Kula Gulf 1965 Viet Nam Map
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[Pre‑Viet Nam]  [Pre‑390th]  [Kula Gulf - 65]  [Geiger - Phan Rang Nov65]  [Bob Hope ‑ Nha Trang Dec65]  [Phan Rang Dec65‑Jan66]  [Phan Rang ‑ Tents to Hoochs]  [Hooch Maids ‑ Trash Run]  [Phan Rang Jan66]  [Phan Rang Feb66]  [Phan Rang Mar66‑Apr66]  [Phan Rang Apr66‑May66]  [Puppies and Sunsets May66]  [Vung Tau Trip May66]  [The Turtle May66]  [Dak To May66]  [Dak To Jun66]  [Phan Rang Jun66]  [Kontum Jul66‑Aug66]  [Quin Nhon Aug66]  [Tuy Hoa Aug66]  [Tuy Hoa Sep66]  [Tuy Hoa Oct66]  [Tuy Hoa Nov66]  [Phan Rang Nov66‑Dec66]  [Phan Rang Jan67]  [Phan Rang Feb67]  [Phan Rang Mar67]  [Vung Tau Apr67]  [Ninh Hoa Apr67‑May67]  [Ninh Hoa Jun67]  [Tokyo Jun67]  [War at Home Jul67]  [Ninh Hoa Aug67]  [Ninh Hoa Sep67]  [Ninh Hoa Sep67 (2)]  [Hong Kong Oct67]  [Hong Kong Oct67 (2)]  [Typhoon Frieda Nov67]  [La Casa Rhodes]  [Ninh Hoa Dec67‑Mar68]  [Ninh Hoa Apr68‑Jun68]  [Ninh Hoa Jul68‑Sep68]  [Postscript]
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For the 48th AHC to fly and the 390th to have something to work on, the unit's helicopters needed to get to Viet Nam.  Since the flying range of a Huey precluded ferrying them to Viet Nam, they were transported there by boat.  Dave Labruzzi has contributed these photos of the Escort (Jeep) Carrier Kula Gulf CVE-108 that transported the Blue Star aircraft to Viet Nam.
Labruzzi The WWII Escort Carrier Kula Gulf was taken out of mothballs for the purpose of carrying aircraft to Viet Nam.
Labruzzi Labruzzi Hueys wrapped in their transoceanic wrapping.
 
Labruzzi Labruzzi Dockside at Alameda California.
 
Labruzzi Labruzzi Our contributor, Dave Labruzzi.
 
Labruzzi Labruzzi Unknown in the left photo. In the right photo, Adrian Ashworth, Ernest Schuman, and Don Wallace(?).
 
Labruzzi Labruzzi Joe Pasaye and Joel Fisher in the left photo and Joel Fisher in the right.
 
Labruzzi Joel Fisher and others working on a helicopter in route.
Labruzzi A stop at Subic Bay in the Philippines.
 
Labruzzi A Huey is unwrapped and waiting to be delivered.
Labruzzi Cam Rahn Bay.
 
Labruzzi Must have been Cam Rahn Bay, it is too developed for Phan Rang.