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[Aerial view of Chu Lai Air Base]
Aerial photograph of Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "75. Completed air field at Chu Lai."

[Fuel bladders at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of fuel bladders at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "74. First fuel farm with bladders."

[Fuel farm at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of the fuel farm at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "73. Fuel farm and rain clouds."

[Secured defensive positions at Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of secured defensive positions at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Wire and a fighting hole are visible in the scene.Caption on accompanying document: "72. Our defensive positions with wire and berm and fighting hole."

[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during jet-assisted take-off (JATO)]
Photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during a jet-assisted take-off (JATO), Chu Lai Air Base, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "71. A-4 taking off with JATO."

[Serviceman stringing concertina wire]
Photograph of a serviceman stringing concertina wire, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "69. Stringing concertina wire for our defensive position."

[Lieutenant Zander repainting taxiway]
Photograph of Lieutenant Zander repainting the taxiway, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The sign next to Zander reads: "Caution / Artist at work."Caption on accompanying document: "67. LtJg Zander repainting the taxiway after writing 'Seabees…

[Servicemen retrieving water from well]
Photograph of servicemen retrieving water from a well, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "65. Our water well sandbaged [sic] the cresote [sic] of sand bags made us all sick."

[Beach near Chu Lai Air Base]
Photograph of a beach near Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. A barrel and other debris litter the beach, noted in the accompanying caption as wreckage from the causeway.Caption on accompanying document: "64. Our beach with wreckage of causway…

[Servicemen and fire engine tending to crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft]
Photograph of servicemen and a fire engine tending to a crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that the aircraft crashed while attempting a dead-stick landing.Caption on…
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