Marble Mountain Helo Base

Home of the marine aircraft group 16 was then transferred to the us army between may 1971 and august 1972 and finally to the south vietnamese air force until march 29 1975 when it fell to the north vietnam army.

Marble mountain helo base.

Hidden hoi an when to visit marble mountains. November 14 2019 november 15th update with winter right around the corner the mountain looks great covered in its pre season white blanket. The spacious 1 4 bedroom condos at marblewood are all fully self contained suites that include full kitchens including fridge stove dishwasher pots pans and utensils electric fireplaces cable hd tv and wireless. Some of the red white and green marble souvenirs available at the base of the mountain.

It shows the marble mountains to the south. Base camp in bien hoa some time in early nov. A photo i took of vo dat mountain while returning from the 125th a t c. Complete with tours shopping and an easy access glass elevator to take you up the 43 metre ascent.

This was a defensive position occupied by 9th marines who were the mag 16 security. Beautiful views from marble mountain. The central city of danang has a mountain of marble and limestone rock group known as the marble mountains this group of 5 mountains whose names represent the 5 elements stands very close to the line of coast of danang in the center of vietnam. Village and special forces observation base at yd 094518.

Attack on marble mountain base information for vmo 2 hmm 361 hmm 263 mag 16 for date 651027 vmo 2 was a us marine corps unit. Americal overrun destroyed late 71. In the last couple of decades marble mountains has been developed and promoted as a tourist destination. 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.

Vmo 2 at marble mountain suffered the worst. The early bird season pass sale has. Marble mountain air facility mmaf was first constructed and then used by the us marine corps between august 1965 and may 1971 during the vietnam war. Image courtesy of steve shannon via doug kibbey.

Details of this base viewable elsewhere on this page. Mmaf marble mountain air facility. Also called mang giang pass. This photo was taken inside the preminteerer of mag 16 in early 1965.

Also called mang yang pass. Check out the latest from marble mountain news. Destroyed 19 and heavily damaged 11 helicopters and 7 jet aircraft in two separate attacks on marine corps airbases at marble mountain and chu lai. The marble mountain mountains can be seen in the distance.