Marble Mountain Fire Base

Attack on marble mountain some 90 viet cong sappers infiltrated this huge marine corps airfield and destroyed 19 helicopters and damaged 35 11 of them severely.

Marble mountain fire base. Marble mountain air facility has the greatest scenery of all the us military bases in vietnam hands down. Jul 28 2018 explore donna stewart s board vietnam war marble mountain 1968 on pinterest. The marble mountain air facility mmaf in d. It was constructed in august 1965 and served as a home base to the marines and to the.

A road ran between crow s nest and marble mountain from da nang through the mountains and about 8 miles down to 2 1 s 2nd battalion 1st marine regimental combat base then hung a left for about five miles to the tu cau bridge. See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam war. After this 30 minute rampage the viet cong withdrew leaving behind 17 dead and 4 wounded. Americal overrun destroyed late 71.

Just across the da nang river from the marine s main base marble mountain was a newly constructed base that was home to several marine helicopter squadrons. Also called mang giang pass. The villages that have sprung up at the base of the mountains specialise in marble sculpture though they now astutely use marble from china rather than hacking away at the. Mmaf marble mountain air facility.

Each mountain is named for the natural element it s said to represent. All of the mountains had lots of cave entrances and tunnels. Jun 17 2018 explore w sonnenberg s board mag 16 marble mountain vn on pinterest. Marble mountain air facility.

Thuy son water moc son wood hoa son fire kim son metal or gold and tho son earth. A total of 19 helicopters including 13 of vmo 2 s uh 1es were destroyed and 11 badly damaged during the attack. See more ideas about vietnam war vietnam vietnam war photos. Village and special forces observation base at yd 094518.

Also called mang yang pass. Three americans were killed at marble mountain and 91 wounded. It is also known as the da nang east airfield primarily built as a helicopter base mainly used by the marine forces.