![cover image](https://wikiwandv2-19431.kxcdn.com/_next/image?url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/DeadVCtansonnhut3.jpg/640px-DeadVCtansonnhut3.jpg&w=640&q=50)
Tet offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base
Part of the Vietnam War (1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Tet offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base, headquarters of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) and the United States Air Force (USAF) 7th Air Force, occurred during the early hours of 31 January 1968. Tan Son Nhut Air Base was one of the major air bases used for offensive air operations within South Vietnam and for the support of United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) ground operations. The attack by Vietcong (VC) and People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) forces was one of several major attacks on Saigon in the first days of the Tet offensive. The attack was repulsed with the VC/PAVN suffering heavy losses; only superficial damage was done to the base.
Tet offensive attack on Tan Son Nhut Air Base | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Part of the Tet offensive of the Vietnam War | |||||||
![]() VC/PAVN dead at Tan Son Nhut | |||||||
| |||||||
Belligerents | |||||||
![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Colonel Nam Truyền | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
![]() ![]() |
U.S./ARVN body count: 669+ killed 26 captured[1][2]: 148 |