Luscombe Airfield
Luscombe Airfield, 26 July 1968
Luscombe Airfield was an airfield at Nui Dat, Phước Tuy province, South Vietnam (now in Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam). The airfield was built by 1 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers for the 1st Australian Task Force at Nui Dat. The airfield was opened on 5 December 1966 and named in honour of Captain Bryan Luscombe, who had been killed in action during the Korean War on 5 June 1952.
Airfield resurfacing, 26 July 1968
References[]
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100702022241/http://www.1fieldsappers.org/files/page.php?p=21
- http://www.161recceflt.org.au/Airfield/luscombe_airfield.htm
Categories:
- Airports in Vietnam
- Vietnam War military installations
- Buildings and structures in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu province
- Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War