| 词条 | Cần Thơ Base Camp |
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|name=Cần Thơ Base Camp |partof= |location= |coordinates={{Coord|10.052|N|105.762|E|display=inline|name=Cần Thơ Base Camp}} |image=NARA 111-CCV-243-CC82844 Aerial view of Can Tho looking north March 1968.jpg |caption=An aerial view of Can Tho in March 1968 |type= Army |code= |built= 1930s |builder= |materials= |height= |used= 1930s-present |demolished= |condition= |ownership= |controlledby=People's Army of Vietnam |garrison= |commanders= |occupants= 9th Infantry Division Mobile Riverine Force ARVN 9th Division |battles= Vietnam War |events= }}{{Infobox airport | name = Cần Thơ Army Airfield | elevation-f = 7 | elevation-m = | website = | metric-rwy = | r1-number = | r1-length-f = 3900 | r1-length-m = | r1-surface = asphalt | footnotes = }} Cần Thơ Base Camp (also known as Cần Thơ Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force (USAF), Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and current People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base west of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam. HistoryCần Thơ airfield was originally established during the French colonial period and was later used by the Japanese during World War II.[1] USAF/RVNAF useIn June 1962 Detachment 3, 6220th Air Base Squadron was established at Cần Thơ.[2] On 8 July 1963 a Detachment of the 33rd Tactical Group was established at Cần Thơ.[2]{{rp|272}} In May 1963 Detachment 7, 8th Aerial Port Squadron was established at Cần Thơ.[2]{{rp|167}} On 8 July 1963 a Detachment of the 33rd Tactical Group was established at Cần Thơ replacing Detachment 3, 6220th Air Base Squadron.[2] The RVNAF maintained a detachment from its 122nd Liaison Squadron equipped with 5 O-1 Bird Dogs.[2]{{rp|215}} In mid-1963 Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) proposed the construction of a {{convert|6,000|ft|m|adj=on}} runway near Cần Thơ to replace the existing {{convert|3,000|ft|m|adj=on}} runway at Sóc Trăng Airfield which was unsuitable for night and wet weather operations with a projected US$ 4.5 million construction cost and a 2 year construction period.[2]{{rp|177}} On the night of 16 July 1963 a Viet Cong (VC) mortar attack on Cần Thơ Airfield wounded 17 ARVN and US Special Forces troops.[2]{{rp|179}} In July 1963 the 19th Tactical Air Support Squadron was activated at Bien Hoa Air Base, becoming operational on 15 September, it maintained a detachment of 6 O-1s at Cần Thơ.[2]{{rp|182}} In January 1964 given the need for heavier aircraft to be available for quick reaction air support in the Mekong Delta, CINCPAC approved the construction of a new airfield at Cần Thơ for a cost of US$2.5 million to be ready within one year.[2]{{rp|184}} Construction of the new Binh Thuy Air Base, 7km northwest of Cần Thơ Airfield began in February 1964.[1]{{rp|5-57}}[3] In April 1964, Detachment 3, 619th Tactical Control Squadron was organized at the base. In the same month the RVNAF 74th Tactical Wing was established.[2] 1967-72The base was originally established by the 9th Infantry Division.[1] Other units stationed here included:
The US Air Force 619th Tactical Control Squadron Detachment 3 provided air traffic control until June 1972. 1972-5Cần Thơ was a base for the ARVN 9th Division until April 1975. Current useThe base remains in use by the PAVN as the headquarters of the 9th Military Region. The airfield is no longer used but still clearly visible on satellite images. References1. ^1 2 {{cite book|last=Kelley|first=Michael|title=Where we were in Vietnam|publisher=Hellgate Press|year=2002|isbn=978-1555716257|pages=5–86}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 {{cite book|last=Futrell|first=Robert|title=The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: The Advisory Years to 1965|publisher=Office of Air Force History|year=1981|url=http://www.afhso.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100525-052.pdf|isbn=9789998843523|page=167}} 3. ^{{cite book|last=Tregaskis|first=Richard|title=Southeast Asia:Building the Bases, The History of Construction in Southeast Asia|publisher=U.S. Navy Seabee Museum|year=1975|url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/museums/Seabee/Online%20Reading%20Room/Manuals%20and%20Publications/Publications/Southeast%20Asia%2C%20Building%20The%20Bases%2C%20A%20History%20Of%20Const.pdf|isbn=9781461097235|page=47}} 4. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite book|last=Stanton|first=Shelby|title=Vietnam Order of Battle|publisher=Stackpole Books|year=2003|isbn=9780811700719|page=77}} External links
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