Nha Trang from the Air, Photos by Chuck Miller 1967/68
Approaching from over the water, landing to the west was the preferred approach. It kept the aircraft
less vulnerable to attack from hostile ground fire. But there were other possibilities like hostile fire ( only )
at night) from sampans in the bay, or from Hon Tre Island that was just a few hundred yares off the right wing on Final.
Here, landing to the east from over the valley, you can see how close (and how high) Hon Tre Island is to
the opposite approach direction.
