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[Smoke plume from crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft] (Item)

Photograph of a smoke plume from a crashed Lockheed F-104 Starfighter aircraft, Chu Lai Air Base, circa 1965. A sign in the foreground reads: "Delta Construction Company."Caption on accompanying document: "316. Explosion from the crash of a 104 that tried to land without power."

[Aerial view of Chu Lai Air Base] (Item)

Aerial photograph of Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft are parked along the runway.Caption on accompanying document: "314. Completed Che [Chu] Lai runway with 40 A-4s."

[Aerial view of Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft on runway at Chu Lai Air Base] (Item)

Aerial photograph of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft on the runway at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "281. C-130 on Chu Lai runway."

[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft approaching Chu Lai Air Base for night landing] (Item)

Photograph of two Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft approaching Chu Lai Air Base for a night landing, Vietnam, circa 1965.Caption on accompanying document: "262. Two A-4s making a break prior to landing at night."

[Ensign Pat Donnelly inspecting runway damage] (Item)

Photograph of Ensign Pat Donnelly inspecting runway damage, Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, December 1965. A Douglas A-4F Skyhawk aircraft is visible in the background.Caption on accompanying document: "155. Ens. Pat Donnelly inspecting damage after an attack on field."

[Aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, December 1965. Included in the scene are two Douglas A-4 Skyhawks, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules (in foreground on left) and a Grumman S-2 Tracker (in flight).Caption on accompanying document: "154. Our busy airfield in December 1965."

[Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft departing Chu Lai Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of a Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft departing Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying captions notes that the aircraft is carrying members of Mobile Construction Battalion 10 (MCB-10).Caption on accompanying document: "77. C-130 taking off with MCB-10 on the way home."

[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during jet-assisted take-off (JATO)] (Item)

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."

[Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO)] (Item)

Photograph of a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft during a nighttime jet-assisted take-off (JATO), Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. Caption on accompanying document: "1. Night take off A-4 with JATO."

[Wrecked Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base] (Item)

Photograph of a wrecked Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft at Chu Lai Air Base, Vietnam, circa 1965. The accompanying caption notes that this aircraft, along with about 30 others, was destroyed in an attack on the air base. Caption on accompanying document: "301. An A-4 after the attack that destroyed about 30 planes."

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