Tuy Hòa Base Camp

Tuy Hòa Base Camp (also known as Phú Hiệp Airfield or Phú Hiệp Army Airfield) is a former U.S. Army base southeast of Tuy Hòa in Phú Yên Province Vietnam.

Tuy Hòa Base Camp
 
Tuy Hòa, Phú Yên Province in Vietnam
Phú Hiệp Army Airfield, 13 July 1968
Tuy Hòa Base Camp is located in Vietnam
Tuy Hòa Base Camp
Tuy Hòa Base Camp
Shown within Vietnam
Coordinates12°59′06″N 109°22′47″E
Site information
OperatorArmy of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN)
United States Army (US Army)
ConditionAbandoned
Site history
Built1966 (1966)
Built by577th Engineer Battalion
In use1966-1970 (1970)
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Garrison1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
173rd Airborne Brigade
Airfield information
Elevation20 feet (6 m) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00 3,700 feet (1,128 m) PSP

History

UH-1 in revetment, 13 July 1968

The base was located approximately 5 km east of Highway 1 and 7 km southeast of Tuy Hoa Air Base.[1]

The base was used by the 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division comprising:

from October 1966 to June 1967.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade was based at Tuy Hòa from October–November 1967.[2]:158

Other units stationed at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp included:

Once the U.S. Air Force ceased operations at Tuy Hòa Air Base in October 1970 the U.S. Army units based at Tuy Hòa/Phú Hiệp moved to Tuy Hòa Air Base and the facility was closed.[3]

Accidents and incidents

Current use

The base is abandoned and turned over to farmland and housing.

References

  1. Kelley, Michael (2002). Where we were in Vietnam. Hellgate Press. p. 398. ISBN 978-1555716257.
  2. Stanton, Shelby (2003). Vietnam Order of Battle. Stackpole Books. p. 139. ISBN 9780811700719.
  3. "Citation Nr: 0840013". U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. "Floyd Wayne Strange". The Virtual Wall. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. "Army Air Crews 1971". Army Air Crews. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  6. "Army Air Crews 1971". Army Air Crews. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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