6736 iv - RARE MAP - AN KHE - GOLF COURSE - Camp Radcliff - 1969 - Vietnam War

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September 1969 - US MILITARY MAP - AN TUC - Camp Radcliff - AN KHE -
Includes - Camp Radcliff, LZ Buffalo, LZ Armageddon, LZ Schueller, LZ Paula, FOB Paula, Highway 19, LZ Soper, LZ / Forward Operating Base Nancy, LZ / FOB Winnie, Nui Hon Cong, The Golf Course.
An Khe – The Golf Course - Camp Radcliff
Camp Radcliff (also known as An Khê Army Airfield, An Khê Base or the Golfcourse) is a former U.S. Army base in the An Khê District in central Vietnam.
Camp Radcliff was established in late August 1965 by the 70th Engineer Battalion as the base camp for the 1st Cavalry Division.
The camp was located on the main highway, QL-19 60 km northwest of Qui Nhơn on the coast and 60 km southeast of Pleiku in the Central Highlands.
The camp was named after 1/9 Cavalry Major Donald Radcliff, the 1st Cavalry's first combat death, who was killed on 18 August 1965 while supporting U.S. Marines in his helicopter gunship during Operation Starlite.
In order to reduce the amount of rotor-blown dust on the landing zone, the men of the 1st Cavalry were instructed to cut back foliage to ground level by hand giving the base its nickname of the Golfcourse.
The 1st Cavalry painted their distinctive insignia on nearby Hon Cong Mountain providing a landmark visible for many miles.
Camp Radcliff was the largest helicopter base in the world at the time of its establishment, capable of accommodating the 1st Cavalry's 400+ helicopters. The base also had an airfield capable of landing C-130 aircraft.
The base had a perimeter of 26 km known as the Green Line with 3-man watchtowers every 50m.
On the night of 3 September 1966 the Vietcong carried out a mortar attack on the Golfcourse.
Starting at 21:50 the base was hit by 119 mortar rounds over a 5-minute period, killing 4 soldiers and wounding a further 76, while 77 helicopters were damaged.
In January 1968 the 1st Cavalry moved to Camp Evans and Camp Radcliff was taken over by the 173rd Airborne Brigade. The 173rd stayed at Camp Radcliff until mid-1969.
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Aviation Company was the last US Unit (officially) stationed at Camp Radcliff departing in December 1971.
Whilst official reports state that Camp Radcliff is now farmland, a visit to the area will see that the runways are well maintained and a considerable military presence in the area.
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Extremely Rare, Fantastic Piece.
Measures - 29 x 22.5 inches ( 74 x 59 cms )
September 1969 Print
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