Attacks on Da Nang Air Base
"Rocket City"
"Rocket City"
Rocket Attack Warning Notice Photo by: Paul Jacob 366th AMS
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Information in the table below is extracted from, Appendix I, "Air Base Defense in the Republic of Vietnam, 1960-1973" by Roger P. Fox. The Sequence number refers to the sequence number assigned to all attacks on ten primary US Air Force operating bases in Vietnam.
+ Casualty figures reflect all casualties, i.e., USAF, other military and civilians.
* The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. One sapper was captured.
** The first two attacks on Da Nang were by mortars. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets.
*** The first time that rockets were used in the Republic of Vietnam by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of Da Nang Air Base.
* The first attack was made by both mortars and sappers. One sapper was captured.
** The first two attacks on Da Nang were by mortars. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets.
*** The first time that rockets were used in the Republic of Vietnam by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of Da Nang Air Base.
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