Phuc Yen was off limits during our times on Yankee Sta., so never got to go there.
EDIT: Oops, meant Phuc Yen not Kep in above cite, Gomenasai!
Kep, an auxiliary MIG base in the "Dodge City" area, hit the approved list about Aug. '67. I visited Kep twice on major Aphas in Sep. & Oct. Their MIGs had been evac'd (sec. leaks?), so our MK-84s (2,000ers) were used on runways/ramps/hangars. w/ only mild AAA/SAM opposition, ho hum.. NBD.
Phuc Yen was
grudgingly USN approved in mid-Sept. Our A/W (CVW-14) was sked for a major Alpha on "PY" just prior to leaving the line for R & R, but was cx wx, then initially struck by another CVW after we left. Upon our return to YS 10 days later (after total devastation of Cubi O-Club, which was tolerated in pre-PC days), PY was back to off-limits thru our combat tour end on 11/11/67 (aptly "Veteran's Day")!
I am hoping these bits & pieces of the NVN air war are not too boring to the majority of AW members. They are just eye witness observations of NA history from guyz like Catmando, RonDeb, A4s (where U B?), Black Pony & Bart, Ol' BzB & others who were there...that occurred soooo long ago! I know that I always loved hearing real eye witness stories of WWII & Korea (& Mid-east). Much more valid than those of "war historians" who were nowhere in the area or sometimes weren't even born when the events occurred.
BzB