Operation Linebacker II

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Christmas_Bombing
gptkbp:casualtiesNorthVietnam unknown
gptkbp:casualtiesUnion 33 B-52s damaged or destroyed
43 aircraft lost
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:duration 11 days
gptkbp:endDate 1972-12-29
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Operation Linebacker II
gptkbp:location North Vietnam
gptkbp:mainAircraftUsed B-52 Stratofortress
F-111 Aardvark
gptkbp:notableEvent heavy bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong
gptkbp:objective force North Vietnam to negotiate peace
gptkbp:opposedBy North Vietnam
gptkbp:order gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:precededBy Operation Linebacker
gptkbp:resultedIn Paris Peace Accords
gptkbp:significance largest heavy bomber strike launched by US Air Force since WWII
gptkbp:startDate 1972-12-18
gptkbp:target gptkb:Hanoi
Haiphong
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4