Operation Rolling Thunder was the title of the gradual and sustained US 2nd Air Division, US Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force. The Aerial bombardment campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, was during the Vietnam War. The four objectives of the operation (which evolved over time) were to boost the
sagging morale of the Saigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam, to
persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for the communist insurgency in
South Vietnam without actually taking any ground forces into communist North
Vietnam, to destroy North Vietnam's transportation system, industrial base, and
air defenses, and to cease the flow of men and materiel into South Vietnam.
The operation became the most intense air/ground battle waged during the Cold
War period; indeed, it was the most difficult such campaign fought by the U.S.
Air Force since the aerial bombardment of Germany during World War 2 Supported by communist allies, North Vietnam fielded a potent mixture of sophisticated air-to-air and
ground-to-air weapons that created one of the most effective air defenses ever
faced by American military aviators.
from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, was during the Vietnam War. The four objectives of the operation (which evolved over time) were to boost the
sagging morale of the Saigon regime in the Republic of Vietnam, to
persuade North Vietnam to cease its support for the communist insurgency in
South Vietnam without actually taking any ground forces into communist North
Vietnam, to destroy North Vietnam's transportation system, industrial base, and
air defenses, and to cease the flow of men and materiel into South Vietnam.
The operation became the most intense air/ground battle waged during the Cold
War period; indeed, it was the most difficult such campaign fought by the U.S.
Air Force since the aerial bombardment of Germany during World War 2 Supported by communist allies, North Vietnam fielded a potent mixture of sophisticated air-to-air and
ground-to-air weapons that created one of the most effective air defenses ever
faced by American military aviators.