Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base
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The attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base, headquarters of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) 7th Air Force, occurred during the early hours of 31 January 1968. Tan Son Nhut Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) ground operations. The attack by Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces was one of several major attacks on Saigon in the first days of the Tet Offensive. The attack was repulsed with the VC/PAVN suffering heavy losses; only superficial damage was done to the base.
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1968 Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base
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First aid is given to a South Vietnamese wounded in the attack on Tan Son Nhut Airbase before evacuation
Far left is airman Jackson butler
South Vietnamese troops in action near Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Tan Son Nhut Air Base during the Tet Offensive
A member of the Reaction Force of the Personal Property Branch at Tan Son Nhut Air Base on alert
Tan Son Nhut Air Base reaction force member runs for cover after retrieving ammunition
Tan Son Nhut Air Base reaction force troops on alert
JP-4 fuel truck that was completely destroyed during the VC attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base
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DeadVCtansonnhut| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| area | region | 1955 | South Vietnam | Wikidata | |
| area | region | 1969 | Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | FULRO insurgency against Vietnam | insurgency | Wikidata | |
| event | armed conflict | 1860 | Siege of Saigon | siege | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Battle of Ky Hoa | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Capture of Bien Hoa | armed conflict | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1955 | Battle of Saigon | France, battle, State of Vietnam | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1960 | 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1962 | 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing | Pham Phu Quoc, Nguyễn Văn Cử, attempted coup d'état, bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1964 | September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1965 | 1965 South Vietnamese coup | attempted coup d'état | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1965 | Battle of Song Be | United States, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1967 | Operation Cedar Falls | United States, battle, military operation | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Battle of Saigon | United States, North Vietnam, battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Tet Offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Tet Offensive attack on US Embassy | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Tet Offensive attacks on Bien Hoa and Long Binh | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Tet Offensive battle of Cholon and Phu Tho Racetrack | battle, offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Action of 1 March 1968 | naval battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | May Offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Battle of South Saigon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Battle of West Saigon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1968 | Phase III Offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1974 | 1975 spring offensive | offensive | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Operation Babylift | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Bombing of Tan Son Nhut Air Base | bombardment | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1975 | Fall of Saigon | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1771 | Siamese–Vietnamese War of 1771-1773 | war | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1945 | Operation Masterdom | France, United Kingdom, war, Vietnamese Independence League | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1955 | Vietnam War | North Korea, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea, New Zealand, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Republic of Vietnam, Khmer Rouge, GRUNK, Pathet Lao, United States, People's Republic of China, Australia, proxy war, Kingdom of Laos, Kingdom of Cambodia, Khmer Republic, Many Flags | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1959 | War in Vietnam (1959–1963) | war phase | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1973 | War of the flags | war phase | Wikidata |
| organisation | military branch | 1952 | Republic of Vietnam Navy | navy | Wikidata |
| organisation | shipbuilding company | 1978 | Ba Son Corporation | holding company, business, shipbuilding, shipbuilding company, defense industry | Wikidata |
| site | fort | Fort of Ki Hoa | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, Ho Chi Minh City | military museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1975 | War Remnants Museum | military museum | Wikidata |
| commons | image | First aid is given to a South Vietnamese wounded in the attack on Tan Son Nhut Airbase before evacuation | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Far left is airman Jackson butler | Commons | ||
| commons | image | South Vietnamese troops in action near Tan Son Nhut Air Base | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tan Son Nhut Air Base during the Tet Offensive | Commons | ||
| commons | image | A member of the Reaction Force of the Personal Property Branch at Tan Son Nhut Air Base on alert | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tan Son Nhut Air Base reaction force member runs for cover after retrieving ammunition | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tan Son Nhut Air Base reaction force troops on alert | Commons | ||
| commons | image | JP-4 fuel truck that was completely destroyed during the VC attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base | Commons | ||
| commons | image | DeadVCtansonnhut3 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | DeadVCtansonnhut | Commons | ||
