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On 12 January 1991, a Vietnam Airlines-operated Tupolev Tu-134, registration VN-A126, with 76 passengers on board crashed on final approach to Ho Chi Minh City. At 30 ft (9.1 m), the Tupolev suddenly lost height and landed hard, touched down with the left main gear first.
Corporal. Chu Pa Region, Pleiku Province. February 9, 1969 – February 11, 1969. For saving many lives as a medic during a number of vicious firefights. Second conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor. Dwight W. Birdwell. Army. Specialist Five. Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon.
VVNS. SQH. Na San Airport. 21°12′53″N 104°02′7″E. / 21.21472°N 104.03528°E / 21.21472; 104.03528 ( Na San Airport) Notes: Among 10 international airports mentioned above, only five are served with current international flights including Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Noi Bai (Hanoi), Da Nang (Da Nang), Cam Ranh (Nha ...
The airline was founded in 1956 and later established as a state-owned enterprise in April 1989. Vietnam Airlines is headquartered in Long Biên district, Hanoi, with hubs at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
Chu Lai Airport. / 15.40611°N 108.70556°E / 15.40611; 108.70556. Chu Lai Airport ( IATA: VCL, ICAO: VVCA) is an airport in Chu Lai, Vietnam. It is near Tam Kỳ city, the largest city in Quảng Nam province. The airport is located in the Chu Lai Open Economic Zone, Núi Thành district . The airfield was originally established in the ...
The Vietnam War was a massive undertaking for all involved: North Vietnam and the Viet Cong had around 690,000 soldiers by 1966, South Vietnam had a strength of 1.5 million soldiers by 1972, and the U.S. deployed a total of 2.7 million soldiers over the course of American involvement, peaking at 543,000 in April 1969.
The Vietnam Air Services Company ( Vietnamese: Công ty Bay Dịch vụ Hàng không, lit. 'Aviation Service Flying Company'), operating as its acronym VASCO, is an airline headquartered in Tân Bình district, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. [ 1] A fully owned subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines, it mainly operates regional scheduled flights on behalf ...
860,000 [ 1] Buon Ma Thuot Airport ( IATA: BMV, ICAO: VVBM) is a public airport in Vietnam. The airport is located near the provincial capital Buon Ma Thuot in Đắk Lắk province. Another name for this airport is Phung-Duc Airport. [ 2][ 3] It has one functional runway. A second incomplete runway (marked with a faded 27 R) is not in use.