▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁and ▁ 2 7 ▁November , ▁the ▁squad ron ▁moved ▁more ▁aircraft ▁to ▁Tan ▁Son ▁N h ut ▁from ▁Ph an ▁Rang ▁and ▁ ▁Ph ù ▁C át ▁due ▁to ▁oper ational ▁needs ▁in ▁Camb odia . ▁On ▁ 7 ▁December , ▁the ▁ 1 7 ▁S OS ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁fly ▁night ▁support ▁miss ions ▁for ▁La ot ian ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁Bol aven ▁Pl ate au ▁after ▁several ▁Lima ▁S ites ▁were ▁surrounded ▁by ▁enemy ▁forces . ▁Three ▁gun ships ▁and ▁four ▁cre ws ▁were ▁re located ▁from ▁Ph an ▁Rang ▁to ▁Ph ù ▁C át , ▁and ▁air ▁support ▁enabled ▁the ▁Lima ▁S ites ▁to ▁reset ▁def enses ▁in ▁around ▁five ▁days . ▁Between ▁ 1 2 ▁and ▁ 1 5 ▁December , ▁ 3 2 ▁squad ron ▁miss ions ▁exp ended ▁ 5 5 5 , 8 0 0 ▁ 7 . 6 2 mm ▁r ounds ▁and ▁ 1 2 8 ▁fl ares ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁Army ▁defense ▁of ▁Pre y ▁Tot ung . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December , ▁A ▁Fl ight ▁was ▁in activ ated ▁at ▁Ph ù ▁C át , ▁and ▁its ▁personnel ▁and ▁equipment ▁transferred ▁to ▁B ▁Fl ight ▁at ▁Ph an ▁Rang . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁B ▁Fl ight ▁at ▁Ph an ▁Rang ▁had ▁seven ▁gun ships ▁and ▁C ▁Fl ight ▁at ▁Tan ▁Son ▁N h ut ▁had ▁nine ▁gun ships . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ization ▁policy