[TCTAAmembers] flare drops on Battle of Dong Ha, 29 Apr 1968

[Sam McGowan]

The place was called Tonlecham. There was an E-model lost there in early 
1969 to mortar fire.

Sam McGowan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Kolstad" <chuck at kolstadassociates.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: [TCTAAmembers] flare drops on Battle of Dong Ha, 29 Apr 1968


>I think you mean Tong le Chan...I'm pretty sure that an E model crew ended 
>up ground looping to keep out of the mine field at the end of the "runway" 
>and I think their load was ammo tho I think that it was later '69 or early 
>'70. I'm pretty sure that the LM was from Tn and Sam McGowan knows him. I 
>know the AC was a first term new AC and I seem to remember that the crew 
>was very happy with his quick reaction and  to be able to walk away from 
>it...
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Fred Rodriguez" <RodrigF at ah.org>
> To: <tctaamembers at troopcarrier.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [TCTAAmembers] flare drops on Battle of Dong Ha, 29 Apr 1968
>
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>> Sorry, no info on that particular battle on that date (my birthday 
>> 4/29/47). I was in-country TDY from Tachikawa, Japan, jn Feb., 1969. But 
>> I am looking for anyone in our group who went with me from Tachikawa. We 
>> ended up in a place about 3 miles south of Cambodian border called Tong 
>> Le Chong (LZ Jake), combined Army camp, LZ, artillery encampment, and 
>> Vietnamese village. Our job was to salvage parts from a C-130 that had 
>> crash landed on the makeshift runway. I would appreciate any contact if 
>> you have any info about this time and place. Thanks.  rodrigf at ah.org.
>>
>> Fred Rodriguez
>> Linen Coordinator
>> Hanford Community Medical Center
>> Kerr Outpatient Center
>> (559) 585-5423
>> Pager 506-0507
>> Fax (559) 584-7401
>>
>>
>>
>>>>> <DickSell at aol.com> 4/12/2010 8:26 PM >>>
>> Hi; I am corresponding with an author writing an article about the 
>> "Battle
>> of Dong Ha, Apr 29, 1968", for VIETNAM MAGAZINE. He says a  C-130 saved
>> their bacon one night by dropping a lot of aerial flares.
>>
>> Anyone out there have any information on the plane, unit or crew? Send me
>> an e-mail at _dicksell at aol.com_ (mailto:dicksell at aol.com) .
>>
>> This was after my tour at Nha Trang in Blackbird MC-130's in Sep 66-Aug 
>> 67.
>> I don't know if it was ours, or a Brown Betty -130.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Richard H  Sell
>> Scottsdale, AZ
>>
>>
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