Tây Lộc Airfield  | |
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| Part ofRepublic of Vietnam Air Force (VNAF) Pacific Air Forces (USAF) | |
 Tây Lộc Airfield, July 1967 | |
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| Type | Airfield |
| Condition | abandoned |
| Location | |
  Tây Lộc Airfield | |
| Coordinates | 16°28′28″N107°34′23″E / 16.47444°N 107.57306°E /16.47444; 107.57306 (Tây Lộc Airfield) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1930s |
| In use | 1930s-75 |
| Battles/wars |  Vietnam War Battle of Huế |
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Tây Lộc Airfield (also known asHuế Citadel Airfield) is a formerUnited States Air Force (USAF), U.S. Army andRepublic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) airfield located within theHuế Citadel inThừa Thiên–Huế Province, Vietnam.[1]
The airfield was originally built in the 1930s by the French to serve as the airfield forBảo Đại, the lastEmperor of Vietnam.
USAF units based at Tây Lộc included:
US Army units based at Tây Lộc included:
VNAF units based at Tây Lộc included:
In the early morning of 31 January 1968 at the start of theBattle of Huế, thePeople's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 800th Battalion of the 6th Regiment attacked the airfield which was defended by theArmy of Vietnam (ARVN) "Black Panther" Reconnaissance Company of the1st Division. The fight for control of the airfield continued until dawn when 1st Division commander GeneralNgô Quang Trưởng called the Black Panthers back to defend the1st Division headquarters in the northeast corner of the Citadel.[2] All aircraft at the airfield were destroyed in the fighting including 4 newly deliveredO-2s. The airfield was recaptured on 3 February by the ARVN 3rd Infantry Regiment and 7th Armored Cavalry Squadron.[3]
The airfield is now covered with housing while the former runway is now La Sơn Phu Tử road. The airfield's former control tower remains in a park area by the road.
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