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A F-4B Phantom from VMFA-314 returns to Chu Lai in September 1968. In 1965, VMFA-314 headed off on board USS Valley Forge for combat operations in South Vietnam . From 1965 to 1970, the squadron flew more than 25,000 combat hours out of Chu Lai Air Base and Da Nang Air Base , and employed more than 100 million pounds of ordnance in support of ...
In February 1968, while supporting Marines during the Siege of Khe Sanh the squadron flew 629 sorties and dropped 1300 tons of ordnance. They rotated to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in September 1968 and returned to Vietnam during the summer of 1969, this time operating from Chu Lai Air Base .
A wave of amphibious landing craft heads for Chu Lai beachhead on 24 June 1965. A VMA-121 A-4E making an arrested landing at Chu Lai, March 1967 Two VMA-211 A4-Es refuel at Chu Lai, 12 July 1967. On 8 March 1965, the U.S. 9th Marine Expeditionary Brigade landed at Da Nang to protect the Da Nang Air Base from possible communist attack.
The Falcons were re-designated Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 334 (VMFA-334) on 1 August 1967 and again transitioned airframes to the F-4J Phantom II. [4] The Falcons departed MCAS El Toro on 20 August 1968. The squadron arrived at Da Nang Air Base on 1 September and combat operations began almost immediately. VMFA-334 relocated to Chu Lai ...
Howard was sent to Chu Lai on May 8, 1968, where he became a generator operator. He also did electrical wiring in the “hooches” where they lived. While in Vietnam, Naufzinger supplied power to ...
In late 1967 Force Logistics Group Bravo moved from Chu Lai to Đông Hà, leaving only a reinforced supply company to handle logistics for the remaining Marines at Chu Lai. [5]: 229 In 1967 a Naval Support Activity base was established at Chu Lai to provide logistics support for allied operations in southern I Corps. [5]: 232
USMC F-4 pilots claimed three enemy MiGs at the cost of one aircraft in air-combat. USAF F-4 Phantom crews scored 107 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG kills (including 33 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG-17s, eight MiG-19s and 66 MiG-21s) at a cost of 33 Phantoms in air-combat. [91] F-4 pilots were credited with a total of 150 + 1 ⁄ 2 MiG kills at a cost of 42 Phantoms in air-combat.
Although gradual retirement of F-4 units started in 2017, a number of aircraft are still operational in multi-role missions with the 338 Squadron ”Ares” and the 339 Squadron "Ajax” based at Andravida Air Base. [10] The F-4E Phantom II PI2000 (AUP) has also been certified for use of GBU-27 Paveway III laser-guided bombs. F-4E Terminator 2020