Type Air Force Base Battles/wars Vietnam War | In use 1967-Present Year built 1967 | |
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Address Nghĩa trang liệt sỹ thị xã Sơn Tây, Cổ Đông, Sơn Tây, Hà Nội, Vietnam Controlled by Vietnam People's Air Force Similar Noi Bai Internatio Airport, Sân bay Gia Lâm, View Hotel Airport, Vietnam National University | ||
Hòa Lạc Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) military airfield located approximately 24 kilometres (15 mi) west of Hanoi.
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Vietnam War
The airfield started operation in February 1967. On 26 March 1967 Col Robert Scott flying an F-105 shot down a Hòa Lạc-based MiG-17. In May the base was first attacked by the USAF.
Hòa Lạc, Kép and Phúc Yên were targeted on the first night of Operation Linebacker II on 18 December 1972.
Current use
The VPAF 916th Helicopter Squadron is based at Hòa Lạc.
On 7 July 2014 a VPAF Mi-171 crashed while on a parachute training mission near Hòa Lạc killing 17 passengers and crew.
References
Hòa Lạc Air Base Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA