This collection consists of 954 JPG files scanned by Richard Dumas from his photographs/ negatives (both color and black and white) that include shots of the base life, personnel, and aircraft of the 6252nd Tactical Fighter Wing as well as shots of the local Vietnamese people.
Da Nang Air Base was a French Air Force and later Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility, located in the city of Da Nang in southern Vietnam. During the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the United States Army, United States Air Force (USAF), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) stationed units at the Da Nang Air Base. The 6252nd Tactical Fighter Wing was activated at Da Nang on 18 July, 1965, and was responsible as the host unit for operational squadrons assigned to Da Nang, including the 8th and 13th Bombardment Squadrons. Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia.
Provenance:
Richard Dumas, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0025
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