Type Army Base Battles/wars Vietnam War Occupant 5th Special Forces Group | In use 1962-66 Year built 1962 | |
Occupants 5th Special Forces Group | ||
A Lưới Camp (also known as A Lưới Special Forces Camp, LZ Stallion or Ta Bat Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base in the A Sầu Valley southwest of Huế in the Central Highlands of Vietnam.
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History
The 5th Special Forces Group first established a base here in 1962 to monitor communist infiltration into the A Sầu Valley. The base was located along Route 548, 40 km southwest of Huế.
The base was abandoned in 1966 due to increased pressure from the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces and the A Sầu Valley became a major PAVN base area supporting operations throughout the Central Highlands.
In April 1968 during Operation Delaware the 1st Cavalry Division briefly reoccupied A Lưới. The 8th Engineer Battalion rebuilt the airfield to handle C-123 and C-130 aircraft.
On 26 April 1968 C-130B #60-0298 was hit by enemy fire while on approach to the camp airfield, the aircraft crashed and burnt on the airfield, the remains of 5 of the 8 crewmen were recovered
In August 1968 the 101st Airborne Division briefly reoccupied A Lưới.
In 1969 the 101st Airborne returned to A Lưới during Operation Kentucky Jumper.
Current use
The base has been turned over to farmland and sits adjacent to the Ho Chi Minh Highway.