Tuy Hoa Air Base
Tuy Hoa Air Base
 
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| Part of South Vietnamese Air Force (VNAF) Pacific Air Forces (USAF) |
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F-100C of the 188th Tactical Fighter Squadron, New Mexico Air National Guard, over Tuy Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam in 1968.
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 Tuy Hoa AB
Location of Tuy Hoa Air Base, Vietnam
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| Coordinates | 13°02′58″N 109°20′01″E / 13.04944°N 109.33361°ECoordinates: 13°02′58″N 109°20′01″E / 13.04944°N 109.33361°E |
| Type | Air Force Base |
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 United States Air Force
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| Condition | Closed 1970, now civil airport |
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| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-1970 |
| Battles/wars |
 Vietnam War |
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| Garrison |
 31st Tactical Fighter Wing (USAF) |
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| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||||||||||
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Tuy Hoa Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam, being closed in 1970. It was built by the United States between 1965–1966 and was used by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the II Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. It was seized by the People's Army of Vietnam in April 1975 and was abandoned for several decades. Today, the site has been redeveloped as Dong Tac Airport.
Plans for a United States Air Force Base at Tuy Hoa were developed in 1965 after the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the decision to deploy large numbers of United States forces to South Vietnam. The base was one of several air bases in South Vietnam built by United States Air Force RED HORSE civil engineering squadrons in 1966. An advance construction party of the 820th Civil Engineering Squadron (Heavy repair) arrived in June. Within six months, with the completion of interim airfield facilities, the base was in operation. This unit completed nearly 50 percent of all construction at Tuy Hoa, including: 170 aircraft protective revetments, 120,000 square feet (11,000 m2) of wooden buildings, and 175,000 square yards of AM-2 matting. In addition, the 820th CES operated a rock crusher 9.5 miles from the base and hauled aggregate through enemy-held territory to the base.
Tuy Hoa was originally envisioned as a Strategic Air Command B-52 base. However, security concerns of basing SAC's bombers directly in South Vietnam resulted in the assignment of B-52s to U-Tapao Air Base in neighboring Thailand. Tuy Hoa was given a tactical air support mission instead.
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