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It's November 1971. and American air raids against North Vietnam are suspended. But, the war is still far from being over.
Moore joined the ranks of legends in the B-52 community. Specifically, Moore became one of only two B-52 crewmembers in the entire Vietnam War who managed to shoot down an attacking MiG-21.
The B-52 was a "flying bomb," Wallingford said. It had 312,000 pounds of fuel and 70,000 pounds of bombs. "You get hit by a surface-to-air missile, and your odds aren't good," Wallingford said.
Retired U.S. Air Force Major Don Harten, known as a River Rat, shared his story of surviving a secret B-52 raid and over 300 ...
Operation Linebacker II saw more than 200 American B-52 bombers fly 730 sorties and drop over 20,000 tons of bombs on North Vietnam over a period of 12 days in December 1972.
He was later deployed to Guam in the Vietnam War where he worked with the B-52—a long-range reconnaissance bomber. (Courtesy/Jeremy P. Amick) Advertisement ...
The Vietnam War cast a long shadow across one of the most fertile periods of American filmmaking, and has led filmmakers for the half-century since to reckon with its complicated legacy. These 10 ...
The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago on April 30, ... A U.S. Air Force B-52 delivers a bomb load of more than 38,000 pounds in South Vietnam in March 1966 during the Vietnam War.
With some irony, the B-52 participated in massive conventional bombing raids during the Vietnam War. China represents an important, growing challenge to both nations.
The 1980s saw a wave of Hollywood films about Vietnam, including “First Blood,” “Hamburger Hill,” “Good Morning Vietnam,” “Casualties of War” and “Born on the Fourth of July.” ...