In February 1969 the 925th Fighter Regiment was formed at the base operating the MiG-17F and Shenyang J-6.[1]
On 10 May 1972 a VPAF J-6 of the 925th Fighter Regiment ran out of fuel after a combat air patrol mission, deadsticked from an altitude of 1,400 meters, descending too rapidly, and overran the runway overturning and exploding, killing the pilot instantly.[1]: 63
On 1 June 1972 F-4D #65-0784 was shot down by a VPAF J-6 near the base, the weapons system operator Capt Roger Locher successfully evaded capture for 23 days before being rescued.[2]
On 27 September 1972 USAF jets attacked the base, destroying one MiG-21 on the ground and damaging another.[3]
On 30 September 1972 U.S. jets attacked the base destroying two MiG-17s on the ground.[4]
In late 1972 USAF F-111 Aardvark strike bombers attacked the base, rendering it temporarily inoperable, the only time Yên Bái was inoperable during Operation Linebacker II.[5]
Current useedit
The VPAF 931st Fighter Squadron operating Su-22M-4/UM-3K is based at Yên Bái.
Referencesedit
^ abToperczer, István (2001). MiG-17 and MiG-19 Units of the Vietnam War. Osprey Publishing. p. 13. ISBN978-1-84176-162-6.
^Hukee, Byron (2013). USAF and VNAF A-1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War. Osprey Publishing. pp. 43–4. ISBN9781780960708.
^"Heavy air attacks continue against North Vietnam". The New York Times. 28 September 1972. p. 3.
^"U.S. planes raid 4 bases in North and claim 5 MiG's". The New York Times. 1 October 1972. p. 1.
^"Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. The F-111 in Southeast Asia, September 1972-January 1973". Directorate of Operations Analysis, CHECO Harvest Division: Pages 49, 50.
November 10, 2023
yên, bái, base, vietnam, people, force, vpaf, không, quân, nhân, dân, việt, military, airfield, located, north, northwest, yên, bái, part, vietnam, people, forcecoordinates21, 733000, 854000, 733000, 854000typeair, force, basesite, informationcontrolled, vietn. Yen Bai Air Base is a Vietnam People s Air Force VPAF Khong quan Nhan dan Việt Nam military airfield located north northwest of Yen Bai Yen Bai Air BasePart of Vietnam People s Air ForceCoordinates21 43 58 8 N 104 51 14 4 E 21 733000 N 104 854000 E 21 733000 104 854000TypeAir Force BaseSite informationControlled by Vietnam People s Air ForceSite historyBuilt1960sIn use1967 PresentBattles warsVietnam WarAirfield informationIATA noneICAO VVYBSummaryRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m13 31 9 170 2 795 Concrete Contents 1 History 1 1 Vietnam War 1 2 Current use 2 ReferencesHistory editVietnam War edit On 15 November 1967 F 105s of the 357th Tactical Fighter Squadron bombed the base as part of a Commando Club guided bombing mission In February 1969 the 925th Fighter Regiment was formed at the base operating the MiG 17F and Shenyang J 6 1 On 10 May 1972 a VPAF J 6 of the 925th Fighter Regiment ran out of fuel after a combat air patrol mission deadsticked from an altitude of 1 400 meters descending too rapidly and overran the runway overturning and exploding killing the pilot instantly 1 63 On 1 June 1972 F 4D 65 0784 was shot down by a VPAF J 6 near the base the weapons system operator Capt Roger Locher successfully evaded capture for 23 days before being rescued 2 On 27 September 1972 USAF jets attacked the base destroying one MiG 21 on the ground and damaging another 3 On 30 September 1972 U S jets attacked the base destroying two MiG 17s on the ground 4 In late 1972 USAF F 111 Aardvark strike bombers attacked the base rendering it temporarily inoperable the only time Yen Bai was inoperable during Operation Linebacker II 5 Current use edit The VPAF 931st Fighter Squadron operating Su 22M 4 UM 3K is based at Yen Bai References edit a b Toperczer Istvan 2001 MiG 17 and MiG 19 Units of the Vietnam War Osprey Publishing p 13 ISBN 978 1 84176 162 6 Hukee Byron 2013 USAF and VNAF A 1 Skyraider Units of the Vietnam War Osprey Publishing pp 43 4 ISBN 9781780960708 Heavy air attacks continue against North Vietnam The New York Times 28 September 1972 p 3 U S planes raid 4 bases in North and claim 5 MiG s The New York Times 1 October 1972 p 1 Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report The F 111 in Southeast Asia September 1972 January 1973 Directorate of Operations Analysis CHECO Harvest Division Pages 49 50 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yen Bai Air Base amp oldid 1121345252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
