Last week was a very busy one, with many scheduled appointments as well as a few unscheduled events that delayed this update.
Judging from the very low number of visitors so far, though, I seriously doubt that there are very many disappointed followers of this blog. Is this a worthwhile project? Please let me know your thoughts about whether or not I should continue, and/or how I might improve it.
So, this post consists entirely of some of the jet-powered aircraft that participated in the Vietnam War. It definitely is not all inclusive, due to the fact that not all aircraft were assigned to or ever landed at Da Nang Air Base, while I was there. For example, even though the B-52 was used extensively, I never saw one at Da Nang.
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| A-3 Skywarrior with speed brakes deployed. |
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| Ground crewman staying cool under folded wing of an A-3 Skywarrior. |
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| A-3 Skywarrior parked near the revetment area. |
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| A-4 Skyhawk from the USS Hancock. |
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| Unit crest on an A-4 Skyhawk that appears to have completed 54 missions! |
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| Tail of an A-4 Skyhawk. |
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| Firing up an A-4 Skyhawk from the USS Independence. |
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| Fire-breathing bomber, the unit crest of an A-4 Skyhawk. |
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| A USMC version of the rugged and versatile A-4 Skyhawk. |
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| An A-4 Skyhawk from the USS Enterprise. |
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| An A-5 Vigilante with folded wing-tips. |
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| A-6 Intruder from the USS Independence, VA-75 "Sunday Punchers". |
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| An A-6 Intruder from AKTRON 85, bedded down for the night. |
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| A-6 Intruders parked on the Da Nang flight line. |
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| A-6 Intruders on the Da Nang flight line. |
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| A B-57 Canberra, shortly after take-off. |
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| Rocket pods under wing of B-57 Canberra. |
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| B-57 Canberra. |
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Night maintenance on a B-57 Canberra. |
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| A B-57 Canberra in camouflage, just before landing. |
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| Pre-camouflaged B-57 Canberras parked in the revetment area. |
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| B-57 Canberra in the main USAF hangar, Da Nang Air Base. |
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| A MAC contracted TWA Boeing 707 departing Da Nang Air Base. |
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| MAC contracted, Pan Am Boeing 727 receiving night-time service. |
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| Tail of the Boeing 727 at sunset. |
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| Boeing 727, with Hill 327 in the background. |
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| A USAF C-20 Gulfstream at dusk. (Don't look too closely at my feeble restoration of a partially destroyed original photo, which I've included at the end of this post.) |
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| A MAC C-135 Stratolifter. |
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| C-140 JetStar on take-off. |
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| Landing gear retraction on C-140 JetStar. |
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| C-140 JetStar of the USAF Communications Service. |
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C-140 JetStar.
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| C-141 Starlifter. |
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| C-141 Starlifter on the Da Nang AB tarmac. |
Original, unrestored photo of C-20 Gulfstream.
PLEASE keep this project going. You're providing a wonderful service to the serious aerospace community. Thank you for sharing these remarkable images!
ReplyDeletePhillip Friddell
Replica in Scale
I second that. Some amazing pictures being posted here. Thanks for taking the time!
ReplyDeleteGreat images. Thanks for posting
ReplyDeletePhillip, John, & Calum,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your kind words and feedback.
We recently moved from Hawaii back to the mainland and I have been off-line for most of the time since the end of June.
I have been thinking about expanding this blog to include some of my Air Force service photos that I took before my arrival in Vietnam, I.E. the flight lines at Stewart AFB and Chanute AFB.
Do you think these might be of any interest?
Please upload more. It is remarkable to see such incredibly composed and exposed photographs. Everything I've been blessed to see so far from the life on base to the aircraft my father would have loved to see. Thank you for putting in the time and effort to preserve and share your memories.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry to say that I have no more photos to share from Vietnam. I do have a few more from my earlier Air Force days at Chanute AFB and Stewart AFB but they seem a bit off-topic in this blog. If you or anyone is/are interested, I'd be happy to send them to you electronically.
DeleteThank you for taking the time to post your kind comments and words of appreciation!