An A-4 Skyhawk aircraft from MAB-12, commanded by Colonel John D. Noble, makes the first landing on a new airstrip at Chu-Lai, South Vietnam on May 31, 1965. The aircraft is seen in the photograph, taken by Cpl. Gorak, from the Defense Department's Marine Corps.

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