In December 1972, the US military launched Operation Linebacker II, a massive and relentless aerial bombing campaign against North Vietnamese targets in the Hanoi and Haiphong areas. The bombing offensive was spearheaded by the US Air Force’s most versatile warplane — the B-52 Stratofortress. | Coffee or Die

Operation Arc Light was the code name for the U.S. Air Force’s deployment of B-52 Stratofortress bombers during the Vietnam War, starting on June 18, 1965. Initially aimed at supporting South Vietnamese forces against the Viet Cong, this operation marked the first use of strategic bombers in a tactical role in Southeast Asia. Operating from bases in Guam, Okinawa, and Thailand, B-52s delivered about 30 tons of ordnance per mission. The raids targeted Viet Cong strongholds, supply routes along th