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Phan Rang Air Base (also called Thành Sơn Air Base) is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield in Vietnam.It is located 5.2 miles (4.5 nmi; 8.4 km) north-northwest of Phan Rang – Tháp Chàm in Ninh Thuận Province.
Shortly after the squadron's arrival at Phan Rang, the 366th Wing moved on paper to Da Nang Air Base, and the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing became the squadron's new headquarters. The squadron continued combat operations in Vietnam until the 35th Wing stood down from combat on 26 June 1971. [ 23 ]
Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnam, 8 December 1966; Cam Ranh Bay Air Base, Vietnam, 30 April 1970; Phan Rang Air Base, Vietnam, 1 October 1971 – 15 January 1972 [1] Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan, c. 30 March 2009 – 30 March 2010 [citation needed] Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, 1 April 2010 – 12 May 2016 [citation needed]
The base was occupied by Companies A and E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry, B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Artillery and B Battery, 2nd Battalion, 19th Artillery. The PAVN then launched infantry attacks on the base perimeter but were beaten back by dawn. U.S. losses were 13 killed, while 74 PAVN dead were found in and around the base. [23]: 617–8
Its last assignment was with the 35th Tactical Fighter Wing at Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam, where it was inactivated on 31 July 1971. The first predecessor of the squadron was activated in 1943 as the 372d Fighter Squadron, which served as a Lockheed P-38 Lightning Replacement Training Unit until it was disbanded in 1944.
For operations along the central coast and the Ho Chi Minh trail regions, Ranch Hand operated out of Da Nang Air Base (1964–1971). Other bases of operation included Phù Cát Air Base (1968–1970), Tan Son Nhut Air Base (1962–1966), Nha Trang Air Base (1968–69), Phan Rang Air Base (1970–1972), and Tuy Hoa Air Base (1971–1972). [23]
Pleiku Air Base, South Vietnam, 25 January 1967; Nha Trang Air Base, South Vietnam, 1 September 1967; Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam, 5 September 1969; Phan Rang Air Base, South Vietnam, 15 August 1970 – 29 February 1972; Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, 1 March 1988; Hurlburt Field, Florida, 20 May 2013 – 8 December 2014; Cannon Air Force ...
Moved to Phan Rang Air Base in 1967. Also operated UC-123 aerial spraying aircraft for Operation Ranch Hand defoliation missions over South Vietnam. Phased out special operations missions in 1970, and thereafter carried out transport missions within South Vietnam. In 1971, became to train Republic of Vietnam Air Force C-123 aircrews. It was ...