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Background to the Wars in Southeast Asia
1961 to 1964: Civil War in Laos and Early Operations in South Vietnam
Jungle Jim, Farm Gate, Ranch Hand and Mule Train (1961-2)
The FACs (August 1963)
Identification of Remains and the POW-MIA Issue (September 1963)
The A-1 Skyraider (Mar 1964)
Escalation in Laos (June 1964)
US Navy and Marine Corps Fast-Jet Reconnaissance (Jun 1964)
The US Navy and Marine Corps F-8 Crusader (Jun 1964)
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident and Task Force 77 Operations (August 1964)
The US Marine Corps in Vietnam (Aug 1964)
The F-105 Thunderchief (Aug 1964)
The A-4 Skyhawk (Aug 1964)
The Phantom in Southeast Asia (Nov 1964)
Search and Rescue – I (Nov 1964)
The RF-101 in Southeast Asia (Nov 1964)
The "Whale": The A-3 Skywarrior (Dec 1964)
1965: Escalation of the War and the Start of Rolling Thunder
1965 US Aircraft Strength
Rolling Thunder (Mar 1965)
The Ho Chi Minh Trail (Apr 1965)
North Vietnamese MIGs (Apr 1965)
The C-130 Hercules in Southeast Asia (Apr 1965)
The B-52 in Southeast Asia – Deployment/Early Ops (Jun 1965)
The F-104 Starfighter (Jun 1965)
The Grumman A-6 Intruder (Jul 1965)
The 481st TFS/the Nature of Temporary Duty (Jul 1965)
The SA-2 SAM (Jul 1965)
Search and Rescue – II (Jul 1965)
The B-66 Variants in Southeast Asia (Oct 1965)
Search and Rescue – III (Nov 1965)
Route Packages (Nov 1965)
Skoshi Tiger (Dec 1965)
AC-47 Gunship I (Dec 1965)
Wild Weasel I (Dec 1965)
The First Bombing Halt (Dec 1965)
1966: Rolling Thunder Gets into its Stride
Return of the Invader (Jun 1966)
Wild Weasel III (Jul 1966)
Strategic Reconnaissance (Oct 1966)
1967: Rolling Thunder - The Peak Year
The EC-47 and Radio Direction Finding (Feb 1967)
Strategic Air Transport in Support of the War (Mar 1967)
The C-7 Caribou (Aug 1967)
The Cessna O-2 (Aug 1967)
The A-37 Dragonfly (Aug 1967)
Misty FACs and Commando Sabre (Aug 1967)
The A-7 Corsair (Dec 1967)
1968: The Tet Offensive, Khe Sanh and the End of Rolling Thunder
VO-67 and Igloo White (Jan 1968)
The Siege of Khe Sanh (Jan 1968)
The Tet Offensive (Jan 1968)
The F-111 and Combat Lancer (Mar 1968)
The Siege of Kham Duc (May 1968)
The Air National Guard (Jul 1968)
The OV-10 Bronco (Jul 1968)
The Raven FACs (Sep 1968)
Phantom FACs (Sep 1968)
Young Tigers: KC-135 Tankers (Oct 1968)
The End of Rolling Thunder (Nov 1968)
Commando Hunt (Nov 1968)
1969: Interdiction on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
The F-102 Delta Dagger (Jan 1969)
The F-4E Gunfighter (Jan 1969)
Fast Jet Defoliation (Mar 1969)
The EC-121R Bat Cat (Apr 1969)
The AC-130 Spectre Gunship (May 1969)
The QU-22 (Jun 1969)
The Black Ponies (Jul 1969)
The AC-119 Shadow and Stinger (Oct 1969)
1970: The Year of Withdrawal
The Siege Of Dak Seang (Apr 1970)
Cambodia (May 1970)
The SR-71 in Southeast Asia (May 1970)
The Son Tay Raid (Sep 1970)
1971: A Much Reduced Presence
Proud Deep (Dec 1971)
1972: The Spring Invasion and the Linebacker Campaigns
The Spring Invasion (Mar 1972)
Operation Freedom Train (Apr 1972)
Linebacker I (May 1972)
The Unknown/Known Warrior (May 1972)
The Return of the F-111 (Sep 1972)
Linebacker II (Dec 1972)
1973: Winding Up the War
Conclusion: The Final Withdrawal (Jun 1973)
Statistics
Loss Statistics
Losses Due to Air Base Attacks
Losses Due to Accidents on the Ground or Aboard Ship
US Air Force Loss Statistics
US Navy Loss Statistics
US Marine Corps Loss Statistics
Details
Order of Battle
Index of Names
Abbreviations and Glossary of Operations, Code Names, and Projects
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1970: The Year of Withdrawal
Below are the Sidelines associated with this period in the Air War in Vietnam:
The Siege Of Dak Seang (Apr 1970)
Cambodia (May 1970)
The SR-71 in Southeast Asia (May 1970)
The Son Tay Raid (Sep 1970)