VIETNAM
Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Towers and Bunkers, Page-3-3
37th SPS (c.1 Aug 1966 - 31 Mar 1970); 1041st CSPS(T) (Jan-Jul 1967); 12th SPS (31 Mar 1970 - 17 Nov 1971)
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13. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Tower-16 and Bunker overlook minefield and village. 1969.
Tower-16 showing the fenceline to the right and with all the minefields in the middle.
They were built by us, the French and the Japanese.
Photo by Don Segraves, TSN, 377th SPS. 1969-1970.

15. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Tower-16 and Bunker overlook minefield (photo 13 above). Photo by Don Segraves, TSN, 377th SPS, 1969-1970.	16. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Minefield Sign (Visible above in photo 13). 1969. Photo by Don Segraves, TSN, 377th SPS. 1969-1970.
17. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker BB7: Right side of bunker. Extra ammo can and cleaning supplies were chained up in a transfer case in the rear of the bunker.	18. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker BB7: Close up left side of BB7. We had a can of white spray paint and painted the numbers on a pole. also if you look close, there was a small lizard. My companion (this is a two man bunker) sprayed the lizard and you can see the outline.

19. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker BB7: This is looking inside BB7. They were made of 3/4" steel with a
wall like the insied of a house with dirt in the middle. In front of the bunker were sandbags and then 55gal.
steel drums. also there was a cyclone fence surrounding it. this was tp prevent mortors hitting the front.

20. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker BB7: This is 051-Bunker looking from the rear.

21. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker BB7: Shows left side of BB7 from a distance.
Notice the shell fuel tanks in the background. If they went up so would we. Oh well.

22. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker BB7: T-16 showing the fenceline to the rear/right with
Bravo-Bunker-8 in the rear, the two story one with the pointed roof. Towers in background.

 

24. Tan Son Nhut Air Base: Bunker: Perimeter Road. Minefield and Floodlights to Left.