Operation Linebacker II - The B-52s go to Hanoi, 1972 - Animated
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Operation Linebacker - Vietnam War
Operation Linebacker was the codename of a U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 air interdiction campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1972, during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive.