Cam Ranh Air Force Base is located on Cam Ranh Bay in Khánh Hòa province, Vietnam. It was one of several air bases built and used by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Vietnam War.
McDonnell Douglas F-4C (S/N 64-770) of the 558th Tactical Fighter Squadron, December 1968
C-7B Serial No 63-9725 of the 535th Tactical Airlift Squadron, October 1971
HH-43B of Detachment 8, 38th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at Cam Ranh, January 1968
The base during the Soviet era (Tu-142Ms pictured)
Cam Ranh Bay is a deep-water bay in Vietnam in Khánh Hòa Province. It is located at an inlet of the South China Sea situated on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, between Phan Rang and Nha Trang, approximately 290 kilometers northeast of Ho Chi Minh City.
A U.S. Navy TBM Avenger flies past three Japanese oilers burning in Cam Ranh Bay, 1945
Looking south from Harbormaster's Office, Piers 1 - 4, 4 being the Sea-Land pier, August 1969
Looking north from Harbormaster's Office, Pier 5, ammo pier, August 1969
Pier 3 and 4 in operation, September 1969