'Dien Bien Phu in the air' is the pinnacle of the art of air defense warfare
TB (according to VNA)•December 18, 2024 05:50
The glorious victory of 'Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu in the air' forced the US to sign the Paris Agreement to end the war in Vietnam.
General Vo Nguyen Giap visited the Air Defense - Air Force Command on December 30, 1972. This was the core force that, together with the army and people of the capital, defeated the US strategic air raid on Hanoi.American pilot captured alive next to plane wreckage (1972)The 4th anti-aircraft artillery company protecting the capital opened fire to punish the American aircraft.Company 1, Anti-aircraft Artillery Regiment X, protecting the Capital, fought well and contributed to shooting down 3 American planes.Young party member, determined soldier Phan Tuan Chi is one of the all-round gunners of battery 4, squad 2, participating in many battles, achieving many outstanding feats.Soldiers of the 4th anti-aircraft artillery company practice, ready to fight, protect the capitalThe 53rd Battalion, Missile Troops, is determined to constantly raise vigilance and smash all new plots of the US imperialists.Hebei anti-aircraft troops constantly trained and improved their combat strength, determined to shoot down many American planes on the spot right from the first volley.Hanoi anti-aircraft artillery site protecting Long Bien bridge fired at US aircraftMissile Troops - the main force in the air defense campaign to protect Hanoi for 12 days and nights in December 1972Soldiers of the 6th squad, the missile troops protecting the capital, fought bravely and intelligently, contributing with the Hanoi army and people to shoot down many American B-52 planes in the last days of December 1972.The air defense missile force was the core force in the Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu victory in the air in December 1972, smashing the idol of the "B-52 Super Fortress" of the US Air Force. In the photo: Squadron 57, the missile force protecting the capital shot down the 3,700th US aircraft on the spot, June 27, 1972 in the sky of Hanoi. Anti-aircraft artillery position of the Ba Dinh Quarter Van Company (Hanoi) shooting down American aircraft on the night of December 1972Reconnaissance soldier Nguyen Phu Cuong, Company 1, Tam Dao anti-aircraft artillery group, Thanh Hoa, is good at fighting and training, promoting many initiatives such as making models to identify the enemy's mobility level, serving the unit in training and fighting to defeat the enemy.During the “Hanoi - Dien Bien Phu in the air” campaign in December 1972, the Vietnam People’s Air Force shot down 7 aircraft, including 2 “B-52 Super Fortresses”. The air force squadrons broke the enemy’s combat formation 8 times, creating conditions for missiles and air defense forces to win. In the photo: Our troops’ missiles took offSquad 1, the missile troops protecting the capital fought intelligently and bravely, contributing with the capital's army and people to shoot down 9 American planes on May 10, 1972.Radar unit, 79th anti-aircraft artillery company of the Capital with precise technique shot down many American planes.Mig-21 aircraft took off to destroy enemy aircraftWreckage of the US B-52 strategic bomber shot down by Hanoi's army and people on the night of December 26, 1972One of the five American planes shot down by Hanoi's military and civilians on June 27, 1972, burns in the sky over the capital. This was the 3,700th American plane shot down in the North.Wreckage of the American B.52 plane shot down by the military and people of the capital at 11 p.m. on December 27, 1972, at lane 2 Thuy Khue.The wreckage of a B-52 bomber shot down by a missile from Battalion 72, Division 361 on Hoang Hoa Tham Street (Hanoi) on the night of December 27, 1972.TB (according to VNA)
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