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Qui Nhon Airfield

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Qui Nhơn Airfield

Qui Nhon, Binh Dinh Province in South Vietnam

Qui Nhơn Airfield, 13 April 1966

Qui Nhơn Airfield

Coordinates

13°45′58″N 109°13′19″E / 13.766°N 109.222°E / 13.766; 109.222 (Qui Nhơn Air Base)

Site information

Owner

Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF)

Operator

Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF)
Pacific Air Forces (USAF)
United States Army (US Army)

Condition

abandoned

Site history

Built

1966 (1966)

In use

1966-1975 (1975)

Battles/wars

Vietnam War

Airfield information

Identifiers

IATA: UIH, ICAO: VVQN

Elevation

10 feet (3 m) AMSL

Runways

Direction

Length and surface

03/21

5,100 feet (1,554 m)

Qui Nhơn Airfield (also known as Qui Nhơn Airport, Qui Nhơn Air BaseorQui Nhon Army Airfield) is a former United States Air Force, United States Army and Vietnam Air Force airfield located in Qui NhoninBinh Dinh Province, Vietnam.^[1]

History

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Qui Nhon Army Airfield control tower, 30 October 1970

In April 1966 the 84th Construction Battalion built a 1,197 feet (365 m) extension to the runway.^[2]^: 125 In early 1967 the RMK-BRJ construction firm built a 3,400 feet (1,000 m) taxiway extension and various support buildings.^[2]^: 274

The 1883d Communications Squadron designated and organized at Qui Nhon Airfield, South Vietnam, 1 November 1965, forming part of the 1964th Communications Group. It then moved to Phu Cat Air Base on 1 April 1967.^[3]

Army units based at Qui Nhơn included:

8th Transportation Company (Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee) (1961-?)^[4]^: 18
57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) (UH-1B Huey) from March 1963.^[4]^: 134
A platoon of 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) with UH-1D Hueys from October 1965.^[4]^: 139
498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) (UH-1D) from 1967.^[4]^: 137
18th Aviation Company
61st Assault Helicopter Company
92nd Aviation Company
117th Aviation Company
Company D, 52nd Infantry Regiment (from December 1966)
67th Evacuation Hospital (October 1966 - January 1971)
1098th Transportation Company (Medium Boat)

USAF units based at Qui Nhơn included:

15th Aerial Port Squadron
21st Tactical Air Support Squadron (detachments)
619th Tactical Control Squadron Detachment 12 (December 1965-November 1966)

Current use

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The base is now covered with commercial buildings while the former runway is now Nguyễn Tất Thành road. The city is served commercially by Phu Cat Airport.

Accidents and incidents

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18 September 1965 USAF Lockheed C-130A Hercules #55-0038 crashed into the sea while on final approach killing 4 of 11 crew and passengers^[5]
30 June 1966 USAF Fairchild C-123B Provider #54-0644 was damaged beyond repair at Qui Nhơn^[6]
30 November 1967 USAF de Havilland Canada C-7B Caribou #62-4175 on approach to Qui Nhơn diverted due to bad weather and hit a mountain 5 km south of the base killing all 26 passengers and crew^[7]
25 May 1970 U.S. Army Beechcraft U-21A #66-18026 was damaged beyond repair at Qui Nhơn^[8]

References

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^ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 431. ISBN 978-1555716257.

^ ^a ^b Traas, Adrian (2011). Engineers at War. Government Printing Office.

This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

^ Miller, Linda G. (1990). A Salute to Air Force Communications Command, Leaders and Lineage (PDF). Scott AFB, IL: Office of AFCC History. p. 383. OCLC 49946668. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-05-26.