Bien Hoa Air Base

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bien_Hoa_Air_Base
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:built 1955
gptkbp:contaminatedWith dioxin
gptkbp:country gptkb:Vietnam
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:military
gptkbp:distanceFromHanoi 25 km
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bien Hoa Air Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:VVNB
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bien_Hoa,_Dong_Nai_Province,_Vietnam
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:F-5_Freedom_Fighter
gptkb:UH-1_Huey
gptkb:MiG-21
gptkb:C-123_Provider
gptkb:A-37_Dragonfly
gptkb:F-100_Super_Sabre
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Bien_Hoa_explosion_(1965)
gptkb:Fall_of_Saigon_(1975)
gptkb:Tet_Offensive_(1968)
Agent Orange storage
gptkbp:notableFor dioxin contamination cleanup project
major US air operations during Vietnam War
site of major explosions in 1965
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Vietnam_People's_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:3rd_Tactical_Fighter_Wing
gptkb:12th_Air_Commando_Squadron
gptkb:1st_Air_Division_(RVNAF)
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Vietnam_People's_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Air_Force
gptkbp:runwayLength 3,048 m
gptkbp:runwaySurface concrete
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Republic_of_Vietnam_Air_Force
gptkb:South_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5