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Old 22nd Apr 2019, 12:05
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Bien Hoa had many vintage aircraft going to rot the last time I was there.

Considering the capability of most Historic Aircraft Restoration operations....I an sure quote a few of them could be made airworthy again with enough money thrown at them.


Buster....just so you know...there are Japanese, French, and Vietnamese Land Mines laying about.

I managed to land a Chinook in such an area a bit west of Saigon in an area known as "The Pineapple".

One of our Army Artillery bases had such a minefield that was present when American units took up operations at the former Japanese/French/Vietnamese site.....with the previous occupants failing to leave the maps to their mine fields.

US Forces used surface mines called Claymores that were either detonated by a soldier or by trip wires.

Key point is they were above ground and removed or used.

The NVA and VC left many land mines and IED's scattered about.
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