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Vung Tau Air Base (also known as Cap St Jacques Airfield and Vung Tau Army Airfield) (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility. It was located near the city of Vũng Tàu in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing Army, Air Force and Navy units there.
Landing Zones during the U.S.-involvement in the Vietnam War include: Landing Zone Albany , Central Highlands; involved in the Battle of Ia Drang Landing Zone Baldy , Quảng Nam Province
This article is a list of US MIAs of the Vietnam War in the period from 1969–1971. In 1973, the United States listed 2,646 Americans as unaccounted for from the entire Vietnam War. By October 2022, 1,582 Americans remained unaccounted for, of which 1,004 were classified as further pursuit, 488 as non-recoverable and 90 as deferred. [1]
Vietnam: Allegiance: People's Army of Vietnam: Branch: Active duty: Role: Regular force: Size: Equivalent to Corps: Part of: People's Army of Vietnam: Garrison/HQ: Phú Nhuận district, Ho Chi Minh City: Engagements: First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War: Decorations: Gold Star Order: Commanders; Current commander ...
The base was abandoned again on 6 April 1971. [5] On 27 January 1972 a U.S. Air Force Lockheed AC-130 gunship was shot down by a PAVN SA-2 missile over the base. [6] In March 1973, American intelligence reported that the PAVN had rebuilt the airstrip at Khe Sanh and were using it for courier flights into the South.
[6]: 139 In late November 1965 the 5th Air Commando Squadron equipped with four C-47s and 17 Helio U-10 Super Couriers was formed at the base and then dispersed to forward operating bases throughout central South Vietnam. [4]: 92–3 In January 1966 the A-1 equipped 602nd Air Commando Squadron moved to Nha Trang from Bien Hoa Air Base.
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Vietnam: Allegiance: People's Army of Vietnam: Branch: Active duty: Role: Regular force: Size: Equivalent to Corps: Part of: People's Army of Vietnam: Garrison/HQ: Cần Thơ: Engagements: First Indochina War Vietnam War Cambodian–Vietnamese War: Decorations: Gold Star Order: Commanders; Current commander: Lieutenant General Nguyễn Xuân Dắt