Marble Mountain Airfield Vietnam

The name of the so called marble mountain airfield was derived from a smattering of granite outcroppings jutting out of the sandy beach of the south china sea about 200 feet high and the size of a.

Marble mountain airfield vietnam.

Ov 1 mohawk a seaboard world dc 8 landed by mistake at marble mountain army airfield ov 1 mohawk base at 2am in the morning. It s an interesting juxtaposition. Vmo2 where i would spend the next thirteen months was just south of danang. A testimonial to military success in the midst of holy buddhist surroundings.

In 1972 the women of this artillery unit destroyed 19 marine aircraft parked at the marble mountain air facility an american airfield at the base of the mountains. Marble mountains linh ung pagoda from da nang from 38 00 morning small group to marble mountains am phu cave monkey mountain from 32 20 magnificent marble mountain tour from 66 67 hue to hoi an or hoi an to hue by car via hai van pass monkey mountain beaches from 40 00 my son sanctuary marble mountains day trip from da. Home of the marine aircraft group 16 was then transferred to the us army between may 1971 and august 1972 and finally to the south vietnamese air force until march 29 1975 when it fell to the north vietnam army. Marble mountain air facility mmaf was first constructed and then used by the us marine corps between august 1965 and may 1971 during the vietnam war.

See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam war. Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of.