operation report information
for MAG-16
USAF CH-3C
MAG-36
For date 660131
MAG-16 was a US Marine Corps unit
USAF CH-3C was a US Air Force unit
Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation DOUBLE EAGLE I
Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam
Description: Two USAF CH-3Cs and one USMC CH-37C from MAG-16 lifted six 105 mm howitzers from "Johnson City" to the old French fort in support of operation DOUBLE EAGLE I. Additionally, MAG-36 UH-34s inserted four infantry companies into various LZs in the Song Ve and Song To Ba Valleys.
The source for this information was USMC H 1966, P 31
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