Phu Cat Caribou

Row of nine South Vietnamese C-7 twin engine, prop-driven Caribou transports sitting in revetments at Phu Cat Airbase – 1972. Phu Cat was on the central coast of Vietnam between Nha Trang and Da Nang. Phu Cat was constructed to support the war effort in 1966; many of the USAF flying squadrons stationed at Phu Cat had been deactivated by 1972 as a transition to more South Vietnamese responsibility was in full swing. A guard tower and fuel tanks (probably aviation fuel) adorn the hill in the background. Looks like the ramp may be made of some sort of metal matting … certainly not the interlocking PSP (pieced steel planking also know as Marston) surfaces often seen at temporary airstrips elsewhere … can’t remember one way or the other.