40 years on Vietnam marks "The Christmas Bombings"
- 11 years ago
Vietnam is commemorating the 40th anniversary of "Operation Linebacker II" the biggest ariel blitz of the Vietnam War.
US President Nixon ordered the 1972 carpet bombing of Hanoi and the northern port city of Hai Phong in an attack that lasted from the 18th to the 29th of December.
During the operation 741 B-52's were dispatched over North Vietnam dropping 15,000 tons of ordnance.
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US President Nixon ordered the 1972 carpet bombing of Hanoi and the northern port city of Hai Phong in an attack that lasted from the 18th to the 29th of December.
During the operation 741 B-52's were dispatched over North Vietnam dropping 15,000 tons of ordnance.
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http://www.euronews.net/