Bien Hoa Air Base (Vietnamese: Sân bay Biên Hòa) is a Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) military airfield located in South-Central southern Vietnam about 25 km (16 miles) from Ho Chi Minh City, across the Dong Nai river in the northern ward of Tân Phong, and within the city of Biên Hòa within Đồng Nai Province.

Feb 1, 2018 · At 3 a.m., January 31, 1968, rocket and mortar rounds began pounding Bien Hoa Air Base in south Vietnam, located about 20 miles from Saigon. It was part of a coordinated effort—involving...

May 29, 2019 · In the thriving industrial city of Bien Hoa, about 20 miles east of Ho Chi Minh City, the former Saigon, there is a large air base, just beyond a sweeping bend in the Dong Nai River. During...

Bien Hoa Base Camp (also known as Bien Hoa Army Base) is a former U.S. Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base northeast of Biên Hòa in Đồng Nai province, southern Vietnam.

Barracks at Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam. Photographs taken by Bill Wood in and around Bien Hoa and Bien Hoa Air Base in South Vietnam. Wood, a captain in the United States Air Force, was stationed in Vietnam from December 1966 to the November 1967. He was promoted to major in September 1967.

The Tet offensive attacks on Bien Hoa AB and Tan Son Nhut Air Base slowly led to an improvement in air base defense across South Vietnam, with improved bunkers and heavier defensive armament including 0.50 cal machine guns, M67 recoilless rifles and M29 mortars.

Bien Hoa Air Base is a Vietnam People's Air Force (Khong Quan Nhan Dan Viet Nam) military airfield located in South-Central southern Vietnam about 20 miles (30 kilometers) from Saigon near the city of Bien Hoa within Dong Nai Province.

Feb 1, 1993 · Key to the capture of Saigon was seizure of the huge US air bases–Bien Hoa and Tan Son Nhut–a few miles to the north and west of the city. At 3 a.m., the enemy hit Bien Hoa with two infantry battalions and a reinforced infantry company. About 60 percent of the attackers were North Vietnamese regulars, especially trained for the operation.

A Viet Cong mortar attack on Bien Hoa Air Base in November 1964 marked a major escalation in hostilities. Four Americans died and 72 were wounded. (U.S. Air Force photo).

On the 16th May 1965, while waiting to take off, a B-57 exploded on the ground at Biên Hòa Air Base. Due to the operational tempo, the aircraft and the ammunition had been stored too close together, allowing the fires and explosions to propagate between aircraft …