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Danang Vietnam Rocket Damage
Photo from ramp area at DaNang Airbase located on the coast of central Vietnam – 1972. At the time DaNang was used by US and South Vietnam Air Forces, and was previously the busiest airport in the world with over 2,500 air operations daily. US combat operations at the base ceased in August of 1972. Looking to the west there are what I believe to collectively be the Ba Na Hills in the background. Photo also shows what was probably recent damage from an incoming rocket in one of the buildings adjacent to the flight line.
My living quarters just to the left of the one that got hit. Remember it well. Rocket went right over us and hit that barrackes!!!
ReplyDeleteSimilar story. Laying in my upper bunk watching the Viet AF recover T 28s from sorties. Beautiful night after some rain Then the near silence was broken by a screaming 122? right over my barracks and the Viet AF crews and equipment was no more. RIP.
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