Cần Thơ Base Camp
| Cần Thơ Base Camp | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 10°03′07″N 105°45′43″E / 10.052°N 105.762°E |
| Type | Army |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1967 |
| In use | 1967-present |
| Battles/wars |
 Vietnam War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants |
9th Infantry Division Mobile Riverine Force ARVN 9th Division |
| Cần Thơ Army Airfield | |||||||||||
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| IATA: none – ICAO: none | |||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 7 ft / 2 m | ||||||||||
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Cần Thơ Base Camp (also known as Cần Thơ Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and current People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) base west of Cần Thơ in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam.
History
Cần Thơ airfield was originally established during the French colonial period and was later used by the Japanese during World War II.[1]
1967-72
The base was originally established by the 9th Infantry Division.[1]
Other units stationed here included:
- Battery H, 29th Artillery (March–October 1967)[2]
- 6th Battalion, 77th Artillery (July 1968-June 1969)[2]:106
- 13th Aviation Battalion
- 18th Aviation Company (August 1971-March 1973)[2]:121
- 235th Aviation Company (November 1967-August 1971)[2]:122
- 244th Aviation Company (July 1967-November 1970)[2]:122
- 271st Aviation Company (February 1968-September 1971)[2]:122
- Troop C, 16th Cavalry[2]:132
The US Air Force 619th Tactical Control Squadron Detachment 3 provided air traffic control until June 1972.
1972-5
Cần Thơ was a base for the ARVN 9th Division until April 1975.
Current use
The base remains in use by the PAVN as the headquarters of the 9th Military Region. The airfield is no longer used but still clearly visible on satellite images.
References
External links
- http://www.cantho-rvn.org/ Photos of the base and airfield