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Landing Zone Baldy
LZ Baldy, 7 November 1968
Coordinates15°45′58″N 108°19′26″E / 15.766°N 108.324°E / 15.766; 108.324 (Landing Zone Baldy)
TypeMarines/Army
Site history
Built1967
In use1967-72
Battles/wars
Vietnam War
Garrison information
Occupants196th Light Infantry Brigade
7th Marine Regiment
5th Marine Regiment
Airfield information
  • IATA: none
  • ICAO: none
Summary
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2,400 732

Landing Zone Baldy (also known as FSB Baldy or Hill 63) was a U.S. Marine Corps, Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) base located northwest of Chu Lai, Quảng Nam Province in central Vietnam.

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