National Air and Space Museum Archives

Da Nang Air Base Photography [Dumas]

Summary

Collection ID:
NASM.2018.0025
Dates:
1965-1966
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
1 Gigabyte
Repository:
This collection consists of 954 JPG files scanned by Richard Dumas from his photographs/ negatives (both color and black and white) that include shots of the base life, personnel, and aircraft of the 6252nd Tactical Fighter Wing as well as shots of the local Vietnamese people.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
This collection consists of 954 JPG files scanned by Richard Dumas from his photographs/ negatives (both color and black and white) and an excel sheet with corresponding caption information. The images include shots of the base life, personnel, and aircraft of the 6252nd Tactical Fighter Wing as well as shots of the local Vietnamese people. A third of the images are directly aircraft-related, both helicopters and fixed-wing military aircraft, including: Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey); Boeing-Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight; Boeing-Vertol CH-46A (HRB-1) Sea Knight; Boeing-Vertol CH-47A Chinook; Kaman HH-43B (H-43B) Huskie; Kaman UH-2B Seasprite; Sikorsky (S-58) H-34 (CH-34) Choctaw; Sikorsky (S-61B) SH-3A (HSS-2) Sea King; Sikorsky (S-61R) HH-3E Jolly Green Giant; Beech L-23F (U-8F) Seminole; Beech SNB-5 Navigator; Boeing C-135; Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter (Model 367); Boeing KC-135; Cessna L-19E (Cessna 305C, O-1E); Cessna U-17A; Convair F-102 Delta Dagger; Curtiss C-46 Commando; de Havilland (Canada) (DHC-3) U-1A Otter; de Havilland (Canada) DHC-4 Caribou; de Havilland D.H.104 Devon; Douglas A3D (A-3) Skywarrior; Douglas A4D (A-4) Skyhawk; Douglas AD (A-1, BT2D) Skyraider; Douglas C-118 Liftmaster; Douglas C-124 Globemaster II; Douglas C-133 Cargomaster; Douglas C-47 Skytrain; Fairchild C-123 Provider; Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler; Grumman OV-1 (AO-1) Mohawk; Grumman S-2E (S2F-3S) Tracker; Grumman SA-16A (HU-16A) Albatross; Grumman SA-16B (HU-16B) Albatross; Grumman UF-1 (HU-16C) Albatross; Grumman TF-1 (C-1A) Trader; Gulfstream Aerospace C-20 Gulfstream; Lockheed (P-3A) P3V-1 Orion; Lockheed C-121 Constellation/Super Constellation; Lockheed C-130 Hercules; Lockheed C-140 Jetstar; Lockheed C-141 Starlifter; Lockheed F-104 Starfighter; Lockheed P-3 Orion; Lockheed WV-2 (EC-121K) Warning Star; Martin (Glenn L.) B-57 Canberra; McDonnell F-101 Voodoo; McDonnell F-4 (F4H) Phantom II; North American A3J (A-5) Vigilante (NAGPAW); North American F-100 Super Sabre (Sabre 45); North American T-39D (T3J-1) Sabreliner; Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter; Republic F-105 Thunderchief; Vought F-8 (F8U) Crusader; Air America Bell 204B and Pilatus PC-6/C1-H2 Turbo-Porter, Trans World Airlines (TWA) Boeing Model 707; and British air attaché de Havilland D.H.104 Devon.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Arranged by donor's spreadsheet.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Da Nang Air Base was a French Air Force and later Republic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) facility, located in the city of Da Nang in southern Vietnam. During the Vietnam War (1959–1975), the United States Army, United States Air Force (USAF), and United States Marine Corps (USMC) stationed units at the Da Nang Air Base. The 6252nd Tactical Fighter Wing was activated at Da Nang on 18 July, 1965, and was responsible as the host unit for operational squadrons assigned to Da Nang, including the 8th and 13th Bombardment Squadrons. Air Vietnam also used the facility from 1951 to 1975 for civilian domestic and international flights within Southeast Asia.

Administration

Author
Patti Williams
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Richard Dumas, Gift, 2018, NASM.2018.0025
Processing Information
Arranged, described, and encoded by Patti Williams, 2019.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Use
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Preferred Citation
Da Nang Air Base Photography [Dumas], NASM.2018.0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Keywords

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Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Aerial operations Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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