Operation Linebacker II
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Operation Linebacker II, sometimes referred to as the Christmas bombings and, in Vietnam, Dien Bien Phu in the air, was a strategic bombing campaign conducted by the United States against targets in North Vietnam from 18 December to 29 December 1972, during the Vietnam War. More than 20,000 tons of ordnance was dropped on military and industrial areas in Hanoi and Haiphong and at least 1,624 civilians were killed. The operation was the final major military operation carried out by the U.S. during the conflict, and the largest bombing campaign involving heavy bombers since World War II.
A-7s from USS Oriskany (CVA-34) dropping bombs over Vietnam c1972
A-7Es VA-27 dropping bombs Vietnam 1972-73
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Maintenance vehicles pass B-52s at Andersen during Operation Linebacker
MiG-17 over Vietnam c1972
Andersen AFB with 150 B-52s 1972
500lb bombs ready to be loaded onto B-52s at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam for Operation Linebacker strikes
Thanh Hoa bridge Vietnam 1972
B-52s at Anderson Air Force Base, Guam ahead of Operation Linebacker missions
Mk 84 bomb explosion Vietnam c1972