Marble Mountain Airfield Vietnam

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Marble mountain airfield vietnam.

Vmo2 where i would spend the next thirteen months was just south of danang. The name of the so called marble mountain airfield was derived from a smattering of granite outcroppings jutting out of the sandy beach of the south china sea about 200 feet high and the size of a. They had been cleared to land. In 1972 the women of this artillery unit destroyed 19 marine aircraft parked at the marble mountain air facility an american airfield at the base of the mountains.

Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of. Home of the marine aircraft group 16 was then transferred to the us army between may 1971 and august 1972 and finally to the south vietnamese air force until march 29 1975 when it fell to the north vietnam army. See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam war. Ov 1 mohawk a seaboard world dc 8 landed by mistake at marble mountain army airfield ov 1 mohawk base at 2am in the morning.

Marble mountain air facility mmaf was first constructed and then used by the us marine corps between august 1965 and may 1971 during the vietnam war. I was assigned to the 1st marine division and sent to marble mountain airfield to join marine air group 16 and vmo2.