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Bin Thuy Air Base

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Binh Thuy Air Base is a former air force base in Vietnam, It was constructed by the United States in 1965 and used by the South Vietnamese Air Force (SVNAF) and the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War in the IV Corps Tactical Zone of South Vietnam. 

United States Air Force units began using Binh Thuy as a Forward Air Control (FAC) base simultaneously with the VNAF in September 1965. Seventh Air Force activated the 632d Combat Support Group (632d CSG) which performed the non-operational base hosting mission. The 632d CSG supported transient Air Force gunships, transport aircraft, and other close air support aircraft, while the United States Navy operated a Naval Support Activity and a Naval Air base with a combat helicopter squadron (HAL-3) a few miles south of the base. The "Black Ponies, VAL-4 Naval aviation squadron of OV-10s operated from Binh Thuy. Detachment 10 of the 38th Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Squadron, US Air Force, operated two HH-43 helicopters at Binh Thuy from 15 September 1965 to 20 December 1969. One or two Y0-3As operated by the 220th Surveillance Aircraft Company, 16th Aviation Group, U.S. Army. Also some YOV-10D Broncos (2 EA) were operated from the base by the U.S. Marines 1st MAW detachment.



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