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

[Fred Rodriguez]

Yeah, we got there after the fact. We would shuttle to the LZ and back everyday from Ton San Nhut on a C-123. Had to stay one night at the LZ due to another crash landing of our recovery aircraft. As mentioned earlier, we were TDY from Tachikawa and the 346th TAS,Dyess AFB, Texas. Thanks for the info.
Fred Rodriguez

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>>> "Sam McGowan" <sammcgowan at troopcarrier.org> 4/15/2010 9:46 AM >>>
The place was called Tonlecham. There was an E-model lost there in early 
1969 to mortar fire.

Sam McGowan
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>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>
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> 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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