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Battle of Dien Bien Phu (air support)
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https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Dien_Bien_Phu_(air_support)
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Statements (29)
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
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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
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