Thank
you very much, Ralph, you definitely made my day!! I remember a guy
that was the lunatic who always used to keep us laughing our asses
off telling Dave Gardner Jokes. The pics were sent to me from
a man I made contact with and have since lost his name and address.
But I do remember him saying they were of the July rocket attack,
they were taken from Freedom Hill 327. I ran across another Fellow in the
guest book who was there at the same time and remembers me and
has a photo of me, I am anxiously waiting for his photos. His name
is Richard Davis we knew him as Gary, He spent most of the time on
the mountain at water point.
Aircraft Hangers, barracks, revetments, and
countless structures were damaged with
gaping holes in walls and ceilings or peppered with shrapnel. The
shrill whistling of incoming whining rockets impacted Đà Nàng's dual
runways and taxiways. Security sirens wailed. Rockets continued to
pound and crater the runways.
Photographer:
Unknown
Author: Frank
Tanner
Subject: Re: July 15, 1967 Rocket Attack
I was on the flight line that night. I was riding SAT with Doc Holiday.
Take care and keep the faith.
The following
morning, the devastation from the previous night's attack was evident
throughout Đà Nàng Air Base.
The wing headquarters concrete buildings were heavily damaged with
the tile roofs nearly void of tile. The hangars were all a tilt at
30 degrees or more. The new Air Force barracks were blown off foundations
and ruined. All living and working buildings were heavily damaged
by the intense shelling. 59 aircraft were damaged or destroyed. Of
the twelve aircraft destroyed two were C-130 Hercules aircraft, 8
were F4-C Phantoms and two were F-8 Crusaders. A dump was created
north of the runways where the smoking hulks were dragged and abandoned.
Some were burning or smoldering days later. 83 mortar and rocket rounds
were fired in the July 15 raid on Đà Nàng. Eight American military
men were killed and 175 were wounded.
Photographer:
Unknown
Đà Nàng's twin runways and taxiways were closed for 12 hours.
The Stand Off Rocket attack of July 15, 1967 was the deadliest attack
of the war at Đà Nàng Air Base.
Photographer: Unknown
Đà Nàng Air Base, AKA: Rocket City, often had
more than six Silk-Moons of false dawn orbiting the base. Freedom
Hill 327 can be seen beneath the left flare, with convoy lights winding
up the perimeter road.
Đà Nàng Air Base, flight line, rocket crater and debris.
Đà Nàng Air Base, flight line, debris.
Đà Nàng Air Base, Gunfighter Village hut takes a rocket.
Đà Nàng Air Base, Gunfighter Village hut rebuilding from a 122mm rocket.
Đà Nàng Air Base, SP Post damaged from a 122mm rocket.
Đà Nàng Air Base, SP Post damaged from a 122mm rocket.
Đà Nàng Air Base, SP Post damaged from a 122mm rocket.
Đà Nàng Air Base
