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Binh Thuy Air Base (also known as Can Tho Air Base and Trà Nóc Air Base) was a United States Air Force (USAF), United States Navy, Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield used during the Vietnam War. It is located 7 km northwest of Cần Thơ in the Mekong ...
Trà Nóc Airport was originally constructed during the Vietnam War in 1965 by United States Air Force (USAF) civil engineering units as a military airfield, which became Binh Thuy Air Base. It was used by the USAF as well as being the Headquarters of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) 4th Air Division until 1975.
Construction of the new Binh Thuy Air Base, 7 km northwest of Cần Thơ Airfield began in February 1964. [1]: 57 [3] In April 1964, Detachment 3, 619th Tactical Control Squadron was organized at the base. In the same month the RVNAF 74th Tactical Wing was established. [2]
Pleiku Air Base, Vietnam after September 1971, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Vietnam after January 1972. 22d Tactical Air Support Squadron, 8 December 1966 – 15 May 1971 [1] Binh Thuy Air Base until January 1970, Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam. 23rd Flying Training Squadron, 8 December 1966 – 15 March 1972 [1] Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base ...
The squadron had two detachments, Detachment A assigned to Binh Thuy and Detachment B assigned to Vung Tau Air Base. [1] On 19 April 1969 the squadron began combat operations, flying air support for the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta of South Vietnam.
[13]: 12 On 26 February Detachment 2 at Nhà Bè Base was disestablished. [13]: 12 On 2 March Detachment 9 at Binh Thuy Air Base was disestablished. [13]: 14 On 6 March the squadron's last gunship was retrograded. [13]: 15 On 16 March the squadron completed stand-down procedures and was disestablished. [13]: 16
The South Vietnam Air Force, officially the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF; Vietnamese: Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, KLVNCH; French: Force aérienne vietnamienne, FAVN) (sometimes referred to as the Vietnam Air Force or VNAF), was the aerial branch of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, the official military of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1955 to 1975.
The squadron provided aircraft and personnel in support of the Theater Indoctrination School, and field and transient maintenance support of USAF aircraft at Binh Thuy Air Base. The 22nd operated the Cessna O-1 Bird Dog aircraft, 1965–1971; and the Cessna O-2 Skymaster aircraft, 1967–1971.