Quang Lang Air Base

Quang Lang Air Base
Part of Vietnam People's Air Force
Quang Lang Air Base
Coordinates 18°58′27″N 105°02′51″E / 18.97417°N 105.04750°E / 18.97417; 105.04750
Type Air Force Base
Site information
Controlled by  Vietnam People's Air Force
Condition abandoned
Site history
Built 1966
In use 1966-1972
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Airfield information
Summary
Elevation AMSL 60 ft / 18 m

Quang Lang Air Base is a former Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) (Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) military airfield located near the town of Duc Son, Nghệ An Province approximately 75 km (47 mi) northwest of Vinh.[1]

History

On 19 January 1972, while escorting an RA-5C on a photo-reconnaissance mission over the base, Lieutenant Duke Cunningham and Lieutenant j.g. William P. Driscoll of VF-96 flying an F-4B engaged and shot down a VPAF Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21.[2]

On 6 March 1972, LT Garry Weigand and LTJG Bill Freckleton of VF-111 flying an F-4B engaged and shot down a VPAF MiG-17 near the base. Also on 6 March, while escorting an RA-5C near the base, an F-4J of VF-51 engaged a MiG near the base but the kill was unconfirmed.[2]:54–5

Current use

The base has been abandoned and turned over to farmland.

References

  1. ↑ Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. pp. 5–427. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. 1 2 Sherwood, John (2015). Nixon's Trident: Naval Power in Southeast Asia, 1968-1972. Government Printing Office. p. 54. ISBN 9780160928697.
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