Long Thanh North I remember the XM-174 grenade launcher could put out 12 rounds before the first one hit the ground. Jeff Mitton. Seacord to Da Nang in 013 Return to Rick's Home Page. Burm detail laying concertina wire Duff says me and Seacord are on his ARCOM orders (Letter Home) Duff and Kelm went to Da Nang this morning, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Long Thanh North 000 Headcount, Friday, December 10, 1971 Long Thanh North MACV club, Sunday, September 19, 1971 Da Nang, Hue and AO, Long Thanh Got payed $348 Back to Da Nang 7 pm stopped at Hue/Phu Bai, Monday, September 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Supposed to be on burm detail but cancelled Just after midnight on July 15, the first rockets were fired at the airbase. June 8, 1969, Page 5 Buy Reprints. KP duty 8:00 am to 7:00 pm, Friday, Jan 29, 1971 Long Binh (Letter Home) Return to Rick's Vietnam Page Got magazines Me on my bunk. She was a very kind and caring lady. (Letter Home) Night shift Avionics Got pictures back from Wards, Sunday, April 25, 1971 Long Thanh North, Da Nang Select from premium Da Nang Air Base of the highest quality. MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang To Vung Tau, returned 7 pm, Friday, August 13, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau Standby 1 mission, 2 hrs, Satellite 000 Found problems in xmode connectors on Cont. (Letter Home) ** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North China Beach Asked Skaggs about permanent tower guard, Wednesday, September 29, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den My hearing was permanently impaired by excessive noise exposure to loud jet engines during the war (without adequate ear protection). (Letter Home) identified the aircraft and were Pay day, $387, Wednesday, December 1, 1971 Long Thanh North (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. Returned to Long Thanh to get payed, Saturday, July 31, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) OFF, read a couple books, Monday, July 19, 1971 Vung Tau Capt. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Night shift Avionics, Thursday, October 28, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. Stayed overnight at the 21st Signal Transient barracks, Tuesday, June 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Due take off 10 am, Saturday, September 11, 1971 Da Nang Company party to celebrate new hot water heater, Sunday, November 7, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (no diary entries) (It was on the 18th I found out Headcount breakfast and dinner (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Mailed film to Wards, Wednesday, March 24, 1971 Da Nang off morning (Letter Home) 1 mission 55 min. Returned to Long Thanh, 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs, Saturday, September 4, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh (Letter Home) (Letter Home) All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North The SP feeding ammo is unknown. (Letter Home) Sgt. Saw 'How to commit marriage' Fred was one week away from his 19th birthday when his plane went down on November 27, 1970. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 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 . A Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) A-37 drops a bomb on a position near Bien Hoa in 1971. Went HOT 9 am, on station 10:30 am De-rigged 061, Thursday, June 24, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) 45 min. He attended high school with my brother Skip, graduated from the U.S. Avionics Saigon = Saigon I flew, the special assignments, the rocket attacks, the red alerts and the (Letter Home) *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. 'Duh Hornets' band at RPI, Friday, April 30, 1971 Da Nang OFF, Sunday, October 31, 1971 Long Thanh North Home) 1 talking about this. (nothing), Tuesday, February 23, 1971 Da Nang Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 1971 to Saturday, November 27, Sirens blare, and Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972. 30 min. Slept instead 038 and 073 still left here, Monday, August 23, 1971 Da Nang Headcount, Monday, December 13, 1971 Long Thanh North To see images from a return visit to Vietnam in 2006 click here. 12 civilians killed, 11 wounded in N Vietnamese rocket attack on Danang. 1 mission 027, 3 hr 45 min. Burm detail in morning In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. One of the guys in our hut was pretty clever when it came to "finding" items of comfort, provided we gave up some of our rationed items. On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai stopped at Tuy Hoa, Sunday, February 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Vung Tau + Casualty figures reflect all casualties, i.e., USAF, other military and civilians. 061 1 mission to Quang Tri at 6 pm Flew CE on 000 De-rigged 038, Wednesday, October 20, 1971 Long Thanh North finished roll of slide film, Sunday, March 28, 1971 Da Nang Band at Club (Letter Home) me, but I share it here as an insight into the mind of a 20 year old draftee (Letter Home) Arriflexes. (Letter Home) OFF, Thursday, December 16, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Stream Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell on desktop and mobile. (Letter Home) 7 missions, 7 hr. Mailed film to Wards, Friday, September 17, 1971 Da Nang Davis took them to Phu Loi this afternoon. Departed Pleiku, returned to Long Thanh, Tuesday, October 26, 1971 Long Thanh North A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of DaNang Air Base. 3 G.I. De-rigged 071 Currin = crew chief Saturday, October 2, 1971 Long Thanh North 20 min. Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages, Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) The barracks burned to the ground after the rocket attack. An F4-E turns to land ahead of an approaching storm at DaNang Air Base in northern Vietnam. Saw 'Graduate' at main compound, Monday, March 22, 1971 Da Nang Paulson left this morning 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. A formation of F-100s of the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing fly over the ancient Cham temple south of their base at Phan Rang. News stories from Monday July 5, 1971 . Village [ Rod Carbone photo ], Bob Cummings 366th avionics maintenance squadron Danang 1971 Waiting. didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Guard duty, Sunday, July 4, 1971 Long Thanh North USO show in afternoon Nui Ba Den, Tay Ninh, Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Long Thanh North Test flight 009 for pictures Nui Ba Den = Mountain area Shipped to Nha Trang Phu Bai = airfield If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. Da Nang Air Base ( Vietnamese: Cn c khng qun Nng) (1930s-1975) (also known as Da Nang Airfield, Tourane Airfield or Tourane Air Base) was a French Air Force and later Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility located in the city of Da Nang, Vietnam. Waiting, Thursday, December 23, 1971 Da Nang Need HYL-3 This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or (Letter Home) Avionics, Sunday, May 23, 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. (Letter Home) Da Nang July 5 1971 (Letter Home) each, Thursday, September 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (nothing), Thursday, June 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to China Beach this afternoon, Friday, April 9, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North Rick Vaughnes is in the center, and at right in back is motion picture photographer Sgt. (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5 hours 15 min, up at 11 pm yesterday till 4 am today on Beginning in May 1972, the forces of the USAF were drawn down at Da Nang. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Behind her is the area that we referred to as "Dog Patch.". (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Got shots at dispensary Clipping found in Del Rio News Herald in Del Rio, Texas on Jul 5, 1971. 30 min. (Letter Home) Rigged = installed radio relay equipment in aircraft in preparation for RRT Successful inclusion in the 'little green book.' Friday, October 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den DaNang Air Base was known as "rocket city" for the number of attacks that occurred there between 1965 and 1973. Didn't fly, standby, Sunday, May 16, 1971 Long Thanh North I grabbed my camera and ran outside to document the attack. Sent $100 money order home (Letter Home) Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Cleaned orderly room Took banks out of 000 (Letter Home) Night Shift Avionics, Friday, November 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to see 'Move' at MAFC and there was just a big X thru each date), Sunday, November 28, 1971 Long Thanh North, Cam Ran, Nha 366th AMS, Mystery SP, Bob Hope. 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. (Letter Home) Friday, February 12, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Live band at the R.P.I. (Letter Home) 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. Didn't get payed (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Left 0800 this morning Mission never started 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. (Letter Home) OFF, Monday, October 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Still a lot of problems, Tuesday, July 20, 1971 Vung Tau 1 mission 061 returned to Long Thanh 2 hrs. Half day off unit. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. (Letter Home) Avionics Avionics till 9 then on detail picking up pre-fab bunker at Long Binh, Tuesday, August 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo #8 ( Nng AB): Was guide-on bearer for change of command ceremony Band at RPI Claybough = radio relay operator I was getting a 30 day drop and would be leaving Vietnam around Christmas Day, the last 3 digits on the tail fin #. Spent most of day at 12 Grp. Night Shift Avionics Rigged 013, 038 and 073 for mission up north live band at the Rice Paddy in at 6 PM, Saturday, February 6, 1971 Long Thanh North, Tuy Hoa (Letter Home) Half day work Noon to 6 pm guard duty A United States spokesman also reported that two helicop ters were shot down by ground fire while on reconnaissance missions in northern Thuathiert Province, about two miles east of the Laotian border. Went to USO show, Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Long Thanh North To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Keyed guns, put floor mike switch in 061, (Letter Home) Night shift avionics, Tuesday, November 30, 1971 Long Thanh North Got 20 letters today, Saturday, July 24, 1971 Vung Tau Put roll of slide film in Gunfighter PX, Friday, March 5, 1971 Da Nang, Phu Bai (Letter Home) Turned in TDY orders at Long Binh, Tuesday, April 13, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Flew south, 038, 1 mission 2 hrs. standby, Tuesday, October 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Was honored as. 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. (Letter Home) Put FM control head in chopper and FM in another An aircraft mechanic takes a smoke break outside the revetments at Tan Son Nhut Air base in 1970. Heavy explosions and fires on the base. Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. (Letter Home) by 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. no mail and no pay yet, Friday, April 2, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Saw "Love Bug" at the RPI tonight, Thursday, February 18, 1971 Da Nang Had day off till 6:30, worked till 10:30, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Rigged 009, Sunday, October 24, 1971 Long Thanh North, Pleiku 1 mission 4 hrs. Moss = I forget whether he was a Radio operator or crew chief. (Letter Home) 009 up 1:30 am Guide-on practice till noon 15 min. mission cancelled for tonight (Letter Home) Rigged 027,038,061 for radio relay to Da Nang Fixed 3 banks myself Got soaked working after 5 pm, Wednesday, June 30, 1971 Long Thanh North Kelm came back up, Saturday, April 3, 1971 Da Nang to work in radio relay on planes, Sunday, Jan 31, 1971 Long Thanh North home. The SP feeding ammo is unknown. Keyed guns, played pool and pingpong OFF 013, Wednesday, August 18, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Got papers for drivers license (Letter Home) Pictures of Danang 11. Try 7 Days Free to get access to 854 million+ pages, Search the Largest Online Newspaper Archive. (Letter 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. Saw movie "Norwood" at RPI, Thursday, April 29, 1971 Da Nang RR to Nui Ba Den, Thursday, September 30, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den Photo #9 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) Saturday, October 30, 1971 Long Thanh North As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Live show at the club tonight, Monday, February 1, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Night shift Avionics (Letter Home) Another fisheye photo I took that day of a B-52 landing over our heads.

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