The U.S. acknowledged the loss of 16 B-52 bombers, while North Vietnam claimed 34 bombers shot down. The effect of the bombings on the peace negotiations is debated.

Jan 17, 2023 · By 1966, B-52 bombers flew over 5,000 missions against targets in Vietnam, accounting for more than 8,000 tons of bombs per month. Besides just supporting ground …

Covering the period covered from 1956 through June of 1994. 19 B52s were lost in combat, all due to hits from SA-2 ground to air missiles. 86 B52s were non-combat losses. Approximately …

Feb 7, 2018 · What was it like to fly one of the most recognizable high-altitude bombers during the Vietnam War? One of our docents, Dave Wellman, flew B-52s during Vietnam and shares his …

Operation Linebacker II was a complex, multi-service operation over North Vietnam in December 1972. The B-52 missions flown during Linebacker II became the best known B-52 operations …

18 hours ago · B-52 crews were being trained, fuel tanks were filled, and the largest concentration of B-52 strategic bombers ever assembled was being organized for a single purpose: to …

Dec 17, 2022 · In June 1965, B-52s entered combat in Southeast Asia where it was extensively used for conventional bombing and where where it was able to become also a MiG killer, …

The B-52D, popular in Vietnam, had a tail gun that would allow crew to down two NVA MiG-21s on separate missions. The B-52H added powerful Pratt and Whitney turbofan engines and …

Linebacker II campaign began somewhat auspiciously. On the night of Dec. 18, 129 B-52D and B-52Gs hit North Vietnam (87 bombers fl ying from Andersen alone), fl ying

May 5, 2025 · While both writers carefully note that carpet bombing inspired massive protests both in the U.S. and internationally, what’s glaringly absent in their pieces is any sense of what …