Bien Hoa Air Base
Bien Hoa Air Base Đồng Nai Province in Vietnam | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 10°58′37″N 106°49′06″E / 10.97694°N 106.81833°E | ||||||||
Type | Air Force Base | ||||||||
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Operator | Vietnam People's Air Force
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Bien Hoa Air Base (
During the
Origins
Bien Hoa is located on flat grounds in a rural area 25 km (16 mi) northeast of
In February 1953 the
On 1 June 1955, Bien Hoa Air Base became the RVNAF's logistics support base when the French evacuated their main depot at Hanoi. At this time the base had a single 5,700-foot (1,700 m) by 150-foot (46 m) PSP runway.[4]
In December 1960, the U.S.
American use during the Vietnam War
With the influx of USAF tactical air units in the early 1960s, Bien Hoa became a joint operating base for both the RVNAF and USAF. The USAF forces stationed there were under the command of the Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).
Bien Hoa was the location for
From September 1962 the
A Company, 501st Aviation Battalion arrived during December 1964 with Bell UH-1 Hueys.[6]: 33
Det. 2 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron/1st Air Commando Squadron (Composite)
On 11 October 1961, President
In late October an advance party from the 6009th Tactical Support Group arrived at Bien Hoa to prepare the base for Farm Gate operations and on 15 November they were joined by Detachment 9, 6010th Tactical Support Group responsible for aircraft maintenance. In late December 4 B-26s arrived at Bien Hoa and began operations.[4] Farm Gate would quickly grow to 4 SC-47s, 4 B-26s and 8 T-28s.[4]: 271
In June 1962 2
In May 1962 2 RB-26C night photo-reconnaissance aircraft joined the Farm Gate planes at the base. One of the aircraft was destroyed in a ground accident on 20 October.[4]: 148
In July 1963 the
By June 1963, the USAF presence in South Vietnam had grown to almost 5,000 airmen. As the buildup continued, USAF directed the activation of a more permanent organizational structure to properly administer the forces being deployed. On 8 July 1963 the Farm Gate squadrons at Bien Hoa were redesignated the 1st Air Commando Squadron (Composite) comprising two strike sections, one of 10 B-26s and 2 RB-26s and the other of 13 T-28s, in addition support squadrons operated 6 C-47s and 4 psychological warfare U-10s.[4]: 171
Also on 8 July the
In December 1963 U-2 reconnaissance aircraft operating from the base conducted surveillance missions over Laos and North Vietnam.[4]: 195
In early 1964 the USAF and RVNAF were only able to provide half of all requested air support. On 11 February a B-26 operating from Eglin Air Force Base lost a wing in flight and this led to the grounding of all B-26s in South Vietnam. With the loss of the B-26s CINCPAC and Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) proposed that they be replaced by B-57B Canberra tactical bombers operating under Farm Gate procedures with RVNAF markings and joint USAF/RVNAF crews. At the end of March 48 B-57s flew from Yokota Air Base in Japan to Clark Air Base in the Philippines. On 8 April the remaining B-26s at Bien Hoa flew to Clark Air Base for scrapping.[4]: 212–3
On 24 March a T-28 lost a wing during a bombing run near
B-57 Canberras
Following the
The deployment of the B-57s would be the first deployment of jet combat aircraft to Vietnam, however as this was a violation of the
During the next few weeks, more B-57Bs were moved from Clark to Bien Hoa to make good the losses of 5 August and to reinforce the original deployment. The B-57s shared an open-air, three-sided hangar with the RVNAF resulting in overcrowding that forced 18 of the B-57s to be sent back to Clark in October.[7][4]: 272
In late August Detachment 1, Pacific Air Rescue Service was established at the base equipped with HH-43Bs. In October Detachment 4 was established at the base equipped with 3 improved HH-43Fs and in November Detachment 1 was sent to Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base. The HH-43s were responsible for search and rescue, local base rescue and firefighting.[10] With the activation of the 38th Air Rescue Squadron on 30 June 1965 the detachment at Bien Hoa was renamed Detachment 6.[10]: 70
In October 1964 the
1964 Mortar attack
On the night of 1 November 1964 a VC mortar team penetrated the base perimeter and launched a 30-minute barrage on the base destroying five B-57s, three A-1Hs and one HH-43 and damaging 13 B-57s, three A-1Hs, three HH-43s and two C-47s and killing four U.S. and two Vietnamese.
On 2 December 1964 the equipment for the conversion of two 1st Air Commando Squadron C-47s into FC-47 gunships arrived at Bien Hoa. The first FC-47 was ready for testing on 11 December and the second on 15 December.[12]: 15–7 The FC-47s began daytime patrols on 15 December with their first engagement on 21 December killing 21 VC. The first night mission took place on the night of 23/4 December.[12]: 20
On 19 February 1965 the Bien Hoa-based B-57Bs mission conducted the USAF's first combat mission bombing VC bases in
1965 Arrival of 173rd Airborne Brigade, 1st Royal Australian Regiment, 161 Battery Royal New Zealand Artillery
From 3 to 6 May 1965 USAF transport aircraft deployed the
1965 Bien Hoa Disaster
The use of the B-57s in combat continued to increase as the VC stepped up their attacks on ARVN outposts throughout South Vietnam and the jets were also used on
The Bien Hoa Air Base Vietnam May 16, 1965 Conflagration/Fire Accident Investigation Board concluded that the disaster was caused by the accidental explosion of a bomb on a parked B-57 triggering a series of blasts. The aircraft and the ammunition were stored too close together which allowed the fires and explosions to spread. The accident investigation board recommended improvements. In the face of such experience, engineers initiated a major program to construct revetments and aircraft shelters to protect individual aircraft.
The 10 surviving B-57s were transferred to Tan Son Nhut Air Base and continued to fly sorties on a reduced scale until replacement aircraft arrived from Clark AB.[9]: 45 As the B-57B was withdrawn from active front-line service, some B-57Bs had to be transferred to Vietnam from the Kansas Air National Guard, and 12 B-57Es had to be withdrawn from target-towing duties and reconfigured as bombers to make good these losses. In June 1965, the B-57s were moved from Tan Son Nhut Air Base to Da Nang Air Base.[8][9]: 45
On 23 June the 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron equipped with F-100D Super Sabres moved from Da Nang Air Base to Bien Hoa. On 13 July 1965 the newly arrived 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron also equipped with F-100Ds arrived at the base.[9]: 55
3rd Tactical Fighter Wing
On 8 November 1965 the 3d Tactical Fighter Wing moved to Bien Hoa, becoming the host unit at the base.[23]
The 3rd TFW briefly absorbed the assets of the 1st and 602nd Air Commando Squadrons, however in January 1966 the 1st Air Commando Squadron moved to Pleiku Air Base and the 602nd Air Commando Squadron moved to Nha Trang Air Base. On 8 February 1966 the 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron equipped with F-100Ds arrived at Bien Hoa.[9]: 113
F-100 units attached to the 3rd TFW were:[23]: 10
- 90th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8 February 1966 - 31 October 1970
- 307th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 21 November - 6 December 1965
- 308th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 2 December 1965 – 25 December 1966
- 416th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 16 November 1965 - 15 April 1967
- 429th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 21 November - 14 December 1965
- 510th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 8 November 1965 – 15 November 1969
- 531st Tactical Fighter Squadron, 7 December 1965 – 31 July 1970
Other attached units were:[23]: 10
- 1st Air Commando Squadron, 21 November- 8 March 1966
- 8th Attack Squadron (later redesignated 8th Special Operations Squadron), 15 November 1969 - 30 September 1970
- 10th Fighter Squadron (Commando), 8 April 1966 - 17 April 1967
- 311th Attack Squadron, 15 November - 15 December 1969
- 602nd Air Commando Squadron, 21 November- 8 March 1966
- 604th Air Commando Squadron, 15 November 1967 - 1 March 1970
In addition AC-47 Spooky gunships of Flight D, 4th Air Commando Squadron were deployed to Bien Hoa.[12]: 51 These would later be replaced by Flight C of the 14th Air Commando Squadron with 4 AC-47s.[12]: 56
F-5 Skoshi Tiger evaluation
In late October 1965, 12
On 1 April the first Combat Skyspot Ground-directed bombing radar system was installed at the base.[9]: 135
The rapid growth of units at Bien Hoa led to issues of overcrowding and electricity and water shortages which were only gradually addressed throughout 1966, while many units were undermanned for the increased demands placed on them.[9]: 177–8
On 23 February 1967 the base was the loading port for 845 paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade when they performed the first combat parachute jump of the war in Operation Junction City.[9]: 251
604th Air Commando Squadron A-37A Combat Dragon Program
On 17 July 1967 the 604th Air Commando Squadron flying the A-37A Dragonfly began arriving at the base to test the A-37 in combat over three months under a program named Combat Dragon.[9]: 241
Testing began on 15 August flying 12 close air support sorties daily, increasing to 60 by 5 September. In late October, some of the planes moved to Pleiku Air Base to perform armed and visual reconnaissance missions and night interdiction flights in the Tiger Hound operational area over southeastern Laos. The tests ended successfully in mid-December with only one aircraft lost and the squadron was then attached to the 14th Air Commando Wing at Nha Trang Air Base but it continued to fly out of Bien Hoa.[9]: 241–2
1968 Tet Offensive and subsequent attacks
In the early morning of 31 January at the start of the Tet Offensive VC and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces hit the base with mortar and rocket fire and then attacked the eastern perimeter of the base, establishing a defensive position in an engine test stand. While the base security moved to attack this VC force, PAVN units infiltrated the perimeter in 3 different places and began firing on the base's III Corps Direct Air Support Center. An ARVN security force cornered a group of VC/PAVN in a supply shed and engaged them with recoilless rifle fire before USAF Security Police and ARVN forces finished them off with grenades and rifle fire. At dawn U.S. Army forces arrived at the base to engage the VC/PAVN.[24]: 10–1
The main gate was near the active runway of the
Due to the battle raging at the east end of the runway F-100 fighter operations were curtailed for most of the day while USAF, RVNAF and U.S. Army forces engaged the VC. At about 16:00 two 531st TFS F-100s were launched to the east through the ground-fire with the intent of delivering ordnance on the battle raging on their own airbase. The actual strike was delayed because friendly forces were so close to the enemy forces. After about an hour of waiting the separation between forces was still small but considered adequate for the F-100s to deliver. The F-100 run-ins were from west to east releasing their ordnance in front of their own squadron for impact on the desired targets. This meant that crew chiefs and armorers actually got to see their aircraft in action. At the conclusion of the airstrike the F-100s landed to the east. The after action correspondence from the strike controller credited the airstrike with essentially ending the battle. This is perhaps the only time in USAF history that pilots have conducted a controlled airstrike on their own airbase.[25]
USAF losses were four killed in action with another dying of a heart attack, while 26 were wounded. VC/PAVN losses were 137 killed and 25 captured. One A-37 and one F-100 were destroyed while a further 17 aircraft were damaged.[24]: 12 The bodies of the VC/PAVN killed in the attack were buried in an unmarked mass grave on the edge of the base that was only uncovered in 2017.[26]
The Tet Offensive attacks and previous losses due to mortar and rocket attacks on air bases across South Vietnam led the Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Nitze on 6 March 1968 to approve the construction of 165 "Wonderarch" roofed aircraft shelters at the major air bases.[24]: 36 In addition airborne "rocket watch" patrols were established in the Saigon-Bien Hoa area to reduce attacks by fire.[24]: 66
On 7 April 1968, following nighttime mortar attacks on the base, 14 C-130s each dropped four pallets of 16 55 gallon drums of Napalm over the forested area north of the base which were ignited by rockets causing a massive fire across the area.[24]: 66
After midnight on 5 May during the May Offensive the PAVN/VC shelled the base twice for three hours and then shelled it again at dawn wounding 11 USAF personnel and damaging 13 aircraft, five trucks and three 50,000-gallon rubber fuel bladders. A further artillery attack on 7 May caused minimal damage.[24]: 71
On 26 February 1969 as part of the Tet 1969 attacks, elements of the PAVN 275th Regiment prepared to attack the base but were engaged about 3 km south of the base around the village of Thai Hiep.[27]
From March 1969 the
On 1 September 1969 with the inactivation of the
On 21 January 1970 an artillery attack on the base damaged a C–123, a C–7 and a UH–1. A rocket attack on 27 February damaged three A-37s, two F-100s and a C-7. Two USAF personnel were killed in these attacks and 74 wounded.[24]: 246
3rd Tactical Fighter Wing phasedown
In 1971, the 3rd TFW was preparing to inactivate and the wing began phasing down for inactivation as part of the American drawdown of forces. On 15 March 1971 the 3rd TFW inactivated at Bien Hoa and was simultaneously activated at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, taking over the defensive mission there.[23]: 11
The 3rd TFW transferred its remaining resources to the
Easter Offensive
In response to the North Vietnamese
On 17 May, 32 U.S. Marine Corps
The PAVN attacked the base by fire repeatedly with the heaviest attack of 101 rockets on 1 August resulting in one Marine killed. Company K, 3/9 Marines was relieved by Company I 3/9 Marines on 10 August.
On 22 October the PAVN hit the base with 61 rockets.[29]: 162–4
On 29 January 1973 Marine Aircraft Group 12 (Forward), the last U.S. combat aviation unit in South Vietnam, left Bien Hoa.[29]: 214
RVNAF use
On 1 June 1956 the RVNAF's 1st Fighter Squadron (redesignated the 514th Fighter Squadron in January 1963) was formed here equipped with 25 F8F Bearcats, later re-equipping with AD-6s.[4]: 50 From this point Bien Hoa became the base of newly formed and continually growing air units. The RVNAF 2311th Air Group, later to become an air wing, and the 311th Air Division were also stationed there and the base supported the greatest number of air combat units than any other in South Vietnam.
On 18 March 1964 the newly formed 518th Fighter Squadron began operations from the base with an original strength of 10 A-1Hs, it would grow to 25 aircraft authorized.[4]: 213 The RVNAF pilots were trained by crews from the U.S. Navy's VA-152.[4]: 219
In June 1964 the RVNAF formed the 23rd Tactical Wing at the base incorporating the 514th, 518th and the newly formed 520th Fighter Squadrons and the 112th Liaison Squadron. The 520th Fighter Squadron would be activated in October.[4]: 272
On 1 June 1967 the
Following the final withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam in February 1973, Bien Hoa remained a major RVNAF base hosting the headquarters of the RVNAF 3d Air Division and the Air Logistics Command.[24]: 216
On 6 November 1973 a PAVN rocket attack on the base destroyed 3 F-5As.[32]: 75
On 3 June 1974 the PAVN hit the base with at least 40 122 mm rockets doing minor damage to runways and destroying 500 napalm canisters, but without damaging any aircraft. Other rockets exploded in hamlets surrounding the base, killing and wounding civilians.[32]: 107
June 1974 Table of Organization:
23d Tactical Wing
- 112th/124th Liaison squadron: O-1A, U-17A
- 514th/518th Fighter Squadron: A-1H
43d Tactical Wing
- 221st/223d/231st/245th/251st Helicopter Squadrons: UH-1H
- 237th Helicopter Squadron: CH-47A
- Det E 259th Helicopter Squadron: UH-1H (Medevac)
63d Tactical Wing
- 522nd/536th/540th/544th Fighter Squadrons: F-5A/B/C RF-5A
On 10 August 25 rockets hit the base with 7 hitting the F-5A storage area, slightly damaging a few planes.[32]: 107
Capture of Bien Hoa Air Base
In early April 1975 the PAVN were closing in on the ARVN's last defensive line before Saigon. The town of Xuân Lộc stood at a strategic crossroads 70 km east of Bien Hoa and was defended by the ARVN
On the morning of 15 April a PAVN sapper squad penetrated the base blowing up an ammunition dump and four PAVN 130mm field guns began shelling the base, later joined by 122mm rocket batteries which cratered the runways and severely restricted flight operations.[33]: 454
By 19 April Xuân Lộc was completely surrounded and the ARVN command ordered its forces there to withdraw to defend Saigon. On 20 April after launching a diversionary attack east of Xuân Lộc, the ARVN units in the town broke out and on 21 April the PAVN captured the town.[33]: 456–7 On 25 April the 3rd Armored Regiment which was fighting at the town of Hung Nghia was ordered to withdraw west along Route 1 to defend Bien Hoa.[33]: 459
The ARVN formed a new defensive line east of Bien Hoa at the town of
At 04:00 on 27 April the 341st Division attacked Trang Bom, the initial attack was repulsed, but by 08:00 attacks on the flanks broke through and the town was captured with the 18th Division suffering heavy casualties in their retreat. The PAVN then advanced to the town of Hố Nai (now Tân Hòa), which was held by the Marines.[33]: 475 Hố Nai was defended by the 6th Marine Battalion, an M48 tank from the 3rd Armored and Popular Forces. Following an artillery barrage the PAVN attacked Hố Nai, but were met by ARVN artillery losing 30 dead and one T-54 tank destroyed before they pulled back. On 28 April the 341st renewed their attack using five T-54s supported by an infantry regiment, but were repulsed in three separate attacks losing three T-54s and many soldiers.[33]: 483–5
On 29 April the entire 341st Division attacked Hố Nai and were again repulsed in two hours of fighting. At midday the Marines were ordered to withdraw to defend Bien Hoa and Long Binh. Brigadier General Trần Quang Khôi, commander of the 3rd Armored was given responsibility for defending Bien Hoa, although PAVN shelling had rendered the base unusable. Seeing the regular forces leaving Hố Nai, the PAVN renewed their assault at midnight on 30 April, but the town's Popular Forces fought back and were not subdued until dawn. The PAVN then advanced to Bien Hoa where they were met by the 3rd Armored, at this point the PAVN 4th Corps changed the axis of their advance to the south.[33]: 483–5
On the morning of 30 April the 18th Division and Marines were ordered to retreat from Long Binh to the west bank of the
VPAF use
The VPAF 935th Fighter Regiment equipped with Sukhoi Su-30MK2 is based at Bien Hoa.
In April 2019 it was announced that the United States Agency for International Development was beginning a 10-year US$183 million project to decontaminate the base of Dioxin caused by Agent Orange defoliant stored at the base during the Vietnam War. The base was described as the most contaminated site in Vietnam and Dioxin had contaminated the soil and waterways.[34]
Accidents and incidents
- In March 1966 a C-123 of the 311th Air Commando Squadron carrying 6 tons of artillery shells was hit by ground fire while climbing from the base, starting a fire in the left engine, it turned back and made an emergency landing and was destroyed by fire after landing.[9]: 142–3
- On 13 December 1968, a USAF Douglas AC-47D Spooky (#43-49274) collided in mid-air with OV-10 Bronco (#67-14627) while both aircraft were on a night-time combat operation at Truc Giang. Both aircraft attempted to return to Bien Hoa Air Base but the OV-10 crashed, killing both crew. The AC-47D was damaged beyond economic repair when its undercarriage collapsed on landing.[35]
See also
- Khmer Air Force
- Royal Lao Air Force
- Republic of Vietnam Air Force
- United States Pacific Air Forces
- Seventh Air Force
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External links
- The Battle of Bien Hoa and Long Binh
- TDY at Bien Hoa
- Bien Hoa Air Base: 1964-1969 (Video)
- Bien Hoa Air Base Vietnam May 16 1965 Conflagration / Fire (Video)
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-8A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-1OA (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-18A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-19A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-20A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- The short film STAFF FILM REPORT 66-27A (1966) is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.