This airplane epitomized american airpower doctrine during the early cold. Downtown is a board game of air warfare over hanoi. The vietnam era veterans readjustment assistance act of 1974 vevraa, as amended 38 u. Agent orange in vietnam mariehelene lavallard the vietnam war 19611975 is known for the massive bombings of north vietnam. The f4 phantom ii was the united states primary air superiority fighter aircraft during the vietnam war. Vietnam air losses, by chris hobson, midland publishing, 2001. This modern air combat game has a scale of 1 airplane per counter, 500 feet per hex and 2.
The story of the aircraft, the battles, and the pilots who fought world air power journal dorr, robert f. This is the story of thai civilians who volunteered to fight in laos as forward air guides fags in support of thai, lao and u. From the first airstrikes with f105 thunderchiefs going up against mig17s to later in the war when f. Vintage footage from the vietnam war is presented in high definition video format along with narration from both war veterans and hollywood voice talent. At the same time it was a war that paralleled the long struggle that was to follow in many respects. In an age of intercontinental missiles and space shots, the air war in vietnam is a throwback to a strange. In june of 1971, small pentagon papers national archives. Electronic records relating to the vietnam war national archives. For example, pose basic questions to the class that follow a basic history of the vietnam war, including why the united states got involved and the final outcome of the conflict. Minh trail, ecological impact of the air war, costs of the indochina war and air war, trends in the air war and. Documentry wings over vietnam operation linebacker 2 war history. Popularly known as the pentagon papers, the history of u. Air force top secret blue book studies 1962 to 1980.
Documents and its single volume abridgement blacks in the military. The commander of 7th air force was chairman of a coordinating committee for key operations in north vietnam. The vietnam collection this collection of declassified estimative products is the first such release by the central intelligence agency of documents exclusively on the vietnam war. Command and control of air operations in the vietnam war. The national intelligence council nic commissioned lloyd gardner, the renowned american scholar on the vietnam war, to prepare an introductory essay providing historical context for the documents.
Americas air power dwarfed north vietnam s and, in theory, such dominance should have had a decisive say in the outcome of the vietnam war. Nkp started making its mark in the history of the vietnam war. From its beginnings as just a cluster of tents and a small airstrip, nkp was the closest u. The vietnam war occurred in vietnam, laos and cambodia from 1959 to april 30th, 1975. Vietnam war information pdf files scootermemoriesfj4 the effects of leadership on carrier air wing sixteens loss rates during operation rolling thunder, 1965. Data specific to air military operations and activities. Air force, army, marine corps, navy, and coast guard. There is a large display for keeping track of each plane 4 per display with a separate track for throttle. The rule book is 48 pages long with 28 of those being rules. Air forces proved essential to americas military effort in vietnam, so much so that many air combat innovations occurred over the course of the war. More insidious, however, yet less wellknown to the general public, was the chemical war waged from 1961 to 1971against south vietnam.
He was an air force historian in korea during the korean war, and he began to write about the vietnam war while it was still being fought. The war fought in the air during the vietnam war was decisively in favour of us forces. Air force base to north vietnam, only about 75 air miles away from that aggressive communist country and actually somewhat north of vietnams dmz. Operation menu was a covert united states strategic air command sac tactical bombing campaign conducted in eastern cambodia from 18 march 1969 until 26 may 1970 as part of both the vietnam war and the cambodian civil war. Records about combat incidents in cambodia during the vietnam war.
Some contemporary thoughts by mark hinchcliffe foreword the subject of the command of air power is an extremely important one to all members of the raaf and indeed all members of the adf. The encylopedia of the vietnam war yablonka 891999 1. It was a war fought with obsolete weapons, against an enemy without a single aircraft, a situation virtually unique in modern times. Air force and waging war in south vietnam, cambodia, and laos. Estocin language english online format pdf category casualty files. In 1965 america found itself thrust unexpectedly into a conventional war against a small asian country who was wellsupplied by china and russia. Perhaps the ultimate source, but lacking us army losses. First person, over five million missions were flown in the vietnam war the many pilots, crew, and support personnel who risked their lives daily dont deserve to fade into obscuri. Nichols, usn ret and barrett tillman name michael j. Vietnam war information pdf files rolling thunder and. War over vietnam puts you in the shoes of a us strike commander or a vietnamese peoples air. Nixon white house considered nuclear options against north. The right stuff without the hype, yeager without the ego.
American soldiers captured thousands of enemy documents. Ufos confront soldiers during war, says exair force. War over vietnam is a tactical air warfare simulation that features an extremely detailed and accurate depiction of the operational air war over the expansive southeast asia theater of operations. The war was fought between the communist north vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of south vietnam, supported by the united states and other member nations of the southeast asia treaty organization seato. This monograph, completed in 1965, is a source of rich detail on discussions of the tactics to be used in vietnam, air force disputes with the u. Air force base to north vietnam, only about 75 air miles away from that aggressive communist country and actually somewhat north of vietnam s dmz. The documentary follows key events and their impact on both the war effort and the american public. Electronic warfare, including standoff jamming, chaff corridors, and selfprotection ecm pods, helps strike aircraft penetrate successfully to their. By 1963, the air force appeared to drop most of its objections to dia, but the. How the vietnam generation was robbed of its heroes and its.
Mike ridnouer writes in the foreword of his new oral history, the vietnam air war. Seventh air force in saigon was under operational control of macv for operations in south vietnam and route pack 1 the southern part of north vietnam, but 7th air force. Ultimately, this study is about a smaller vietnam war than that which is. Ufos confront soldiers during war, says ex air force intelligence officer. War over vietnam puts you in the shoes of a us strike commander or a vietnamese peoples air force commander of air defense. Talk about the different effects the vietnam war had on america, and. John tiller software modern air power war over vietnam. Electronic records relating to the vietnam war national. Xiaoming zhang \1 thy did the united states lose the vietnam war. Field manual fm 1005, operations, which claimed preeminence for the ground. Now this volume on the air war in north vietnam has also been declassified and is being published for the first time. This series contains information on ground combat missions involving military units of the army of the republic of south vietnam during the vietnam war. Even before the bombing halt called by president johnson several years ago, the groundtoair defenses in north viet nam were dangerous.
To me, a necessary reference volume to any study of the vietnam war. List of locations where tactical herbicides and their. Westmoreland vii introduction no conflict in recent history has divided america as much as the war in vietnam. During the vietnam war, the united states air force had performed inconsistently and after the war was faced with a number of challenges.
During the vietnam war these goals were called frags being fragments. List of aircraft losses of the vietnam war wikipedia. Mountain about six miles northeast of da nang by july 15. Nuclear weapons, the vietnam war, and the nuclear taboo national security archive electronic briefing book no. The services waged their arguments over air command and control with considerable intensity, not only because of the merits of the issues in the vietnam conflicts, but because of the likelihood that the results in vietnam would set precedents for future joint operations. Decision making process on vietnam policy is a fortyseven volume, 7,000page, 2. Various explana vv tions have come from scholars with american perspectives. For dia, the looming war in southeast asia would expose major problems in its. Thought that maybe it would be dated, but looking back over time, i found the book an interesting readable contemporary look at the early years of the air war in vietnam. Dc wings over vietnam the missions 7of8 wild weasel. Hamlet evaluation system hes operations manual, document no. The national archives and records administration nara is the official repository for records of military personnel who have been discharged from the u.
The encyclopedia of the vietnam war contends that during the vietnam war the central intelligence agencys wings in indochina, air america,transported opium grown by. Vietnam the air war over south east asia 1945 to 1975. Operation rolling thunder was the title of a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the united states u. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet. Nalty 2000 deals with the role of the united states air force in advising the south vietnamese air force and waging war in south vietnam, cambodia, and laos from 1968 through 1975. Dc wings over vietnam the missions 7of8 wild weasel youtube. The blue book studies examined a wide range of united states air force plans, policies, and operations in southeast asia. Washington post book world while the jetjockey competitiveness. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive. Nixon white house considered nuclear options against north vietnam, declassified documents reveal. How i will compress four lectures into one because ive run out of time. The national intelligence council nic commissioned lloyd gardner, the renowned american scholar on the vietnam war, to prepare an introductory essay providing historical context for the.
Burkett vanderbilt, 66 and glenna whitley, stolen valor. With tempestt bledsoe, edward burns, dean cain, kevin connolly. One popular interpretation is that american leaders feared direct chinese entry into the war and that this concern precluded fullscale use of u. Miscellaneous files, unification letter folder, forrestal papers. The air war over french indochina represents a very unique and interesting period of modern history. Army over which service would field aircraft, early use of defoliant chemicals including what became known as agent orange, and the general attitude of the air force toward the war in southeast. The story of the aircraft, the battles, and the pilots who fought world air power journal. The air war that raged over vietnam from 19651972 saw the introduction of several new aircraft, sams, air to air missiles, and large scale air combat operations. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Primary sources and activities supported by the library of congress teaching with primary sources program the vietnam war was a conflict that spanned almost two decades, and was ultimately a failure for the united states. Resolution and the first air strikes against north vietnam at quang khe and vinh. At one point called the most complicated wargame ever. Hannah, explores the evolution of air force equipment, philosophy, training, and tactics. The air force association the air force in the vietnam war.
Questions remain regarding the johnson administrations policy of gradual response, the effectiveness of the search and destroy strateg y, and the americanization of the war. The instant an american plane crossed the border into north vietnam it was im. The air war, focusing on the eighth air forces strategic campaign against the german luftwaffe in the months leading up to dday. Kodi archive and support file community software vintage software apk msdos cdrom software cdrom software library. Under vevraa, a veteran may be classified as a disabled veteran, recently separated veteran. More than 58,000 americans and hundreds of thousands of vietnamese died in the war. Navy, and republic of vietnam air force vnaf against the democratic republic of vietnam north vietnam from 2 march 1965 until 2 november 1968, during the vietnam war. Finally, bitter interservice conflict between the army and the air force over control of helicopters, light transport aircraft, and close air. First person, over five million missions were flown in the vietnam war. Brown, deputy commander for air operations in vietnam. Many of the air force senior leadership felt that the challenges could be resolved by the use of high technology weapons systems, especially the advanced mcdonnelldouglas f15 eagle.
Red storm is a standalone game that utilizes the downtown game system to depict a hypothetical air war in mayjune 1987 over the central portion of the natowarsaw pact front in central germany. The adobe air runtime enables developers to package the same code into native applications and games for windows and mac os desktops as well as ios and android devices, reaching over a billion desktop systems and mobile app stores for over. The pentagon papers, officially titled report of the office of the secretary of defense vietnam task force, was commissioned by secretary of defense robert mcnamara in 1967. Led by rb66 destroyer, pilots flying air force f4c phantoms drop bombs on communist military target in north vietnam. This series consists of files with records on air combat missions flown in. The national intelligence council nic commissioned lloyd gardner, the renowned american scholar on the vietnam war, to prepare an introductory essay providing. The limits of airpower or the limits of strategy ndu press. After korea, america was organized, trained, and equipped to deter and if necessary, to fight a global thermonuclear conflict against the soviet union.
Frequently, the vietcong or north vietnamese would be attacking an outpost and i would explain that, and we would have ground air support, particularly. His volume on the air war in laos was declassified and published in 1993. It was reprinted almost in its entirety in the official pentagon publication to show how well our troops were doing and how just our case was. Air war vietnam 1972 frank harvey i n 1966 i spent fiftyfive days in vietnam observing the air war firsthand and wrote a book, air war vietnam. Leeker first published on 11 august 2008, last updated on 24 august 2015 bell 205 n47004 picking up evacuees on top of the pittman building on 29 april 1975. Istvan toperczer, squadronsignal publications, 1998. The many pilots, crew, and support personnel who risked their lives daily dont deserve to fade into obscurity. As the us player, a game usually starts with your forces in the air and a scenario goal assigned. Finding service records individual personnel files. Vietnam war information pdf files scootermemoriesfj4 the effects of leadership on carrier air wing sixteens loss rates during operation rolling thunder, 19651968. Although the focus of the book is on the vietnam war, the scope of hannahs research is far greater, and ultimately stretches from world war ii to the gulf war.