Da Nang air base attacked in Vietnam by 40mm rockets 7 miles away, 47 killed many from local village (partial newsreel) Addeddate 2005-04-08 19:44:43 Color b&w Identifier 1967-03-03_Airbase_Shelled . A reluctance to cause undue damage to the historic town and avoid civilian casualties was suggested as a reason for the slow ROKMC advance. Instead of calling artillery fire immediately, the reconnaissance Marines arranged with Battery K, 4/11 Marines and a detachment of the 3rd 155mm Gun Battery at An Ha for an "artillery ambush." Fires started from secondary blasts by bombs and fuel. Milantoni replied, "General Lm just gave it. Countermortar fire quickly silenced the enemy tubes. Robertson later compared the enemy activity that night to a "10-ring circus." soldier and wounding two. Rockey then ordered a platoon from his Company K to reinforce Company G. By the end of the day, the elements of the four Marine companies had established their night positions. Pictures of Danang 9. Spent many watches all over the city of Da Nang. Cleaning up and repairs at Gunfighter Village. On 2 February, the Marines received a report that the PAVN 2nd Division had moved its headquarters 4 miles (6.4km) north, to a position above Route 4, from its previous location on Go Noi Island. Freedom Hill 327 can be seen beneath the left flare, with convoy lights winding up the perimeter road. About 03:30, perhaps to divert Marine attention from the ground assault on I Corps headquarters and the city of Da Nang, enemy mortars opened up on Marble Mountain. The first U.S. air strikes also occur against the Ho Chi Minh trail. After dark, both sides withdrew, the Marines to night defensive positions and the PAVN to the west. Click here to view those.. Update: 12 December 2020. In a message to III MAF, Robertson observed "Never have so few done so much to so many. Reinforced by the remainder of Company L and two platoons from Company M together with two tanks and an LVTP-5, the Marines engaged the PAVN. "[1]:1578, The greatest danger to the TAOR at this juncture, however, was from the south in that area defended by the ROKMC and the ARVN 51st Regiment. 07-18 488 ) DATE ) ) On appeal from the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Muskogee, The PAVN obviously were bringing the local VC main force units up to strength, even if to do so they had to bring in replacements from the north. The PAVN/VC rocket troops fired in two bursts, one at 03:42, followed by a second barrage three hours later. The Air Force watch officer on duty protested, "that's too close, you'll never get a clearance for it." [1]:154, Throughout the Da Nang TAOR, the intensity of activity increased during the night. Darkness prevented Sailfish from observing the number of casualties that the artillery and air inflicted upon the enemy. A warning order and plan prepared by the VC Da Nang City Committee called for a preliminary attack on the city by sappers and VC troops. bagram air base distance to chinairidescent telecaster pickguard. Despite limited attacks later in the month, these were largely, as a report stated, "an attempt to maintain the facade of an offensive. Although authorizing the ceasefire, he warned all American commanders to be unusually alert because of "enemy increased capabilities ." By daybreak, the engineers held their own and the situation in Hi An was at a stalemate. On 29 January, Marine intelligence officers received a reliable report that the PAVN 2nd Division also had established its command post in western G Ni. The only Marine casualties were two men who failed to vacate their "hootches" in time. We don't know why, but we know they are!" Aircraft destroyed included F-4 Phantom II's \u0026 C-130's. According to U.S. advisors and to South Vietnamese sources, the fight for Hi An resulted in Allied casualties of 58 killed, 103 wounded in action, 21 missing in action and 14 weapons lost. They later found four PAVN dead. In a sweep of the area, the defenders found ammunition clips and bloodstains. It was the worst attack on Danang since July 5,. A Company E, 2/3 Marines squad patrol in its regular area of operations just east of the confluence of the Thanh Qut and Vnh in River came under attack from an estimated squad of enemy. U.S. air policemen take cover and leave their jeep as they come under sniper fire near Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam on January 30, 1968, after it was hit by a rocket barrage. Of the 13-man Recon team, codename Dublin City, one was dead, nine were injured and three escaped unscathed. "[1]:158, While the PAVN/VC forces continued to harass allied positions on the night of 31 January/1 February, the intensity of combat did not match that of the previous two nights. Would like to get in touch w/anyone attached to Security. "[1]:144, By evening on the 29th, the 1st Marine Division at Da Nang was on 100-percent alert. As the Marine platoon patrolled along the banks of the Yn, a heavy machine gun suddenly opened up. On 29 January, a local village chief told the security officer of the Naval Support Activity at Camp Tiensha that about 300 VC would attack the Marble Mountain transmitter that night. "[1]:163, Another possible explanation was that the Da Nang attack may have been a secondary assault, to cause as much damage as possible and divert Allied forces from the almost successful effort of the PAVN/VC forces to capture Hu. [1]:141, A conglomeration of Marine support units, ARVN, ROKMC and two Marine infantry battalions attempted to secure the remaining area. Newsreel story showing the aftermath of the shelling of an . Another PAVN soldier, who infiltrated from North Vietnam after receiving a year's training as a radioman in Hanoi, was thrust into one of the attacking battalions south of Da Nang so hastily that he never learned the name of his unit let alone those of his officers. Of the prisoners, the South Vietnamese identified six as military, 109 as workers, and the remaining 80 as VC cadre. This demonstration may have been planned to coincide with an attack on the city which never developed. [1]:1456, At 03:00 the PAVN/VC hit even closer to the Marine command nerve center at Da Nang. [1]:160, The fighting continued during the night and into the next day. 1st MAW ComdC. About 07:45 approximately two companies or a reinforced company from the PAVN 31st Regiment ambushed a Marine platoon from Company G, 2/3 Marines. [1]:1478, The Marine response to the bombardments was rapid, the 11th Marines artillery units "initiated counter-rocket fires" at suspected avenues of approach. Mortar and rocket attacks followed by ground assaults were made all along the perimeter of the base. At least some members of his group also reportedly provided security for Richard Spencer's often violent campus appearances. After the fixed-wing aircraft and evacuation helicopter cleared the area, the 11th Marines saturated the area with artillery fire. He remembered that because of the number of casualties his battalion sustained, "it was necessary to employ administrative personnel on patrols" with "clerks, cooks, and drivers" on line. [1]:1502, On the morning of the 31st, the Marines of Company I, now reinforced by the ARVN and the AmTrac Marines, surveyed the results of the fighting and continued to mop up the remnants of the VC force. Moreover, once the PAVN units arrived south of Da Nang they "made no further attempts at maneuver even while being hunted by Marine and Army units, and when engaged, seldom maneuvered, except to withdraw." Within the city itself, VC cadre were to force the "inhabitants into the street for demonstrations and prepare the people for continuing political struggle against the government as well as kill GVN and ARVN cadre. Surprised by the initial assault, the engineers fell back, giving up half the camp to the attackers. ARVN intelligence officers speculated that the battalion from the PAVN 4th Regiment was supposed to have spearheaded the attack on the city of Da Nang the previous day, but arrived too late to influence the battle. [1]:153, The attack on the western perimeter was probably the most serious thrust against Marine positions on the day and evening of 30 January. Soon reports came in that the base was under attack and a Marine helicopter flew the general from his quarters to III MAF headquarters. * The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. Army forces in the Da Nang area including the troops from Task Force Miracle suffered 18 dead and 59 wounded. Military Photo: Rocket Attack On The Eve Of The Tet Offensive. The National Police arrested 25 of the crowd and quickly dispersed the would-be demonstrators. With part of the force establishing blocking positions north of the hamlet, the rest of the provisional company and Rangers moved through Nam O. About 50 minutes later, another recon team, Air Hose, about 2,000 meters to the northeast of Saddle Bag, saw more than 50 enemy troops moving eastward. The fighting within the compound continued until daylight. 29/30 January 1968 After a brief firefight, the VC troops withdrew taking any casualties with them. Pictures of Danang 10. Two other squad patrols from Company C in the vicinity quickly joined the first squad. Again the crowd dispersed and this time did not recongregate. U.S. estimates of PAVN/VC casualties ranged between 1,200 and 1,400 dead. By the afternoon of the 31st, the Marines and Rangers had completed their sweep. At 20:00 on the night of the 5th, a Marine platoon ambush from Company C, 1/7 Marines intercepted about 60 PAVN troops about 4,000 meters south of the Ty Loan River in the western sector of the area of operations moving northeast towards the river and the base with mortars and automatic weapons. Throughout the day, however, Marine units throughout the TAOR reported incidents. Heavy explosions and fires on the base. heros. About the same time as the rocket attacks on the Da Nang base and Marble Mountain, PAVN/VC mortars bombarded the command post of the 7th Marines on Hill 55 south of Da Nang and forward infantry positions. The Victory will be with us. Archives. He ordered the 3rd Amphibian Tractor Battalion to form a blocking position on the southeastern bank of the Vien Dien River. In the extensive Da Nang TAOR, the early morning hours of 31 January were almost a repeat of the events of the 30th. According to Marine intelligence reports, on 9 February, the 2nd Division moved its headquarters back to the Go Noi from its more forward positions. Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. Approximately 16 rounds impacted in the Marine Aircraft Group 16 sector and another four in the Army aviation company area. At about 03:00 two PAVN battalions struck the ARVN compound on Route 1 above the Thanh Quit River. Firing 290 105mm shells, the tractor artillery reportedly killed about 80 of the PAVN attackers caught in the open. The 3/5 Marines were landed and immediately came under heavy automatic and small arms fire from the island. Use big bombs." Despite the thinness of the Marine lines and the ability of the PAVN/VC to infiltrate, they never capitalized on these advantages. A contingent of South Vietnamese Nng mercenaries from the Special Forces Thng c Camp took over the defense of Hill 52 from Company M.[1]:158, Still the Marine command believed the new positions of Company M not only covered the approaches to i Lc, but provided the division with another reserve force. [1]:163 A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of DaNang Air Base. Supported by U .S . The ARVN 51st Regiment operating in the southern sector of the Da Nang area of operations came across evidence including documents pointing to a buildup of PAVN/VC strength together with probes of Allied defenses. WASHINGTON The White House warned that the U.S. may consider a military response to the rocket attack that hit an air base in western Iraq where American and coalition troops are . On my second combat hop on the 14th I flew below 500 feet for 30 minutes 5 to 10 miles south of Da Nang searching for rocket launching sites. Hill received a telephone call at 03:45 on the 30th from Colonel Thomas Randall, the III MAF G-3, who asked him "to send three platoons to blocking positions south of I Corps headquarters." Da Nang air base in the mid- to late-60s was the busiest (and possibly the largest) airport in the world. Survived many Rocket Attacks. The 3/5 Marines reported "a definite increase of enemy harassment" and the movement of sizeable enemy units into the Go Noi Island area (.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}1551N 10812E / 15.85N 108.2E / 15.85; 108.2). # Not in AF records, submitted by members, # Not in AF records, submitted by members, Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973. With the departure of the 5th Marine Regiment to support operations further north in I Corps, there was only one Marine infantry regimental headquarters in the extensive Da Nang Tactical area of responsibility (TAOR). Da Nang Air Base had intelligence predicting a rocket attack any day. The 1st MP Battalion completed three sweeps of the Air Base perimeter and the areas just southeast, southwest and just north of the airbase without incident. One battalion was to deploy immediately, with the other to deploy the next day. [1]:1423, From other sources, the Marine command learned of other ominous measures taken by the PAVN/VC forces in the Da Nang sector. In the northern sector of Da Nang, PAVN/VC main force troops entered Nam O once again and killed the hamlet chief. Rockey then directed Company G of the 3rd Marines, also attached to him, to move up along the banks of the Bau Xau River toward a blocking position southwest of the ARVN base to seal any escape route in that direction. They fired, killing one of the enemy underwater demolition team, while the other member surrendered to the Marines. ** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. VC gunners from Ha Vang, nevertheless, maintained an intermittent mortar bombardment upon the I Corps tactical operations center. About the same time, from their firing positions on the western fringes of the Da Nang TAOR, PAVN rocketeers launched a fusillade of 122mm rockets aimed at the Air Base. The Flightline, Funny Money, Rocket shrapnel. "We carried bullet clips in our pockets, but no weapons, because the rifle boxes were nailed shut in their shipping crates. English: A damaged U.S. Marine Corps Grumman A-6A Intruderof Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 (VMA(AW)-242) "Bats" at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, 30 January 1968. One sapper was captured. Company G repulsed a number of probes throughout the night until the PAVN broke contact at dawn. 16. The Marines killed two and wounded the third. The South Vietnamese quickly rushed the newly arrived ARVN 5th Ranger Battalion into the area. The 3/5 Marines together with Companies F and G, 2/3 Marines then began methodically to eliminate pockets of resistance in the general area. 15 January 1968 U-10D Courier 66-14334 unit unknown, USAF, base unknown A mortar attack on the airfield at Luang Prabang in Laos destroyed a U-10D Courier. CriticalPast is your source for imagery of worldwide events, people, and B-roll spanning the 20th century. According to them their mission was to mine and interdict allied traffic in the Hi Vn Pass area. In the Da Nang sector, during the early morning hours of 30 January, PAVN/VC gunners took under mortar and rocket fire 15 different Allied units and installations. Again the artillery responded with "excellent effect on target." While Marine fixed-wing aircraft flew strike missions against the gun emplacements, another helicopter evacuated the survivors. Nine USAF personnel were killed during the barrage and 128 others were wounded, 40 of them requiring hospitalization. [1]:149, The fighting did not subside with the coming of daylight. In addition to the VC R-20th Battalion, south of Da Nang, the VC 1st and PAVN 3rd Regiments both part of the 2nd Division started to deploy toward G Ni Island. Robertson observed that the delay of the 2nd Division into the picture may have been because the PAVN forces "got their signals mixed " The VC were supposed to be inside "when the [PAVN] division came marching down main street. At the briefing, the division G-2 or intelligence officer, told the assembled officers that "they are finally going to come out and fight. Darkness prevented any accurate bomb assessment. The armored force pushed through the hamlet and encountered only occasional small-arms fire. 149 likes. The PAVN fought a delaying action as they began to withdraw. The PAVN/VC attacked a Marine bunker and ran through the Communications Support Company area throwing grenades and Satchel charges in the living quarters. The Northern Sector Defense Command rapidly assembled its reaction company and deployed one platoon to the division command post. In the Southern Sector Defense Command, just north of the Cu River and west of Highway 1, a PAVN/VC 12-15-man sapper squad blew a hole in the defensive wire of the joint perimeter of the 7th Engineer and 7th Communication Battalion. Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972. [1]:146, Lieutenant Colonel Twyman R. Hill's 1st MP Battalion operated directly under III MAF and was responsible for the "close-in defense" of the Da Nang Air Base, the two bridges between Tiensha Peninsula, Marble Mountain Air Facility and the Naval Hospital on the Tiensha (Tin Sa) Peninsula. The artillery fired another salvo, which caused a large secondary explosion. "[1]:1545, By this time, the Tet Offensive was in full bloom, not only at Da Nang, but throughout South Vietnam. Rocket attack on the Da Nang Air Base that took place, Da Nang, Vietnam, January 30, 1968. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. [1]:160, By this time, Robertson was worried about the ability to contain the PAVN/VC offensive south of Da Nang. [1]:158, Robertson began to refine his defensive dispositions at Da Nang so as to counter any further incursions on the part of the PAVN/VC main force units pressing on the Marine TAOR. III Marine Amphibious Force (III MAF) had its headquarters at Hill 327 west of the Air Base, while ARVN I Corps had its headquarters north of the Air Base. *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. "[1]:159, The heaviest action occurred in the 3/5 Marines and 4th Battalion, 51st ARVN sectors along Highway 1. According to Marine pilot reports, the PAVN/VC had approximately 250 men in the area equipped with automatic weapons, including at least one .51-caliber machine gun. [1]:1601, On the morning of 7 February, Westmoreland called for a special meeting of the senior U.S. commanders in I Corps. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.Link to order this clip:http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675029937_Vietcong-rocket-attack_Danang-Airbase_Marine-operation-headquarters_heavy-explosionsHistoric Stock Footage Archival and Vintage Video Clips in HD.Vietcong rocket attack on the U.S. Da Nang Airbase in VietnamShows a night time Vietcong rocket attack, just after midnight, July 15, 1967, on the United States Air Force flight line and barracks areas at the Da Nang Airbase in Vietnam. Posted: 02/01/2018. Marble Mountain Air Facility supported USMC helicopter operations throughout southern I Corps. Nng AB: 366th TFW: Rocket Attack! Went to Danang to help EOD with the munitions storage facility mishap just outside Danang Air Base. 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