Beginning on January 1, 1972, the 483d Tactical Airlift Wing phased down its activities, and active flying ended by March 31 [REF].
The VNAF used the airfield at Cam Ranh Bay as a storage facility for many of their propeller-driven aircraft (A-1E, T-28) while their replacement jet F-5s and A-37s were used in operations against the North Vietnamese army from other, smaller bases [REF].