Phan Rang Air Base

Early Phan Rang Air Base
1966
Photos by Terry Morris

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Phan Rang AB: Dusk is Falling, the first string of flares are hanging, and 366th APS airmen hump uphill with M60 and ammo to their bunkers.
Phan Rang AB: Dusk is Falling, the first string of flares are hanging, and 366th APS airmen hump uphill with M60 and ammo to their bunkers.
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Below Photos: Phan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill
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Phan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill: Left
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Phan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill: Left-Center
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Phan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill: Center
Right-CenterPhan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill: Center-Right
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Phan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill: Right

Panorama CompositePhan Rang AB: as viewed from atop Nui Dat Hill: Composite Panorama Photo.
 
1. Phan Rang AB: Banner change from 366th APS to 35th APS.
1. Phan Rang AB: Banner change from 366th APS to 35th SPS.
2. Phan Rang AB: 1966: Pierced (or perforated) Steel Planking (PSP) Runway, taxiway, and aircraft parking aprons are quickly constructed.
2. Phan Rang AB: 1966: Pierced (or perforated) Steel Planking (PSP) Runway, taxiway, and aircraft parking aprons are quickly constructed.
3. Phan Rang AB: OP-2, a bunker fortified with PSP and sandbags, armed with an 50.cal machinegun, overlooks the valley below and the bomb dump (right).
3. Phan Rang AB:  OP-2, a bunker fortified with PSP and sandbags, armed with an
50.cal machinegun, overlooks the valley below and the bomb dump (right).
4. Phan Rang AB (early 1966): Bomb Dump safely away from aircraft and growing Air Police cantonment area.
4. Phan Rang AB (early 1966):  Bomb Dump safely away from aircraft and growing Air Police cantonment area.
5. Phan Rang AB (early 1966): Bomb Dump nestled between rolling hills and scrub tree covered mounds.
5. Phan Rang AB (early 1966):  Bomb Dump nestled between rolling hills and scrub tree covered mounds.
6. Phan Rang AB: OP-2 bunker, lightly fortified and armed with an 50.cal machinegun, overlooks the valley below.
6. Phan Rang AB:  OP-2 bunker, lightly fortified and armed with an 50.cal machinegun, overlooks the valley below.
7. Phan Rang AB: OP-1 Tower Bunker, overlooks sprawling fields of tall grass and perimeters, armed with an M60 machinegun (There was no 50 cal. on OP1. OP2 had the only 50 cal. during my time.)
7. Phan Rang AB:  OP-1 Tower Bunker, overlooks sprawling fields of tall grass and perimeters, armed with
an M60 machinegun (There was no 50 cal. on OP1.  OP2 had the only 50 cal. during my time.)
8. Phan Rang AB: OP-1 Tower Bunker, awaiting darkness,Airman Terry Morris fires up a C-Rat can. with 50.cal at the ready.
8. Phan Rang AB:  OP-1 Tower Bunker, awaiting darkness,Airman Terry Morris fires up a C-Rat can. with 50.cal at the ready.
9. Phan Rang AB: Bunker with business-end of a 50.cal commanding attention.
9. Phan Rang AB:  Bunker with business-end of a 50.cal commanding attention.
10. Phan Rang AB: 366th Air Police cantonment area.
10. Phan Rang AB:  366th Air Police cantonment area.
11. Phan Rang AB: 366th Air Police tent bunk bed. Mosquito nets at the ready. Aligned boots' stateside-spit-shine melting in sauna heat.
11. Phan Rang AB:  366th Air Police tent bunk bed. Mosquito nets at the ready. Aligned boots' stateside-spit-shine melting in sauna heat.
12. Phan Rang AB: 366th APS walk trails of baked clay or muddy-quagmire before wooden-pallet walkways are built.
12. Phan Rang AB: 366th APS walk trails of baked clay or muddy-quagmire before wooden-pallet walkways are built.
13. Phan Rang AB: Metal mess-kits mask whatever food with a metalic-taste.
13. Phan Rang AB: Metal mess-kits mask whatever food with a metallic-taste.
14. Phan Rang AB: Mascote mongrel dog found on Nui Dat Hill. We fed him C-Rats for a while... and then he ran off.
14. Phan Rang AB: Mascot mongrel dog found on Nui Dat Hill. We fed him C-Rats for a while... and then he ran off.
15. Phan Rang AB: Vietnamese women workers unloading Pabst Beer (new in 1966: no opener needed!). Note the base theatre's open screen (center), and top right you can see the beer's temporary destination, an inflatable warehouse.
15. Phan Rang AB: Vietnamese women workers unloading Pabst Beer (new in 1966: no opener needed!). Note the
base theatre's open screen (center), and top right you can see the beer's temporary destination, an inflatable warehouse.
16. Phan Rang AB: ROK soldiers on Nui Dat Hill.
16. Phan Rang AB: ROK soldiers on Nui Dat Hill.
17. Phan Rang AB: This was the 101st Base (HQ?), South of Nui Dat [East of the South-end of the runway].
17. Phan Rang AB: This was the 101st Base (HQ?), South of Nui Dat [East of the South-end of the runway].
17. Phan Rang AB: The First Tent-Hut constructed (graded grounds await future tent-huts). Note: Nui Dat Hill in background does not have a road in early 1966.
18. Phan Rang AB: The First Tent-Hut constructed (graded grounds await future tent-huts).
Note: Nui Dat Hill in background does not have a road in early 1966 .
19. Phan Rang AB: New hut-tents constructed for the 366th APS. Nui Dat Hill graded for new road.
19. Phan Rang AB: New hut-tents constructed for the 366th APS. Nui Dat Hill graded for new road.

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