Marble Mountain Airfield Vietnam

Marble mountain air facility mmaf was first constructed and then used by the us marine corps between august 1965 and may 1971 during the vietnam war.

Marble mountain airfield vietnam. They had been cleared to land. The name of the so called marble mountain airfield was derived from a smattering of granite outcroppings jutting out of the sandy beach of the south china sea about 200 feet high and the size of a. Vmo2 where i would spend the next thirteen months was just south of danang. I was assigned to the 1st marine division and sent to marble mountain airfield to join marine air group 16 and vmo2.

A testimonial to military success in the midst of holy buddhist surroundings. Ov 1 mohawk a seaboard world dc 8 landed by mistake at marble mountain army airfield ov 1 mohawk base at 2am in the morning. It s an interesting juxtaposition. Jul 28 2018 explore donna stewart s board vietnam war marble mountain 1968 on pinterest.

Marble mountain air facility mmaf also known as da nang east airfield marble mountain army airfield and nuoc man airfield was an aviation facility used primarily by the united states marine corps during the vietnam war it was a helicopter facility that was constructed in august 1965 and served as home to marine aircraft group 16 mag 16 the 5th special forces group and an assortment of. Marble mountains linh ung pagoda from da nang from 38 00 morning small group to marble mountains am phu cave monkey mountain from 32 20 magnificent marble mountain tour from 66 67 hue to hoi an or hoi an to hue by car via hai van pass monkey mountain beaches from 40 00 my son sanctuary marble mountains day trip from da.