Tuy Hòa Base Camp
Tuy Hòa Base Camp (also known as Phú Hiệp Airfield or Phú Hiệp Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army base southeast of Tuy Hòa in Phú Yên Province Vietnam.
| Tuy Hòa Base Camp | |
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 Phú Hiệp Army Airfield, 13 July 1968 | |
| Coordinates | 12.985°N 109.38°E |
| Type | Army |
| Site information | |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1966 |
| In use | 1966-70 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division |
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| Elevation AMSL | 20 ft / 6 m | ||||||||||
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History
UH-1 in revetment, 13 July 1968
The base was located approximately 5 km east of Highway 1 and 7 km southeast of Tuy Hoa Air Base.[1]
The base was used by the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising:
- 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry[2]
- 3rd Battalion, 8th Infantry[2]:139
- 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry[2]:141
from October 1966 to June 1967.
The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967.[2]:158
Other units stationed at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp included:
- 3rd Battalion, 22nd Infantry (December 1970-January 1972)[2]:145
- 91st Evacuation Hospital (December 1966-July 1969)[2]:216
- 203rd Reconnaissance Airplane Company (October 1967-July 1970)
- 225th Aviation Company
- 268th Aviation Battalion
- 577th Engineer Battalion
Once the U.S. Air Force ceased operations at Tuy Hòa Air Base in October 1970 the U.S. Army units based at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp moved to Tuy Hòa Air Base and the facility was closed.[3]
Accidents and incidents
- 2 December 1967 Bell UH-1D Iroquois #66-00811 of the 48th Assault Helicopter Company disappeared after taking off from Phú Hiệp with 4 crew and passengers on board in bad weather, the remains of the crew were recovered in 1993[4]
- 10 July 1971 UH-1C #66-00636 of the 134th Assault Helicopter Company crashed at Phú Hiệp while on a mechanical check flight from Tuy Hòa Air Base killing all 3 crew and passengers.[5]
Current use
The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland and housing.
References
- Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–398. ISBN 978-1555716257.
- Stanton, Shelby (2003). Vietnam Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. p. 139. ISBN 9780811700719.
- "Citation Nr: 0840013". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "Floyd Wayne Strange". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
- "Army Air Crews 1971". rmy Air Crews. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
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