Vietnam War Year 1970 Zippo Lighter " TAN SON NHAT AB 1970 - 71 ", WAR IS HELL Logo
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:134910 | Country of Manufacture: United States |
This Vietnam war genuine Year 1970 brushed chrome Zippo lighter is in good condition with excellent snap and solid cam spring. Matched Zippo insert sparks and it just needs Zippo fluid. In the front, it features "TAN SON NHAT A B (Air Base) 1970-71", and inscribed WAR IS HELL (Snoopy Dog pilot) logo. In the back it reads: IF YOU WANT TOMAKE LOVE SMILEWHEN YOU HAND METHE LIGHTER BACKBottom of Zippo is marked: " II ZIPPO II " which means lighter was made in 1970. Please v...iew photos for more details of this vintage lighter. Note: Hinge is a bit wobbled.*** FREE domestic shipping ***Tan Son Nhat Air Base was built by the French in the 1920s when the French Colonial government of Indochina constructed a small unpaved airport, known as Tan Son Nhat Airfield, in the village of Tan Son Nhat to serve as Saigon's commercial airport. Flights to and from France, as well as within Southeast Asia were available prior to World War II. During World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army used Tan Son Nhat as a transport base. When Japan surrendered in August 1945, the French Air Force flew a contingent of 150 troops into Tan Son Nhat.After World War II, Tân Sơn Nhất served domestic as well as international flights from Saigon.In mid-1956 construction of a 7, 200-foot (2, 200 m) runway was completed and the International Cooperation Administration soon started work on a 10, 000-foot (3, 000 m) concrete runway. The airfield was run by the South Vietnamese Department of Civil Aviation with the RVNAF as a tenant located on the southwest of the airfield. In 1961, the government of the Republic of Vietnam requested the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) to plan for expansion of the Tan Son Nhut airport. A taxiway parallel to the original runway had just been completed by the E.V. Lane company for the U.S. Operations Mission, but parking aprons and connections to the taxiways were required. Under the direction of the U.S. Navy Officer in Charge of Construction RVN, these items were constructed by the American construction company RMK-BRJ in 1962. RMK-BRJ also constructed an air-control radar station in 1962, and the passenger and freight terminals in 1963. In 1967, RMK-BRJ constructed the second 10, 000-foot concrete runway.
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