Da Nang carried the nickname of "Rocket City" for good reason. The Viet Cong with the arms and assistance from the North Vietnamese Regular Army frequently launched Soviet manufactured 140 millimeter rockets into the air base from positions within six miles of the runways. 120 MM rockets replaced the larger 140s in mid 1967.

Rocket City - Notice posted in a 366th AMS Barracks regarding what to do when DaNang Air Base came under Rocket Attack.

** The first two attacks on DaNang were by mortars. All attacks from 02/27/67 forward were by rockets. *** The first time that rockets were used in RVN by the Viet Cong/North Vietnamese Army. A high number of casualties were Vietnamese civilians living in a village just east of DaNang Air Base.

Da Nang Air Base (Vietnamese: Căn cứ không quân Đà Nẵng) (1930s–1975) (also known as Da Nang Airfield, Tourane Airfield or Tourane Air Base) was a French Air Force and later Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) facility located in the city of Da Nang, Vietnam.

Da Nang was susceptible to rocket attacks due in part to the geography of the area. The VC and NVA made use of the rugged mountains and jungle just to the north and west of Da Nang to infiltrate the large 122 mm rockets used to harass the base.

Đà Nàng Air Base, AKA: Rocket City, often had more than six Silk-Moons of false dawn orbiting the base. Freedom Hill 327 can be seen beneath the left flare, with convoy lights winding up the perimeter road.

The number of enemy attacks throughout the remainder of the conflict earned Da Nang Air Base its well-deserved nickname: "Rocket City". By May 1968, the wing had upgraded to the F-4D aircraft, and then in 1969, two squadrons of F-4E's joined the wing.

DA NANG A.B. Vietnam Rocket City 1971-1972. 156 likes. Open to all Vietnam Veterans that served at DA NANG Air Base of ROCKET CITY from 1971-1972.

Attack on Da Nang Air Base, RVN, by Monty Moore Da Nang AB was nicknamed "Rocket City" due to the large number of attacks by 122mm and 140mm rockets. If we went a week without a few rockets coming we knew something was in the works. These rockets had a range of several miles and were deadly.

We were supplied with five-inch, high-velocity air-to-ground rocket that had never been used before by a combat aircraft. They equipped us with the racks, the rockets and no instructions …