War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City

Douglas A1 Skyraider

One of the few, or perhaps the only touristy activity that Mark and I did in Ho Chi Minh City, was to visit the rather awkwardly named War Remnants Museum. Our visit to the museum had nothing to do with an interest in the Vietnam War and all the associated horrors (as we both are fully aware of all the history), but solely to see the aircraft on display.

Aircraft on display included the Douglas A1 Skyraider, Boeing CH47 Chinook, Northrop F5 Freedom Fighter, Bell UH1 Huey, and a Cessna A37 Dragonfly.

We briefly looked at all the other military hardware (including tanks and unexploded ordnance) and entered to main display building to skim over the other items on display and photographs of atrocities supposedly committed by US troops whilst they were fighting in Vietnam. The museum does take a wholly one sided view of the war, so a lot of the information provided should be taken with a pinch of salt.

Selection of aircraft

A brief, but satisfying diversion from the bustle and grime of Ho Chi Minh City.