Talk:United States Air Force in South Vietnam/@comment-97.113.67.13-20190207192511

You did not list or mention the base Qui Non, or any activities of the Air Force, the Army Choppers and the South Korean Forces  of the use of Qui Non on the coast of South Viet Nom. I  had several cargoe missions carrying New Hueys in bound and taking repareable ones out back to the states. My first trip (piloting a C-124C) was the afternoon eve of TET 1967. I departed there approx 30 minutes before the first rockets hit the ramp where I was parked. On the next trip (one month later with another three Huies) I was told of this that Ole Shakey would been destroyed and me and my crew KIAed.

To land there., NO STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO THE RUN WAY. To line up with the runway on a 3 - 5 mileson approach, it would take flying along to the beach less than 500 yards next to a small big hill accoupired by the Viet Cong.with all the weapons close enough for on one  could do the job on  the huge, slow "OLE SHAKEY", C-124. SO, The landing pattern was modified to start  5 to ten miles out over ocean 90 degrees. perpindicular to the runway  letting down at a point 45 degree angle to the runway about  and altitude so as to turn to a very shorrt distantance and turn to the runway and land normally.. We were told to be on watch at as we apporached the the turn for a little old man on a biclcle on on the road at the enr of the runway. If stopped, he might have an automatic weapon. He is Vient Cong.. Turn away imediately and start another approch.. The South Koreans will go after him.