Built 1940s Battles/wars Vietnam War | In use 1940-75 | |
Sóc Trăng Airfield was a French colonial, Japanese Army, U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located in Sóc Trăng in southern Vietnam.
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History
Sóc Trăng Airfield was originally established in the French colonial era, it was subsequently used by the Japanese forces from 1940-5.
HMM-362 codenamed "SHUFLY" was the first USMC helicopter unit to serve in Vietnam arriving on 15 April 1962. Sóc Trăng was selected for the deployment because it had one of the few hard-surfaced runways in South Vietnam. HMM-362's mission was to provide transport and resupply for ARVN units throughout the Mekong Delta. In early September HMM-362 began moving north to Da Nang Air Base, completing the redeployment by 20 September.
The 121st Assault Helicopter Company was based at Sóc Trăng from late 1962.
On 4 November 1970 control of Sóc Trăng was passed to the ARVN.
Other units stationed at Sóc Trăng included:
Accidents and incidents
Current use
The airfield remains visible on satellite images.