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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).
Aug 1, 2011 · USAF F-105s, directed by an F-100, on a mission to bomb military targets in North Vietnam. Officially called the Thanh Hoa Railroad and Highway Bridge, it was nicknamed the Ham Rong (Dragon’s Jaw) because of its layout. Two concrete abutments were each sited on slight elevations in the generally flat plain.
April 3, 1965. Overview. As part of Operation ROLLING THUNDER, the U.S. Air Force launches a strike against the Thanh Hoa Bridge, which spans the Song Ma River in North Vietnam, approximately 70 miles south of Hanoi. The bridge represents a choke point on a crucial North Vietnamese supply route.
The Thanh Hoa Bridge proved to be an especially alluring target. It was 56 feet wide, 540 feet long, and 50 feet above the water, of steel construction with two spans resting upon a 16-foot reinforced concrete pier in the middle of the Song Me River. The central 12 feet of the bridge fedthemaintrunkraillinethatrandowntheVietnampanhandle;two22-
Dragon’s Jaw is the Vietnamese nickname for the Thanh Hóa bridge. During the Vietnam War, American intelligence analysts identified it as one of a number of critical infrastructure targets nominated for US air power to disrupt since it provided Vietnamese logistics support to its war efforts in South Vietnam. Over-
Thanh Hoa Bridge. This achievement has been claimed nu-merous times in the past years, but you are the first to actu-ally drop it and back it up with photos. Well Done! The Admiral requested the message to be passed to the Commanders of CVW-8 and VA-82. The four Corsair II pi-lots were initially recommended for Silver Stars, but the
against the Thanh Hoa Railroad and Highway Bridge. The main reason was President Lyndon Johnson’s decision to restrict the bombing of North Vietnam to south of 19 degrees North on April 4, followed by a total bombing halt on No-
