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233 rd vnaf squadron was an helicopter squadron of the South Viet Nam Air Force. The squadron was created and resided at Danang Air Force Base in 1971. After graduation as helicopter pilot from Fort Hunter, Savanah, GA, USA, the first group of 20 pilots, which was the core of the squadron, attended the rough training with the 242th Black Cat Assault Helicopter Company at Non Nuoc for 2 months and the Hornet Assault Helicopter Company at Chu Lai Army Air Field in 1 month.

Squadron commander: Lieutenant Colonel Bui Quang Chinh

Vice Squadron commander: Major Nguyen van Thanh (thanh mui)

Operation Officer: Captain Bui Duc Luu

Training Officer: Captain Phan tan Thanh

Safety Officer: Captain Nguyen kien Thiet

Fligh Leader Gun #1: Captain Ho thanh Hai

Fligh Leader Gun #2: Captain Ta nhat Chi

Fligh Leader Slick #1: Captain Le van Chan

Fligh Leader Slick #2: Captain Nguyen van Thanh (Thanh 2)

Fligh Leader Slick #3: Second Lieutenant Nguyen nhu Thanh (Thanh 3)

Fligh Leader Slick #4: Second Lieutenant Nguyen van Chan

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233 rd Helicopter Squadron has participated in the great Operation of Lam Son 719 at Khe Sanh (South of Laos). We have lost 1 air crew: Pilot: Second Lieutenant Le trung Hai, Copilot: Second Lieutenant: Le uy Tin; Crew Chief:             Gunner:        . After the Lam Son 719 operation, we went back and resided at Danang Air Force Base and participated in several operations and support the South VN Army to figh the Communist. We have lost more aircrews: First Lieutenant Le van Thanh (thanh ho), Captain Nguyen van Suu, First Lieutenant Hoang Quoc Hung .....

In 1974, we became the Helicopter Training School at Danang and we successfully trained 2 groups of new Helicopter Pilots until we run away from Danang on March 1975 

Some of the 233rd helicopter squadron pilots have fled to the US on 1975, the remaining, who stayed in South Vietnam have been jailed. Later we have been released and the US Government sponsored us to come to the US under the HO operation. When we were release from the jail, we entered in a bigger jail (the whole VietNam is a jail under the Communist Party). Only we had freedom when we left the VN country to come to the United States. Some of us stayed in California and some in Houston, Oklahoma, Louisiana.....

2007 Reunion of Helicopter VNAF: We have met:

Lieutenant Colonel Truong Quang Vinh

Lieutenant Colonal Nguyen van Toan

Lieutenant Colonal Nguyen van Binh

Major: Nguyen van Thanh.....