Tan Son Nhut Air Base
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Tan Son Nhut Air Base (1955–1975) was a Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility. It was located near the city of Saigon in southern Vietnam. The United States used it as a major base during the Vietnam War (1959–1975), stationing Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine units there. Following the Fall of Saigon, it was taken over as a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) facility and remains in use today.
Tan Son Nhut Air Base – June 1968
File:Tan Son Nhut airfield under attack by U.S. Navy aircraft, 12 January 1945
Tan Son Nhut Air Base in 1962. The uncrowded flight line reflects the level of USAF/RVNAF activity
Douglas DC-6B VIP Transport of the RVNAF 314th Special Missions Squadron
Lê Quang Tung
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Colonel Lê Quang Tung was the commander of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces under the command of Ngô Đình Nhu. Nhu was the brother of South Vietnam's president, Ngô Đình Diệm. A former servant of the Ngô family, Tung's military background was in security and counterespionage.
Ngô Đình Nhu (right), shaking hands with then US Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1961
The body of Diệm in the back of an armoured personnel carrier. The president had been executed on the way to military headquarters.