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was a military and civilian airfield, and army base located approximately 4 km west of
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was based at the airfield to provide fire support for the ARVN
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402:forces as part of the
389:23rd Infantry Division
327:Operation Double Eagle
325:as a staging base for
303:(20th TASS) operating
227:36 ft / 11 m
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359:In early April 1967,
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180:Airfield information
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393:Quảng Ngãi Province
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307:and later
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942:388th TFW
932:355th TFW
927:354th TFW
922:347th TFW
856:Don Muang
817:377th ABW
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807:315th TAW
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704:Phan Rang
689:Nha Trang
674:Binh Thuy
246:Direction
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947:432d TRW
917:307th SW
912:56th SOW
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822:633d SOW
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679:Cam Ranh
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740:Tay Loc
714:Tuy Hoa
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684:Da Nang
601:in the
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369:Chu Lai
341:of the
250:Length
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216:Summary
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