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Originally built by the French during the colonial era in Vietnam, the Thanh Hóa bridge was sabotaged by the Viet Minh in 1945. From 1957, the Vietnamese started rebuilding it.
With the communist invasion of South Vietnam in 1972, a new bombing campaign was instituted: Operation Linebacker. On April 27,1972, 12 Phantoms of the 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, based at Ubon, Thailand, attacked the Thanh Hoa Bridge, with eight of them carrying Paveway laser-guided bombs (LGBs).
9 kwi 2018 · The Dragon is the Thanh Hóa Bridge, near the geographic center of North Vietnam. The North Vietnamese nicknamed the bridge “Hàm Rồng” or “Dragon’s Jaw” since its massive steel and concrete...
5 mar 2019 · The road and railway bridge at Thanh Hoa south of Hanoi spanned the Ma River and was a vital link in the movement of communist troops and supplies. For the better part of a decade, U.S. Navy, Marine and Air Force aviators braved the flak-filled skies over North Vietnam on missions to destroy the 56-foot-wide bridge, christened the “Dragon’s ...
2 kwi 2020 · When it became apparent that the U.S. share in the war in Southeast Asia would have to be increased, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) set up a working group to investigate alternatives for air operations against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV, North Vietnam).
19 maj 2019 · Many young US airmen during the Vietnam War dealt with these harsh conditions for seven years as they carried out efforts to destroy the heavily defended and strategically important bridge called...
Fourteen days later, the North Vietnamese took revenge, when they downed Leopard 02 (37599) of the 47th TFS with an SA-2, while damaging the other three F–4Cs in the flight.
