Military of South Vietnam - Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Phu Cat Air Base, Bien Hoa Air Base (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 63. Chapters: Army of the Republic of Vietnam, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Phu Cat Air Base, Bien Hoa Air Base, Vietnamese National Army, Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam Air Force, Phan Rang Air Base, Cam Ranh Air Base, Nha Trang Air Base, Pleiku Air Base, Republic of Vietnam Navy, Tuy Hoa Air Base, Marble Mountain Air Facility, Binh Thuy Air Base, Gallantry Cross, Project DELTA, Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps, MIKE Force, Chu Lai Air Base, Civilian Irregular Defense Group program, Reconnaissance Projects, South Vietnamese Popular Force, South Vietnamese Regional Force, Lai Khe, Camp Le Van Duyet, Thu Duc Military Academy. Excerpt: Tan Son Nhut Air Base (Vietnamese: ) (1955-1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility. It is located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War (1959-1975), stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there. Tan Son Nhat International Airport, (IATA: SGN, ICAO: VVTS) has been a major Vietnamese civil airport since the 1920s. Tan Son Nhat Airport was built by the French in the 1920s when the French Colonial government of Indochina constructed a small unpaved airport, known as Tan Son Nhat Airfield in the village of Tan Son Nhat to serve as Saigon's commercial airport. Flights to and from France, as well as within Southeast Asia were available prior to World War II. During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army used Tan Son Nhat as a transport base. When Japan surrendered in August 1945 the French Air Force flew a contingent of 150 troops into Tan Son Nhut. After World War II, Ton Son Nhut served domestic as well as international flights from Saigon. In 1952, the French Air Force moved the 312th Special Mission Squadron to TSN from Nha Trang Air Base, consisting of French Douglas C-47 Skytrains and Beechcraft Model 18s for ...