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March – November 1968 Combat Lancer F-111As over Southeast Asia in 1968. Project Combat Lancer was the combat testing of six USAF F-111A swing-wing fighter-bombers. F-111A #66-0022 disappeared on 28 March, #66-0017 disappeared on 30 March and #66-0024 crashed on 22 April and this halted combat operations and all aircraft were returned to the ...
By 1968 the Bien Hoa-Long Binh complex was the largest US/South Vietnamese military base in South Vietnam.Bien Hoa Air Base was the largest air base in the country, home to over 500 United States Air Force (USAF) and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) aircraft, while Long Binh Post was the US Army's largest logistics base, headquarters of United States Army Vietnam (USARV), the II Field ...
CH-21s at Vĩnh Long, February 1963 Airfield facilities, October 1964.jpg The base was originally established in 1963 approximately 3 km west of Vĩnh Long and 48 km southwest of Mỹ Tho . The base was named after Captain Roger Gauvin and SP5 Carleton Upton of the 114th Aviation Company who were killed in action on 15 March 1964.
Quang Duc and Phước Long Provinces: 63: 12 Jan 18 – Feb 13: Operation Coronado X [1] [6]: 196 MRF 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and US Navy Task Force 117 search and destroy operation: Ba Xuyen, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Phuoc Dinh and Vĩnh Long Provinces: 344: Jan 23 – 26: Operation Badger Catch
The battle of Cholon and Phú Thọ Racetrack began during the early hours of 31 January 1968 and continued until 11 February 1968. The attacks by Vietcong (VC) forces were one of several major attacks around Saigon in the first days of the Tet offensive. The attacks were repulsed with the VC suffering heavy losses and substantial damage to the ...
Vinh Loc Island is a coastal estuary island, 25 miles (40 km) long and a maximum of 3 miles (4.8 km) wide, located 15 miles (24 km) east of Huế. During the Battle of Huế in February 1968, South Vietnamese Regional Forces and Popular Forces responsible for the security of the island had been removed to support the battle, allowing the Viet ...
Vĩnh Long Province: 500,870: Vĩnh Long: Kiến Hòa Province: 582,099: Trúc Giang: Vĩnh Bình Province: 404,118: Phú Vinh: ... In 1968, the NLF ceased to be an ...
4.7 1968–1970. 4.8 1971–1972. 5 Legacy. 6 References. 7 External links. ... Vinh Long Airfield cantonment facilities; Navy pier at An Thoi Naval Base, Phu Quoc; 1966