Camp Eagle (Vietnam)
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Camp Eagle (also known as LZ El Paso and LZ Tombstone) is a former US Army base south-east of Huế in central Vietnam.
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Camp Eagle (Camp Eagle Heliport) | |||||||||||||
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Huế, Thừa Thiên Huế province in Vietnam | |||||||||||||
Coordinates | 16.408°N 107.631°E / 16.408; 107.631 | ||||||||||||
Type | Army base | ||||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||||
Operator | Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) United States Army (U.S. Army) | ||||||||||||
Condition | Abandoned | ||||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||||
Built | January 1968 (1968) | ||||||||||||
In use | January 1968-1972 (1972) | ||||||||||||
Battles/wars | Vietnam War | ||||||||||||
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Garrison | 1st Cavalry Division 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division 101st Airborne Division | ||||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||||
Elevation | 104 feet (32 m) AMSL | ||||||||||||
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Airfield info[1]: 167 |
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