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At the start of Linebacker II, the air defense missile forces of the Vietnamese People's Army had 36 air defense missile battalions armed with the S-75M Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) missile system; probably half were involved in this operation. [47] The SA-2 system was first fielded in 1957 and was a fairly obsolete and cumbersome system by 1972 ...
A total of 414 sorties were flown on the first day of the operation, 120 by the Air Force and 294 by the Navy and they encountered the heaviest single day of air-to-air combat during the Vietnam War. The U.S claimed 11 VPAF MiGs (four MiG-21s and seven MiG-17s) and two Air Force F-4s shot down. [49]
The B-52 Victory Museum, Hanoi or Bảo Tàng Chiến Thắng B.52 is located at 157 Đội Cấn, Ba Đình district, Hanoi.. The museum comprises one main building with displays on the history of the Vietnamese revolution, the First Indochina War, the Vietnam War, Operations Rolling Thunder, Linebacker and Linebacker II and the air defense of Hanoi.
The special patch will honor the 50th Anniversary of Operation Linebacker I & II from the Vietnam War, as part of the NFL’s special Salute to Service. The Chiefs will be wearing a special patch ...
The #Chiefs are wearing a commemorative patch in Week 10, honoring Derrick Thomas' father and others who served in Operation Linebacker in the Vietnam War.
Operation Linebacker II: North Vietnam, Hanoi: Gunner on a B-52D #56-0622 hit by an SA-2, 2 crewmen ejected and were captured, the remains of two other crewmen were returned in 2003 and 2004 [107] Presumptive finding of death [3] December 20: Stuart, John F: Major: USAF: 348th Bombardment Squadron: Operation Linebacker II: North Vietnam, Hanoi
30. "I’ve lived the literal meaning of the 'land of the free' and 'home of the brave.' It’s not corny for me. I feel it in my heart. I feel it in my chest."
2 Presidential Unit Citations Captain Michael John Heck (born July 12, 1942) was an American B-52 Stratofortress pilot in the Vietnam War best known for becoming a conscientious objector and refusing to continue flying bombing missions over North Vietnamese targets in late 1972. [ 1 ]