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A typical day at the Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon 1968
« on: May 25, 2012, 06:01:18 AM »
This was during my dad's time in Vietnam, although he was at Phan Rang.

A typical day at the Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon (1968)
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Re: A typical day at the Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon 1968
« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2012, 06:33:02 AM »
Thanks for posting Jim.   Interesting to see how many propellor driven plans were still being used at that point.   Though I was but a lad in 68, I do clearly remember the war.  My uncle served there in 62 as an advisor to the Vietnamese army.
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Re: A typical day at the Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon 1968
« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2012, 06:36:50 AM »
I miss them...

I grew up with the C-54s, C-124's, KC-97s.  Dad was a crew chief on the B-36, C-54, and KC-97.
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Re: A typical day at the Tan Son Nhut airport, Saigon 1968
« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2012, 08:34:40 AM »
That airport doesn't look that much different to this day except for the terminal.  I'm surprised at the amount of civil aircraft present at that airport at that time - both commercial airliners and general aviation.
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