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Post by vs on Jul 1, 2008 15:23:52 GMT 12
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Post by corsair67 on Jul 1, 2008 16:31:29 GMT 12
Simply awesome.  I assume that "tower" of wreckage behind the A-1H/J is the remains of a B-52? Thanks for sharing your images. |
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Post by vs on Jul 1, 2008 17:11:15 GMT 12
Have more pics to come from the Vietnam Airforce Museum, B52 Museum and War Museum in Saigon
Tower of wreckage is mainly a B26 but bits of F111, F4 and B52 there as well.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 1, 2008 17:36:17 GMT 12
Those are very interesting. It's great to see they're taking care of these old aircraft and exhibiting them.
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Post by harvard1041 on Jul 1, 2008 19:18:59 GMT 12
There are also bits of A-4 in the 'pile' there as well...windshield, wing etc....and a very chilling collection of helmets in a display case inside...you don't leave your helmet behind by mistake....
The Air Force Musuem in Hanoi (out of town) is actually better - some F-105s & a B-52 amongst others... a lot of SAM-2 & -3s plus radar setups.
If you get the chance go see the Paul Doumier bridge as well over the Red River (it has been renamed) - but the site of several historic raids...including the well known LGB strike in 1972.
Gia Lam is also worth a visit - its still a military base..but the guards let us have a look around anyway.
Good background reading are Jack Broughton's 'Thud Ridge' & 'Going Down-Town' - F-105 operations from Thailand..plus some (well most) of the USN Yankee Station History.
Down South - Ben Hoa is worth a look - couple of the Museums in Saigon are good (but full of tourists)... Than Son Nui is good if you can get around the back...left of the old (MAC) terminal as you're looking at it....but time has erased much of the older stuff...many of the old buildings at Da Nang are pretty much cleared away now.... up in the hills, Khe Sanh is now a National Park.
Pretty sad deal all around...but mighty interesting for us aircraft nuts.
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Post by Peter Lewis on Jul 1, 2008 21:09:44 GMT 12
When I was in Vietnam, most of the military/aviation museums were full of Cessna A-37. That Hanoi museum was called "The Museum of American Atrocities", maybe they have renamed it in order to make it more foreign tourist friendly? In HCMC/Saigon the presidential palace still had the getaway Iroquois parked on the roof! There is an Vietnam-era Skyraider that got away at the RTAF museum in Bangkok, as well  |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 2, 2008 9:30:39 GMT 12
Nice photos Vs, love the Skyraider.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 2, 2008 9:33:41 GMT 12
I cannit see your photo Peter, just a box saying "Image Hosted by Tripod www.tripod.com" "The Museum of American Atrocities", hmmm, Starbucks and McDonalds? |
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 2, 2008 9:46:14 GMT 12
I can see Peter's pic.  |
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Post by FlyNavy on Jul 2, 2008 10:19:04 GMT 12
Dave, and Flyjoe 180: Who is Peter? I gather he is 'flyernzl' and I see only a tiny graphic as described by Dave Homewood (image posted by TRIPOD etc).
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Post by flyjoe180 on Jul 2, 2008 10:22:27 GMT 12
Hey, yes, Peter is flyernzl. I can see the picture fine. However here it is via photobucket for yous...  |
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Post by stu on Jul 2, 2008 11:11:53 GMT 12
Fascinating series of photos and display - something you don't normally see well publicised. I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of the photos.
Cheers,
Stu.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 2, 2008 14:57:34 GMT 12
Thanks Joe, now I see it ok.
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Post by haughtney1 on Jul 2, 2008 16:39:45 GMT 12
Great Pic's.....amazing stuff
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