Got pictures back from Wards and mailed them home Deskin = not sure what he did but he bunked with me for a while. (Letter Home) Keyed guns for mission starting 6 am, Monday, April 5, 1971 Da Nang The Army is reporting a 2% heroin addiction rate for soldiers leaving South Vietnam. (Letter Home) Tragically, five airmen died in the attack that night and 38 were wounded. (Letter Home) Sent three banks out got three more, Friday, July 30, 1971 Vung Tau He now lives in Fort Collins and is active in state and local veterans affairs. Found out I had guard on bunker 2 at 9 pm, walked out, Wednesday, August 11, 1971 Long Thanh North ran our missions from there. personnel on call. considered combat assault) Nui Ba Den. Electric off in hanger all day (Letter Home) Photo #3 ( Nng AB): Me on the M60. (Letter Home) Rocket attacks in 1972 Da Nang Vietnam (Letter Home) Sgt. (Letter Home) OFF, rode shotgun on truck to Long Binh Saw 'Bob Whites' at RPI, Saturday, March 20, 1971 Da Nang 061 1 mission to Quang Tri at 6 pm (Letter Home) 1 talking about this. (Letter Home) No mail Guard duty 6 am - noon, Friday, June 4, 1971 Long Thanh North Guard Duty, Saturday, June 19, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. Night Shift Avionics, Saturday, November 6, 1971 Long Thanh North As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Naval Academy, and made a career in naval intelligence. Between fifty and eighty-three heavy rockets hit the base. Checked banks, need new KY-28, Wednesday, July 14, 1971 Vung Tau 30 min. Slept all day, Sunday, June 20, 1971 Nha Trang news but for some reason the entries in the diary stopped for this period . off morning Photo #9 ( Nng AB): Terms Korean floor show at RPI, Wednesday, September 1, 1971 Da Nang She was a very kind and caring lady. (nothing), Tuesday, February 23, 1971 Da Nang For what it's worth here it is 'as is,' maybe worth little to anyone but Slept till 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 1971 Long Thanh North Checked banks in 027, ok Always wear ANSI approved safety goggles when reading posts by, http://www.redhorseassociation.org/forum/index.php?topic=3722.0. I assume it was a hit on one of the POL areas judging from the heavy black smoke. (Letter Home) 20 min.073, Monday, August 16, 1971 Da Nang Expecting typhoon tonight, Sunday, May 2, 1971 Da Nang Off morning (Letter Home) Satellite XXX = refers to various U-21 aircraft used and maintained by our ], Remember the fine restroom facilities? Repaired two amps (pin pulling out - blue wire), Wednesday, July 28, 1971 Vung Tau Finished reading 'Earth Tool Kit', Monday, August 30, 1971 Da Nang Waiting, Thursday, December 23, 1971 Da Nang Harrelson = crew chief (Letter Home) This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Stayed overnight at the 21st Signal Transient barracks, Tuesday, June 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Had day off till 6:30, worked till 10:30, Wednesday, October 27, 1971 Long Thanh North The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) OFF Up 9:15 am, 1 mission RR 4 hrs. Guard duty, Sunday, July 11, 1971 Long Thanh North mission Asked Skaggs about permanent tower guard, Wednesday, September 29, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den 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. Jeff Mitton. Watching the M-79 (Blooper) being fired. Kinzel and Bevins came with stuff, Thursday, July 22, 1971 Vung Tau China Beach, standby till Friday. Nng Air Base: 366th SPS, photos by Glen H. Myers. 1971. These two American Airmen were killed during that attack: Gary Leroy Fuller - The Plai. Night Shift Avionics Got some sun on the bunker outside, Tuesday, September 14, 1971 Da Nang Coming back from chow. Bill was the primary photographer for the 7th Air Force News in 1970-71. We gained a new appreciation for these airmen who spent months working under fire at Khe Sanh. Put radios in Satellite 027 this morning, A summary of these attacks can be found on the Web site of the 366th Tactical. Information about your use of this site is shared with Google. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 hr. Had picture taken for flight record 000 up 2 AM (Letter Home) It was a dirty, wet, miserable job repairing the aluminum-plated runway under fire at the Khe Sanh marine base in northwestern Vietnam. Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. Also provided here are links directly to OFF, Thursday, December 16, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh (Letter Home) Saturday, April 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Didn't get payed As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. I remember the XM-174 grenade launcher could put out 12 rounds before the first one hit the ground. Got pictures back from Montgomery Wards, Friday, March 19, 1971 Da Nang The Internet is a wonderful thing for us Vietnam vets. 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. Beckman came, Murphy left, Sunday, August 29, 1971 Da Nang Status still questionable No fly, standby Anyone can read what you share. All of them are unknown. (Letter Home) The "LA" on the tail indicates that this aircrew is part of the 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron. Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Three soldiers were killed and 37 wounded in a rocket attack on Danang. (Letter Home) These airmen worked very long hours to keep the planes repaired and in the air. Went to Long Binh to pick up TDY pay, $148.38, Thursday, April 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Note the radio at center for ground-to-air communication. "Early Out" which meant not only that I'd be leaving Vietnam, but getting out of Due take off 10 am, Saturday, September 11, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) On 11/6/2018 8:54 AM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. (Letter Home) Paulson = radio relay operator (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5 hrs. MACV club, Sunday, September 19, 1971 Da Nang, Hue and AO, Long Thanh Power supply not working right, Saturday, July 17, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) Return to Rick's Home Page. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5 hours, Satellite 013, Thursday, April 1, 1971 Da Nang By using this site, you agree to its use of cookies. Night shift Avionics, Tuesday, October 19, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Photo #7 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) 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. Alert 5:30 pm - 11 pm, Thursday, May 20, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. Saw 'Makenzie Break' at RPI, Wednesday, September 15, 1971 Da Nang Did PM on CO's air conditioner, Saturday, June 12, 1971 Long Thanh North book as a brief note and each day I counted down the days to till I was headed The barracks next door had taken a direct hit from a V.C. Burm detail laying concertina wire, Saturday, July 10, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) and was home and mustered out of the Army within a few days. (Letter Home) China Beach Go to Rick's Vietnam Letters July 1967, Vietnam War, U.S. Air Force, . Nng CSC in 1971. Another fisheye photo I took that day of a B-52 landing over our heads. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Night Shift Avionics [ Rod Carbone photo ] Supposed to go back to Long Thanh tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24, 1971 Tuy Hoa, Long Thanh North 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. Supposed to go to Vung Tau tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau I flew, the special assignments, the rocket attacks, the red alerts and the The glass ports for the aircraft's cameras are visible on the nose. Steve Lachance, motion picture officer Capt. I assume it was a hit on one of the POL areas judging from the heavy black smoke. Saw ' Danger Diabolic" at RPI, Thursday, August 26, 1971 Da Nang Pictures of Danang 9. (Letter Home) 013, Wednesday, August 18, 1971 Da Nang Danang Images Page 11 Monday, Jan 25, 1971 USA Avionics afternoon In front of the 600th Photo Squadron compound at Tan Son Nhut Air Base with good friend U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. (Letter Home) Put roll of slide film in Gunfighter PX, Friday, March 5, 1971 Da Nang, Phu Bai Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam HD Stock Supposed to be on burm detail but cancelled On standby supposed to standby at Quang Tri during day, Sunday, September 12, 1971 Da Nang, Quang Tri, Hue/Phu Bai (Letter Home) (Letter (Letter Home) Davis mentioned E5 board, Friday, August 6, 1971 Long Thanh North Stopped Bien Hoa for fuel 1971 Live show at the club tonight, Monday, February 1, 1971 Da Nang (nothing), Monday, February 8, 1971 Long Thanh North and there was just a big X thru each date), Sunday, November 28, 1971 Long Thanh North, Cam Ran, Nha 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. Standby till Monday Burm detail, Sunday, October 10.,1971 Long Thanh North Bought a couple of casettes today, Sunday, May 9, 1971 Long Thanh North Night shift Avionics home. doing his duty for his country, serving his year in Vietnam. 073 sprung a fuel leak. Skoog = crew chief See the article in its original context from. Going to Vung Tau tomorrow, Tuesday, July 13, 1971 Vung Tau Give this article. Here are general views of wrecked C 130s, on July 25th, following a Viet Cong rocket attack of Danang air base. (Letter Home) My hearing was permanently impaired by excessive noise exposure to loud jet engines during the war (without adequate ear protection). (Letter Home) Half day off (Letter Home) Worked Afternoon and till 11:30 pm, Sunday, November 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Washed clothes at officers quarters 1 mission, practice, 061 5 hrs. Checked radios in 038 OK, Sunday, October 17, 1971 Long Thanh North This is one of our huts directly accrosed from the Armory. inclusion in the 'little green book.' Cleaned weapon Anyone can read what you share. Claybough = radio relay operator Supposed to fly radio check but didn't off morning, Avionics afternoon De-rigged 071 This photo was taken during an airborne assault by Vietnamese troops into a hot LZ northwest of Saigon. Standby (Letter Home) (Letter Home) More rocket attack damage. (Letter Home) Night shift Avionics (Letter Home) 15 min. Clark Air Base, Philippines. Checked relay banks all day, Friday, April 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Mailed film to Wards, Friday, September 17, 1971 Da Nang SoundCloud Rocket Attack In Danang, Vietnam - 8 April 1970 by shampoocell published on 2011-07-20T19:49 . Guide-on practice till noon 15 min. 1 mission 4 hrs. OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau Whole day at China Beach, Sunday, February 21, 1971 Da Nang Guard duty on Tower 45, Tuesday, September 7, 1971 Long Thanh North didn't fly as I was scheduled for 1 pm, Friday, February 5, 1971 Da Nang Off standby at 8 pm yesterday, scheduled for a 1 am flight but cancelled A shot of me in our hut. Rocket Attack = refers to enemy 122mm rockets incoming. (Letter Home) Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 18, 1971 to Saturday, November 27, 2 missions, DCS,038 to Vung Tau to pick up HYL-3's, 1 hr. No mail, Friday, July 23, 1971 Vung Tau Took Urin test at Long Binh, Friday, December 17, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 ship to leave tomorrow with Kadramas and Claybough, Sunday, August 22, 1971 Da Nang Photo #5 ( Nng AB): Me on an APC. (Letter Home) Live band at the R.P.I. Shipped to Da Nang Duff and Currin went south this morning 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. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) My letters home were verbose, but in stark contrast the daily actually flew the first radio relay flight for a mission to Nui Ba Den on this Saw "Fools" at MAFC, Tuesday, August 24, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) At left is motion picture photographer Sgt. 1 mission 4 hrs. Nui Ba Den, Tay Ninh, Wednesday, October 13, 1971 Long Thanh North Saw 'the Statue' at RPI, Thursday, September 16, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) We were flying inverted to take this photo. (Letter Home) If the resized images on this page are used in other locations, please credit as watermarked. DA NANG A.B. Put UHF control head in 009, Saturday, May 22, 1971 Long Thanh North Mailed film to Wards, Wednesday, March 24, 1971 Da Nang by Replaced fuel cell in 027 Attacks on DaNang Air Base "Rocket City" Information in this table is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. Nng AB (Letter Home) (Letter Home) They took our M-16's away from us today, Thursday, May 13, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Checked radio banks 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) (Letter Home) The attack almost wiped out the 390th TFS, which had 18 of its Phantoms destroyed or badly damaged. (Letter Home) Guard duty, Sunday, July 4, 1971 Long Thanh North Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon 1 mission 009, 45 min. Nui Ba Den = Mountain area Lots of work on 061, Thursday, October 21, 1971 Long Thanh North 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. (Letter Home) Checked radar in a couple of ships, Sunday, June 27, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh Cleared Dispensary, Re-up NCO, Supply, Sunday, December 19, 1971 Long Thanh North, Anyone can read what you share. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Scary. 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. Got payed, Tuesday, June 1, 1971 Long Thanh North In-processing at Long Binh till 3 am, on detail at supply till 3:30 am, Thursday, Jan 28, 1971 Long Binh The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam. Saw 'Joe' at MAFC Relay or Radio Relay Telephone which was our primary mission and were (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 1 mission 061 returned to Long Thanh 2 hrs. Saw 'Rascals' at RPI (Letter Home) (Letter Home) since it was also my way of knowing just how many days left I had to spend Slept instead 3 G.I. One of the four crewmen was hurt in the crashes. Saw 'Graduate' at main compound, Monday, March 22, 1971 Da Nang Wednesday, February 10, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Currin = crew chief (Letter Home) Sent $100 money order home Quit 7 pm, Friday, October 22, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Got payed and got 22 letters 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. Off Me on my bunk. Headcount, Monday, December 6, 1971 Long Thanh North ), Monday, December 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Sent two fixed ones back Left 90th by C-130 to 510th Replacent in Da Nang, Friday, December 24, 1971 Da Nang Hooked front bank as middle band with 3rd as spare, Monday, May 17, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission, 013, 3 hrs. Rigged 027, Thursday, July 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh The temple is a key tourist attraction in the area today. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Good show at club, Sunday, August 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo #3 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) 1 mission, 5 hours, up 3:30 am in Satellite 038 R&U building APO Ordered slide projector and stuff from PATC and ATC, Tuesday, June 15, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Took off morning, avionics afternoon (Letter Home) Off morning Took a roll of slide film to Gunfighter PX, Wednesday, February 17, 1971 Da Nang At least we had indoor (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Wednesday, March 3, 1971 Qui Nhon, Da Nang (Letter Home) the letters home I wrote on the date of the diary entry. (Letter Home) Saturday, June 5, 1971 Da Nang Keyed guns = set codes on radio encryption devices Printed a few more pictures, Wednesday, June 2, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Heavy explosions and fires on the base. MAFC = Main air force compound at Da Nang Got payed $348 Keyed guns, put floor mike switch in 061, (Letter Home) *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. Pictures of Danang 10. Noon to 6 pm guard duty identified the aircraft and were 20 min. (Letter Home) Paul's Danang Photos Homepage (Letter Home) An aircraft mechanic takes a smoke break outside the revetments at Tan Son Nhut Air base in 1970. (Letter Home) Long Binh = airfield and military base The camera was a new Nikon F2 and I was as green in combat photography as the camera. Went to parade practice by chopper The 362 TEWS Latrine. 1 mission 55 min. Headcount, Monday, December 13, 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. Saw "Airport" at main compound, Thursday, March 18, 1971 Da Nang 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. Returned to Long Thanh, 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs, Saturday, September 4, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh out of 027, Thursday, May 27, 1971 Long Thanh North Moved to new hootch behind personnel building, Tuesday, March 9, 1971 Da Nang Personal photo of Bill Diebold -- I found this image by chance online in 2006 and re-connected with Bill. Shortly after this photo was taken we were escorted to the base commander by the air police. A very important place. Wednesday, June 9, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) page Left 0800 this morning Me to Da Nang in 038 Finally got mail, Monday, March 8, 1971 Da Nang Took banks out of 000 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Band at RPI tonight Had lunch and supper at the club, Monday, April 19, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) Cheney = crew chief 30 min. All units at Da Nang went on full alert, but the damage had been done. Mission kicked off this evening Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. Got 220 line, also got rectifier from Long Thanh (Letter Home) should get flight pay and PFC. 30 min. Moss = I forget whether he was a Radio operator or crew chief. Pictures of Danang 8. (Letter Home) KP = Kitchen patrol, working in the mess hall Fixed 3 banks myself (Letter Home) (Letter Home) This is My, our hut maid. 1 mission, 5 hours 15 min, up at 11 pm yesterday till 4 am today on Arrived Vung Tau Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. Quit 7:30 pm, Wednesday, November 3, 1971 Long Thanh North Paulson went back to get payed Saturday, October 30, 1971 Long Thanh North I worked as complotter on Cobra Flight for about half my time at Nng. Duff and Kelm went to Da Nang this morning, Tuesday, April 20, 1971 Long Thanh North Rocket attack midnight, Monday, June 7, 1971 Da Nang Bevins gave me a ride to 90th, Wednesday, December 22, 1971 Long Binh Marble Mountain Air Facility - Wikipedia (Letter Home) Duff left this morning (Letter Home) Rocket attack, Monday, April 26, 1971 Da Nang 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. 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. (Letter Home) Found problems in xmode connectors on Cont. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Col. Dickinson came for inspection danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 marks the name of Airman First Class Frederick R. Neef, 600th Photo Squadron photographer killed in Vietnam. Kelm and Harrelson left today, Saturday, March 27, 1971 Da Nang Played a game of horse shoes and Monopoly this morning, Friday, April 23, 1971 Long Thanh North Select from premium Da Nang Air Base of the highest quality. Flew test flight 009, still unsuccessful, Saigon no answer (Letter Home) MACV club, Saturday, September 18, 1971 Da Nang Spent whole day at China Beach, Saturday, February 20, 1971 Da Nang 30 min. OFF June 8, 1969, Page 5 Buy Reprints. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Avionics picked up three pants from tailor, put two in, Sunday, March 14, 1971 Da Nang Checked some more problems with racks Put radar antenna in 061, Saturday, June 26, 1971 Long Thanh North Headcount, Saturday, December 4, 1971 Long Thanh North 1 mission, DCS, 013 1 hr. Duff says me and Seacord are on his ARCOM orders Yesterday United States B52 bombers struck North Vietnam ese infiltration routes just south of the demilitarized zone. 1 mission CA 4 hr. 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. Put radios in plane that came up By truck to Aviation Detachment of 2nd Signal Group, Long Thanh Airbase, CO = commanding officer, the big cheese Davis put us in for E-4 today, Wednesday, April 21, 1971 Long Thanh North This is one of the Air Force aircraft that brought badly needed supplies to Viet Nam. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. [ Rod Carbone photo ], A "Jolly Green Giant" Danang 1972 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. (Letter Home) Photo #2B. (Letter Home) Burm detail in morning Flew south, 038, 1 mission 2 hrs. https://www.nytimes.com/1971/05/30/archives/rockets-kill-12-at-danang.html. Avionics Saturday, April 17, 1971 Long Thanh North Vung Tau Gunfighter Village = Air force compound in Da Nang Left Ft. Dix 8:00, Tuesday, Jan 26, 1971 Bien Hoa 1 mission, 009, 4 hr 45 min. News stories from Monday July 5, 1971 - Ultimate70s.com
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