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Photograph of the barracks buildings for Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242] at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. A sign bears the squadron emblem of a bat and lightning bolt. Military personnel are gathered outside one of…

Photograph of a briefing room at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. Maps and schedules for Route Package 1, showing air operations in North Vietnam, are hung on the wall.

Photograph of a bunker fortified by sandbags at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of bunkers fortified with sandbags at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. A military truck drives by on the left. Original image is blurry.

Photograph of a heavily damaged Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], parked in a hangar at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of a destroyed Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. Roy T. Church, who was five miles away when this aircraft was struck by an enemy missile, recalls listening to the plane's bombs…

Photograph of a Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft (tail number DT 152585) of Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], parked in a hangar at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of a Grumman A-6 (A2F) Intruder/Prowler aircraft, likely belonging to Marine All-Weather Attack Squadron 242 [VMA(AW)-242], parked in a hangar at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.

Photograph of living quarters at Da Nang Air Base in Vietnam, circa 1968-1969. Several pinup posters of naked women are hung on the wall. This is likely the quarters of Roy T. Church, United States Marine Corps bombardier and navigator.

Photograph of an unidentified man sitting near a pile of sandbags at Da Nang Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1968-1969.