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18-29 Dec. 1972: U.S. begins Operation Linebacker II, the "Christmas bombing" of targets in the Hanoi and Haiphong areas of North Vietnam. Conducted by a force of about 200 B-52s and more than 1,000 tactical aircraft, a total of 20,000 tons of bombs were dropped, and more than 1,600 civilians were killed.
The U.S. reported losing 12 tactical aircraft and 16 B-52s, with 43 airmen killed and 49 taken prisoner. The Americans further claimed the destruction of six MiG-21s (two by B-52 tail gunners).
For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker_II
ILLUSTRATIONS: (1-4) B-52s attack targets in Hanoi and Haiphong from bases in Guam and Thailand. (5) A MiG-21 fires a missile at a B-52 over N. Vietnam. (6) A B-52G prepares to hit an NVA 261st Missile Regt. SAM site north of Hanoi shortly before disintegrating when an SA-2 missile struck its forward fuselage on 20 Dec. (7) An F-111A Aardvark hits a target during Operation Linebacker II. (8) Maj. "Lucky" Edmon goes SAM hunting in his 361st FS, 388th TFW F-105G "Wild Weasel" during Operation Linebacker II.
The U.S. reported losing 12 tactical aircraft and 16 B-52s, with 43 airmen killed and 49 taken prisoner. The Americans further claimed the destruction of six MiG-21s (two by B-52 tail gunners).
For details, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker_II
ILLUSTRATIONS: (1-4) B-52s attack targets in Hanoi and Haiphong from bases in Guam and Thailand. (5) A MiG-21 fires a missile at a B-52 over N. Vietnam. (6) A B-52G prepares to hit an NVA 261st Missile Regt. SAM site north of Hanoi shortly before disintegrating when an SA-2 missile struck its forward fuselage on 20 Dec. (7) An F-111A Aardvark hits a target during Operation Linebacker II. (8) Maj. "Lucky" Edmon goes SAM hunting in his 361st FS, 388th TFW F-105G "Wild Weasel" during Operation Linebacker II.
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This should have been done around 1968, and not tell the North a warning that the B 52's were coming. Stupid LBJ. As far as I was concerned all North Vietnam civilians were the enemy, no such thing as innocent civilians. Kill them all.
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Amn Dale Preisach
And now we tell Israel to tell their enemies where they are going to bomb/ strike with tanks/ troops, and specifically the day date and time of the attack - it's done to " help save civilians" . And it's working just about as good as it did with us doing it in Vietnam.
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