Marble Mountain Fire Base

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Marble mountain fire base.

It is also known as the da nang east airfield primarily built as a helicopter base mainly used by the marine forces. Mmaf marble mountain air facility. Attack on marble mountain some 90 viet cong sappers infiltrated this huge marine corps airfield and destroyed 19 helicopters and damaged 35 11 of them severely. Jul 28 2018 explore donna stewart s board vietnam war marble mountain 1968 on pinterest.

Each mountain is named for the natural element it s said to represent. See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam war. The villages that have sprung up at the base of the mountains specialise in marble sculpture though they now astutely use marble from china rather than hacking away at the. The marble mountain air facility mmaf in d.

A road ran between crow s nest and marble mountain from da nang through the mountains and about 8 miles down to 2 1 s 2nd battalion 1st marine regimental combat base then hung a left for about five miles to the tu cau bridge. 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. Fire support base rifle was overrun by the nva. Americal overrun destroyed late 71.

Three americans were killed at marble mountain and 91 wounded. A total of 19 helicopters including 13 of vmo 2 s uh 1es were destroyed and 11 badly damaged during the attack. Also called mang yang pass. Eleven americans were killed and the.

After this 30 minute rampage the viet cong withdrew leaving behind 17 dead and 4 wounded. Jun 17 2018 explore w sonnenberg s board mag 16 marble mountain vn on pinterest. Just across the da nang river from the marine s main base marble mountain was a newly constructed base that was home to several marine helicopter squadrons. Marble mountain air facility has the greatest scenery of all the us military bases in vietnam hands down.

Thuy son water moc son wood hoa son fire kim son metal or gold and tho son earth. It was constructed in august 1965 and served as a home base to the marines and to the. All of the mountains had lots of cave entrances and tunnels.