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Da Nang Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Đà Nẵng) (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.
Da Nang Air Base was hit by PAVN 122mm rockets prompting a call for Marines to provide base security and on 25 May the 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines was deployed to the base. [147]: 158–9 Seven crewmen from the USS Nitro jumped overboard as the ship departed Naval Weapons Station Earle for South Vietnam in protest against the war.
On 28 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson announced that the U.S. would increase the number of its forces in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. The arrival of additional USMC and United States Air Force squadrons at Da Nang AB led to severe overcrowding at the base and the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (I MAW) began looking for an alternative site for the helicopter squadrons of MAG-16.
The impending closure of Phan Rang in 1972 required the squadron to move to Da Nang Air Base on 1 February 1972, where it was assigned to the 366th Tactical Fighter Wing [20] When the 366th Wing moved to Thailand, [20] the 362d became part of the 6498th Air Base Wing until it was inactivated on 28 February 1973
After obtaining his pilot wings in 1966 at Moody AFB, GA, Ellis was assigned to Danang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam, in 1967. ... After he was forced to eject from his plane in December of 1972 ...
In March 1971 VMFA-115 was relocated to Iwakuni, Japan. On 6 April 1972 the squadron flew into Da Nang Air Base to support operations against the North Vietnamese Easter Offensive. [5] On 16 July 1972 the squadron moved its operations to Royal Thai Air Base Nam Phong, Thailand and began flying combat sorties the next day. [6]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 January 2025. 1968 Battle during the Vietnam War Tet offensive attacks on Da Nang Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War Map of the Da Nang vital area Date 29 January – 11 February 1968 Location Da Nang, South Vietnam Result Allied victory Belligerents United States South Vietnam South Korea ...
Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbor to turn back the Easter Offensive: Hanoi and Haiphong: May 17 - Oct: Operation Enhance [6] US resupply of military equipment and consumables to South Vietnam: Jun 3 – 12: Operation Thunderhead [3]