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VRC-50 Da Nang “Cod is alive and well” Plaque

$189.00

A beautifully carved solid wood plaque of the VRC-50 Da Nang patch.  Collect all your squadrons with truly artistic craftsmanship of the Navy’s finest symbols.

  • 14 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business

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VRC-50 Da Nang “Cod is alive and well” Plaque

A beautifully carved solid wood plaque of the VRC-50 Da Nang patch.  Collect all your squadrons with truly artistic craftsmanship of the Navy’s finest symbols.

  • 14 inches
  • Made from Mahogany
  • US Naval Aviator Owned Business

During the Vietnam War, what is now the Da Nang International Airport was a major air base used by the South Vietnamese and United States Air Forces.

The base became one of the world’s busiest aircraft hubs during the war,[27] reaching an average of 2,595 aircraft traffic operations daily, more than any other airport and airbase in the world at that time.[28] The final U.S. ground combat operations in Vietnam ceased on 13 August 1972, when a residual force of the 196th Light Infantry Brigade stood down in Đà Nẵng. B Battery 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment fired the final U.S. artillery round and the 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment finished their final patrols. This residual force was known as “Operation Gimlet”. After the US withdrawal from the conflict, in the final stage of the conquest of South Vietnam by North Vietnam, Da Nang fell to the communist forces March 29–30, 1975. Vietnam issued two special postage stamps to commemorate this event, within its “total liberation” stamp set issued 14 December 1976.

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Weight 4 lbs
Dimensions 15 × 15 × 2 in

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