Battle of Dien Bien Phu (air support)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military operation aspect
gptkbp:airdropOperations	shooting medical supplies supplies paratroopers
gptkbp:consequence	French defeat due to insufficient air support
gptkbp:faced	heavy anti-aircraft fire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Dien Bien Phu (air support)
gptkbp:involves	gptkb:U.S._Air_Force_(logistical_support) gptkb:Viet_Minh_anti-aircraft_units gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Dien_Bien_Phu,_Vietnam
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Operation_Castor_(initial_air_landing) gptkb:Operation_Condor_(failed_relief_attempt)
gptkbp:notableFor	French requested U.S. air strikes (Operation Vulture), but were denied
gptkbp:objective	provide air strikes against Viet Minh positions resupply French garrison
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu
gptkbp:resultedIn	limited effectiveness high aircraft losses
gptkbp:supportedBy	gptkb:U.S._Civil_Air_Transport_(CAT)_pilots
gptkbp:took_place	March–May 1954
gptkbp:usedInAircraft	gptkb:Consolidated_B-26_Invader gptkb:Douglas_C-119_Flying_Boxcar gptkb:Morane-Saulnier_MS.500 gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain gptkb:Grumman_F8F_Bearcat
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:North_Vietnamese_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6