A Lưới Camp

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A Lưới Camp
Ta Bat Airfield
Flag of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.svg Military service mark of the United States Army.svg
Huế, Central Highlands in Vietnam
A Lưới Camp is located in Vietnam
A Lưới Camp
A Lưới Camp
Shown within Vietnam
Coordinates16°15′51″N 107°13′49″E / 16.26417°N 107.23028°E / 16.26417; 107.23028Coordinates: 16°15′51″N 107°13′49″E / 16.26417°N 107.23028°E / 16.26417; 107.23028
Site information
OperatorArmy of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
United States Army (U.S. Army)
ConditionAbandoned
Site history
Built1962 (1962)
In use1962-1966 (1966)
Battles/warsVietnam Service Medal ribbon.svg
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Garrison5th Special Forces Group
Airfield information
Elevation0 feet (0 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 1,500 feet (457 m) Asphalt

A Lưới Camp (also known as A Lưới Special Forces Camp, LZ Stallion or Ta Bat Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the A Sầu Valley southwest of Huế in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.

History[]

The 5th Special Forces Group[1] first established a base here in 1962 to monitor communist infiltration into the A Sầu Valley. The base was located along , 40 km southwest of Huế.[2]

The base was abandoned in 1966 due to increased pressure from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces and the A Sầu Valley became a major PAVN base area supporting operations throughout the Central Highlands.

In April 1968 during Operation Delaware the 1st Cavalry Division briefly reoccupied A Lưới.[1]: 127–8  The 8th Engineer Battalion rebuilt the airfield to handle Fairchild C-123 Provider and Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft.

On 26 April 1968 C-130B #60-0298 was hit by enemy fire while on approach to the camp airfield, the aircraft crashed and burnt on the airfield, the remains of 5 of the 8 crewmen were recovered[3]

In August 1968 the 101st Airborne Division briefly reoccupied A Lưới during Operation Somerset Plain.[4]

In 1969 the 101st Airborne returned to A Lưới during Operation Kentucky Jumper.[2]

Current use[]

The base has been turned over to farmland and sits adjacent to the Ho Chi Minh Highway.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Stanton, Shelby (2003). Vietnam Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. p. 246. ISBN 9780811700719.
  2. ^ a b Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  3. ^ "John McDaniel, MAJ". The Virtual Wall. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  4. ^ Villard, Erik (2017). United States Army in Vietnam Combat Operations Staying the Course October 1967 to September 1968. Center of Military History United States Army. p. 607-9. ISBN 9780160942808.

External links[]

Photos and video of the area in October 2017

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