(Letter Home) (Letter Got mail, Friday, May 28, 1971 Long Thanh North Sound: Yes. Off morning Took 5 banks to Vung Tau, Saturday, July 3, 1971 Long Than North 140 mm rocket. still didn't have power supply, Sunday, July 18, 1971 Vung Tau (Letter Home) For what it's worth here it is 'as is,' maybe worth little to anyone but (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Rocket attack midnight, Monday, June 7, 1971 Da Nang It was a dirty, wet, miserable job repairing the aluminum-plated runway under fire at the Khe Sanh marine base in northwestern Vietnam. The names, logos, and other source identifying features of newspapers depicted in our database are the trademarks of their respective owners, and our use of newspaper content in the public domain or by private agreement does not imply any affiliation with, or endorsement from, the publishers of the newspaper titles that appear on our site. identified the aircraft and were Duff off Claybough, Kadramas, Obrient, Cheney, Skoog went south on 009 and 061 (Letter Home) (Letter Home) 3 G.I. (Letter Home) Fred was one week away from his 19th birthday when his plane went down on November 27, 1970. Guard duty on Tower 45, Tuesday, September 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages, Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon, didn't log it. (Letter Home) Went to Long Binh to pick up TDY pay, $148.38, Thursday, April 15, 1971 Long Thanh North Night shift Avionics (Letter Home) RRT Successful Back on standby at noon, Thursday, Februaryb 11, 1971 Da Nang Photo #2A & 2B ( Nng AB): Nng Air Base: 366th SPS, photos by Glen H. Myers. 1971. 1 mission DCS, 038, 2 hrs. on detail building ammo boxes, Tuesday, October 12, 1971 Long Thanh North, Nui Ba Den, Terms (Letter Home) Standby (Letter Home) no mail club= enlisted man's club on base Saw 'How to commit marriage' Rigged 027, Thursday, July 1, 1971 Long Thanh North, Long Binh and switch in chopper control stick. just before takeoff, I remember the XM-174 grenade launcher could put out 12 rounds before the first one hit the ground. standby at airfield 3 pm to 7 pm Again, all the SP's are unknown. 1 mission, 5.5 hours, up at 10 am, Wednesday, February 3, 1971 Da Nang Attack on Da Nang Air Base, RVN, by Monty Moore Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. Half day off 45 min. (Letter Home) The three #'s (000, 013, 038, etc.) 000 up 2 AM (Letter Home) Keyed guns, put floor mike switch in 061, Went to Freedom Hill PX and bowling alley today, Sunday, April 4, 1971 Da Nang The SP feeding ammo is unknown. 2 missions, DCS,038 to Vung Tau to pick up HYL-3's, 1 hr. (Letter Home) The results of one of the rocket attacks in 1971. On 11/6/2018 8:54 AM, Sir Gregory Hall, Esq. Got pictures back from PX and mailed them home, Tuesday, February 16, 1971 Da Nang USO show in afternoon Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. A very important place. Saw 'Joe' at MAFC 1 mission, 013, 3 hrs. Got papers for drivers license Checked the rest of the relay banks this morning (Letter Home) Photo #8 ( Nng AB): Went to China Beach this afternoon, Friday, April 9, 1971 Da Nang, Long Thanh North there. SAIGON, Sunday, May 30 (Reuters) Twelve civilians were killed and 11 were wounded when North Viet namese rockets struck five houses in the northern city of Danang this morning, the South Vietnamese command reported. * The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. (Letter Home) Will start flying one radio check mission a day, Tuesday, March 23, 1971 Da Nang Waiting, Saturday, December 25, 1971 Da Nang Off this afternoon (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Army grunts load into a C-7 Caribou transport at Tan Son Nhut Air Base for an airlift to fighting in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. (Letter Home) to work in radio relay on planes, Sunday, Jan 31, 1971 Long Thanh North No mail (Letter Home) up 7 am Heavy explosions and fires on the base. DA NANG A.B. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972 Just after midnight on July 5, 1971, I was literally knocked out of my bunk in DaNang by a huge explosion. Tuesday, February 9, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) [ Rod Carbone photo ], Taken of me in a f-4 Danang 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], Took this one out on the flightline Dec. 1971 [ Rod Carbone photo ], Gunfighter PilotsDec.1971 30 min. PATC and ATC = info on the Appalachian trail The results of a typhoon that hit Nng in 1971. China Beach, standby till Friday. mailed film to Kodak, Tuesday, November 2, 1971 Long Thanh North De-rigged 038, Monday, June 14, 1971 Long Thanh North Find Da Nang Air Base stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Noon to 6 pm guard duty Worked evening in Avionics At the Vietnam Veteran's Memorial in Washington in 2007, my son P.J. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) The 362 TEWS Latrine. Flew back to Long Thanh this afternoon HF = High frequency radio Flew to Da Nang An F4 high above the South China Sea off the coast of Vietnam. 30 min 073, Thursday, August 19, 1971 Da Nang Cleaned orderly room 009 up 1:30 am (Letter Home) Guard duty, Sunday, July 4, 1971 Long Thanh North Put radios in plane that came up Got 20 letters today, Saturday, July 24, 1971 Vung Tau Guard duty bunker 6, Saturday, October 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Got 220 line, also got rectifier from Long Thanh (Letter Home) Got shots at dispensary Night Shift Avionics (Letter Home) To Vung Tau, returned 7 pm, Friday, August 13, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau the letters home I wrote on the date of the diary entry. Hooked front bank as middle band with 3rd as spare, Monday, May 17, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Cheney = crew chief Friday, February 12, 1971 Da Nang Copyright 2003 Rick Holt. Put roll of slide film in Gunfighter PX, Friday, March 5, 1971 Da Nang, Phu Bai Guard duty 6 am - Noon for Duff (Letter Home) 45 min 061 up 5:30 pm, Tuesday, August 17, 1971 Da Nang plumbing[ Rod Carbone photo ], A Gunfighter Phantom landing on the runway at Danang 1972 45 min. personnel on call. 30 min. To purchase. No mail Home / / danang rocket attack july 5, 1971. danang rocket attack july 5, 1971 OFF, Saturday, December 18, 1971 Long Thanh North Sunday, June 6, 1971 Da Nang Guard duty, Tuesday, June 29, 1971 Long Thanh North (Letter Home) (Letter Home) by (Letter Home) An RF-4C Phantom of the 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing prepares to take off at sunset from Tan Son Nhut Air Base in Saigon in 1970. page (Letter Home) Rigged = installed radio relay equipment in aircraft in preparation for Saturday, February 13, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) Went to China Beach, used roll of film coming back through the villages Sunday, February 14, 1971 Da Nang (Letter Home) China Beach today, got a whole stack of mail today Monday, February 15, 1971 Da Nang Took off morning, avionics afternoon (Letter Home) Slept till 11 am, Sunday, June 13, 1971 Long Thanh North Sylvester = radio relay operator (Letter Home) OFF, Monday, July 26, 1971 Vung Tau Rick Vaughnes is in the center, and at right in back is motion picture photographer Sgt. Sgt. (Letter Home) I worked as complotter on Cobra Flight for about half my time at Nng. standby, Tuesday, October 5, 1971 Long Thanh North Photo was given to me. Avionics till 9 then on detail picking up pre-fab bunker at Long Binh, Tuesday, August 10, 1971 Long Thanh North Could not get through and they didn't call me, Tuesday, July 27, 1971 Vung Tau Band at RPI tonight The same aircraft in the photo above releases two bombs on an NVA truck park on the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the jungle below. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) To see images from a return visit to Vietnam in 2006 click here. Headcount, Wednesday, December 8, 1971 Long Thanh North Watching the M-79 (Blooper) being fired. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) It was used as an aerial firetruck by using an underslung pod. Headcount, Tuesday, December 7, 1971 Long Thanh North Click to Report BROKEN LINKS or Photos, or COMMENT. Supposed to go to Vung Tau tomorrow, Wednesday, September 8, 1971 Long Thanh North, Vung Tau Mission kicked off this evening Saw 'Some Kind of a nut' at MAFC, Wednesday, August 25, 1971 Da Nang Shortly after this photo was taken we were escorted to the base commander by the air police. (Letter Home) Base orientation brochure, Perimeter, Tent City. Got materials for USAFI course today (oceanography) Kinzel = pilot Rigged 000, 013, 061 for Relay standby to Da Nang Saturday, April 10, 1971 Long Thanh North At least we had indoor Korean floor show at RPI, Wednesday, September 1, 1971 Da Nang Sgt Timothy Krouse (see photo #9) from PA worked with me most or all of the time. Off rest of day, Tuesday, December 14, 1971 Long Thanh North 180 Da Nang Air Base Premium High Res Photos - Getty Images Went to USO show, Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Long Thanh North Avionics afternoon Photo #1 ( Nng AB): (Letter Home) (Letter Home) Nui Ba Den. Night Shift Avionics, Thursday, November 11, 1971 Long Thanh North By truck to Aviation Detachment of 2nd Signal Group, Long Thanh Airbase, Rocket attacks in 1972 Da Nang Vietnam Put radar in 013 and 061, Sunday, August 1, 1971 Long Thanh North Got all but one bank working (Letter Home) Off morning, Col. Dickerson to come inspect tomorrow (Letter Home) Select from premium Da Nang Air Base of the highest quality. (Letter Home) (Letter Home) (Letter Home) start flying tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 30, 1971 Da Nang 038 and 073 still left here, Monday, August 23, 1971 Da Nang It was very heavily fortified and had a great air conditioning system which was a welcome luxury. Would not release us to go south
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