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Vietnam 1969 - 1971

Based in Tokyo
The ONA crews were temporarily based in Japan for the
Vietnam round trip flights out of Tokyo.

Flights could i e originate from McGuire NJ with a 
brief layover / change of crews at Anchorage Alaska.

The incoming crews would have a layover in Tokyo,
as the Japan stationed crews took over shuttling
from i e Tachikawa AFB outside Tokyo to Vietnamese 
destinations. This was a civil operation performed 
during full war and the support from the supplemental
aviation such as ONA, was of course mandatory.

The troops flew in as boys with comic books and came 
back out as somber men. One evening we were departing 
Bien Hoa Air Base north of Saigon, when we were told 
that we would have to hold our Take-Off, till they got 
in contact with our artillery. They needed to have 
them cease fire, till we could get airborne, as they 
were shooting across our departure route.  

I have misplaced my logbook that covered this time 
period, so I don’t have any exact dates or crew 
information on these flights. 






Camh Ranh Bay 1969









Da Nang AFB Vietnam 1971