Marine Helicopters based at Phu Bai information
for HMM-162
MAG-16
For date 650415
HMM-162 was a US Marine Corps unit
MAG-16 was a US Marine Corps unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Thua Thien Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Phu Bai
Description: MAG-16 positioned 10 UH-34D's, primarily from HMM-162, at Phu Bai to support the expanding Marine activities at this enclave. While Marine helicopters had certainly uses this airfield before, this is the first record of a permanent guarison here.
The source for this information was USMC H 1965: P27
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05/13/2023