Jul 16th, More USAF Personnel Photos

This week I am posting more of the photos I took of the Air Force guys I either worked with or was acquainted with.

I have identified them entirely based on memory. So, age being what it is, I strongly suspect that I probably mis-remembered a few of their names. In those cases, I would truly appreciate any help that you can provide!!  Thanks!

SSG Ham

SSG Dupont

A1C Ytsma and SSG Dupont

Eating the Christmas/Thanksgiving meal in the Chow Hall.

A1C Ytsma browsing a magazine.

A1C Walls checking out his telephoto lens equipped Asahi Pentax camera.

New Years Eve party outside Barracks 4222B.

Another shot of New Years Eve party outside Barracks 4222B.

A1C Kovach ready to party on New Years Eve outside Barracks 4222B.

A1C Coburn and SSG Helwig relaxing at the New Years Eve party.

A1C Ytsma after just "lighting-up". 

SSG Ham and TSG ? testing the fire extinguishers. 

A1C Dumas with his Nikon F Photomic T camera.

TSG ? discharging fire extinguisher into empty 50 gal. drum. 

New Years Eve gathering outside Barracks 4222B.

SSG Ham engaged in a paper-back novel.

MSG Dawson doing some sub-contracting work with A1C Siers.

Mail Call.

A1C Coburn in the "shop".

A1C Coburn "writing home" in his barracks.

SSG Dupont admiring his conjoined bananas. 

New Years Eve gathering.

A1C Denton and SSG Dupont playing Poker.

A1C Ytsma and A1C Denton touring the sites of downtown Da Nang.

SSG Dupont typing up a report.

A1C Denton.

A1C Haylock.

A1C Coburn in the Electric Shop.

SSG Helwig in the Electric Shop.

Unknown A1C.

A1C Denton.

The Chow Hall.

An on-base pickup Softball game. 

A1C Siers

Assignment board focused on the "Graveyard Shift".

Checking level of the drinking water tank on the flight line. 

July 8th, Jet Aircraft: A-3 Skywarrior, A-4 Skyhawk, A-5 Vigilante, A-6 Intruder, B-57 Canberra, Boeing 707, Boeing 727, C-20 Gulfstream, C-135 Stratolifter, C-140 JetStar, C-141 Starlifter

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.

A-3 Skywarrior with speed brakes deployed.

Ground crewman staying cool under folded wing of an A-3 Skywarrior.

A-3 Skywarrior parked near the revetment area.

A-4 Skyhawk from the USS Hancock.

Unit crest on an A-4 Skyhawk that appears to have completed 54 missions!

Tail of an A-4 Skyhawk.

Firing up an A-4 Skyhawk from the USS Independence.

Fire-breathing bomber, the unit crest of an A-4 Skyhawk.

A USMC version of the rugged and versatile A-4 Skyhawk.

An A-4 Skyhawk from the USS Enterprise.

An A-5 Vigilante with folded wing-tips.

A-6 Intruder from the USS Independence, VA-75 "Sunday Punchers".

An A-6 Intruder from AKTRON 85, bedded down for the night.

A-6 Intruders parked on the Da Nang flight line.

A-6 Intruders on the Da Nang flight line.

A B-57 Canberra, shortly after take-off.

Rocket pods under wing of B-57 Canberra.

B-57 Canberra.

Night maintenance on a B-57 Canberra.

A B-57 Canberra in camouflage, just before landing.

Pre-camouflaged B-57 Canberras parked in the revetment area.

B-57 Canberra in the main USAF hangar, Da Nang Air Base.

A MAC contracted TWA Boeing 707 departing Da Nang Air Base.

MAC contracted, Pan Am Boeing 727 receiving night-time service.

Tail of the Boeing 727 at sunset.

Boeing 727, with Hill 327 in the background.

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.)

A MAC C-135 Stratolifter.

C-140 JetStar on take-off.

Landing gear retraction on C-140 JetStar.

C-140 JetStar of the USAF Communications Service.

C-140 JetStar.

C-141 Starlifter.

C-141 Starlifter on the Da Nang AB tarmac. 

Original, unrestored photo of C-20 Gulfstream.