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Qui Nhơn Airfield (also known as Qui Nhơn Airport, Qui Nhơn Air Base or Qui Nhon Army Airfield) is a former United States Air Force, United States Army and Vietnam Air Force airfield located in
In April 1966 the 84th Construction Battalion built a extension to the runway. In early 1967 the RMK-BRJ construction firm built a taxiway extension and various support buildings.
The 1883d Communications Squadron designated and organized at Qui Nhon Airfield, South Vietnam, 1 November 1965, forming part of the
Qui Nhon
Quy Nhon ( vi, Quy Nhơn ) is a coastal city in Bình Định province in central Vietnam. It is composed of 16 wards and five communes with a total of . Quy Nhon is the capital of Bình Định province. As of 2019 its population was 457,400. H ...
in Binh Dinh Province, Vietnam.
History
In April 1966 the 84th Construction Battalion built a extension to the runway. In early 1967 the RMK-BRJ construction firm built a taxiway extension and various support buildings.
The 1883d Communications Squadron designated and organized at Qui Nhon Airfield, South Vietnam, 1 November 1965, forming part of the 1964th Communications Group
The 1964th Communications Group of the United States Air Force was a highly decorated communications group with service in the Vietnam War and then in Europe.
The Group traced its history to the designation and organization of the 1964th Commu ...
. It then moved to Phu Cat Air Base
Phu or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Phủ, prefecture in 15th–19th century Vietnam
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on 1 April 1967.
Army units based at Qui Nhơn included:
* 8th Transportation Company ( Piasecki CH-21C Shawnee) (1961-?)
* 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance) ( UH-1B Huey) from March 1963.
* A platoon of 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
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with UH-1D Hueys from October 1965.
* 498th Medical Company (Air Ambulance)
The Army Medical Department of the U.S. Army (AMEDD), formerly known as the Army Medical Service (AMS), encompasses the Army's six medical Special Branches (or "Corps"). It was established as the "Army Hospital" in July 1775 to coordinate the me ...
(UH-1D) from 1967.
* 18th Aviation Company
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* 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
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(detachments)
* 619th Tactical Control Squadron Detachment 12 (December 1965-November 1966)
Current use
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
* 18 September 1965 USAFLockheed C-130A Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally design ...
#55-0038 crashed into the sea while on final approach killing 4 of 11 crew and passengers
* 30 June 1966 USAF Fairchild C-123B Provider #54-0644 was damaged beyond repair at Qui Nhơn
* 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
* 25 May 1970 U.S. Army Beechcraft U-21A #66-18026 was damaged beyond repair at Qui Nhơn
See also
*Republic of Vietnam Air Force
The South Vietnam Air Force, officially the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF; vi, Không lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa, KLVNCH; french: Force aérienne vietnamienne, FAVN) (sometimes referred to as the Vietnam Air Force or VNAF) was the aer ...
* United States Pacific Air Forces
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* Seventh Air Force
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The command's mission is to plan and direct air component operations in ...
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qui Nhon Airfield Installations of the United States Air Force in South Vietnam Air force installations of South Vietnam Installations of the United States Army in South Vietnam Buildings and structures in Bình Định province