Operation Linebacker
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title:
Operation Linebacker
text:
Operation Linebacker was the codename of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 air interdiction campaign conducted against North Vietnam from 9 May to 23 October 1972, during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive, an invasion of the South Vietnam by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) that had been launched on 30 March. Linebacker was the first continuous bombing effort conducted
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Part of the Vietnam War (1972)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linebacker
date created:
2004-12-14T18:49:57Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T13:40:32Z
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