Luscombe Airfield Nui Dat 1966 - 1971

[mnewbery]

Luscombe Field was probably taken for granted by most new arrivals to the Task Force area at Nui Dat. An airfield is to be expected in a well developed task force base. Probably the only comments which were aroused were those which questioned the peculiarities of the airfield or those which wondered where it got its name.

Luscombe Field was a monument to much more than Captain Luscombe. It represented many aspects of the part played by the Australian Force in Vietnam. It contributed to the connecting link between the Task Force and its supporting units and commanding HQ. It was the 'front door' of 1 ATF through which thousands of men passed, going to and coming from the war.

More after the link...

http://www.161recceflt.org.au/Airfield/luscombe_airfield.htm

 

 

[mnewbery]

More stuff

 

http://www.1fieldsappers.org/page/Luscombe

 

Far as I can tell this airfield was near the village of Long Tan and somewhat near the modern day location of the City of Dat Do. About 35 kms North East of Vung Tao Airport.

 

Courtesy of Australian War Memorial and others

 

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