▁cre ws ▁delivered ▁ 6 ▁Fair child ▁C - 1 1 9 ▁F lying ▁Box c ars ▁to ▁N ha ▁Tr ang , ▁these ▁were ▁then ▁flow n ▁by ▁Civil ▁Air ▁Transport ▁cre ws ▁to ▁Cat ▁Bi ▁Air ▁Base . ▁ ▁R V NA F ▁use ▁ ▁On ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁R V NA F ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁Training ▁Center ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁and ▁ 2 nd ▁L ia ison ▁Squad rons ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁C ess na ▁L - 1 9 s . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁had ▁a ▁ ▁as ph alt ▁run way ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁extended . ▁▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁the ▁R V NA F ▁ 2 nd ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁North ▁American ▁T - 2 8 A / B ▁Tro jan ' s ▁was ▁formed ▁at ▁N ha ▁Tr ang . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁ 4 ▁US AF ▁T - 2 8 ▁pil ots ▁from ▁Operation ▁Farm ▁Gate ▁were ▁sent ▁to ▁N ha ▁Tr ang ▁to ▁train ▁R V NA F ▁cre ws . ▁The ▁ 2 nd ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁became ▁fully ▁operation ▁in ▁mid - 1 9 6 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁ 5 1 6 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁the ▁R V NA F ▁ 1 2 th ▁Air