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End of Tour Report, Lt Col James W. Wold, OL AA-56th Special Operations Wing, Da Nang Airfield RVN, 20 June 1970

End of Tour Report, Lt Col James W. Wold, OL AA-56th Special Operations Wing, Da Nang Airfield RVN, 20 June 1970

This typewritten memorandum, dated 20 June 1970, is the End of Tour Report of Lt Col James W. Wold, commander of an Air Force special operations detachment flying A-1H Skyraider aircraft from Pleiku Air Base and Da Nang Airfield, South Vietnam. Over his one-year tour he flew 241 combat missions totaling 587 hours, the majority in direct support of U.S. Army Special Forces long-range reconnaissance patrols operating under the classified "Prairie Fire" program. The report reflects the operational history of Air Force special operations support to MACV-SOG cross-border reconnaissance activity during the Vietnam War. Project: 219061