Hòa Lạc Air Base
Airport
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Hòa Lạc Airfield is a Vietnam Air Defence - Air Force (VADAF) (Không quân Nhân dân Việt Nam) military heliport located approximately 24 km (15 miles) west of Hanoi.
Vietnam Air Defence - Air Force| Hòa Lạc Air Base | |
|---|---|
| Part of Vietnam Air Defence - Air Force | |
Hòa Lạc Air Base, 1967 | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Air Force Base |
| Controlled by | Vietnam Air Defence - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 21°02′16.8″N 105°29′24″E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1967 |
| In use | 1967-Present |
| Battles/wars | Vietnam War |
History
Vietnam War
The airfield started operation in February 1967.[1] On 26 March 1967 Col Robert Scott flying an F-105 shot down a Hòa Lạc-based MiG-17.[2] In May the base was first attacked by the USAF.[3]
Hòa Lạc, Kép and Phúc Yên were targeted on the first night of Operation Linebacker II on 18 December 1972 to suppress fighters that might otherwise intercept US attack aircraft.[4][5]
Current use
The VADAF 916th Helicopter Squadron is based at Hòa Lạc.
On 7 July 2014 a VADAF Mi-171 crashed while on a parachute training mission near Hòa Lạc killing 17 passengers and crew.[6]
