Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_operation
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Operation_Ivory_Coast
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
1 American killed in crash during training
2 Americans wounded unknown North Vietnamese casualties |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Leroy_J._Manor
gptkb:Colonel_Arthur_D._Simons |
| gptkbp:conflict |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:date |
November 21, 1970
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
increased POW camp security
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Son Tay Raid
|
| gptkbp:impact |
POWs consolidated by North Vietnamese
improved treatment of POWs |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Son_Tay,_North_Vietnam
|
| gptkbp:notableAircraft |
gptkb:HH-3E_Jolly_Green_Giant
gptkb:A-1_Skyraider gptkb:HH-53_Super_Jolly_Green_Giant C-130 Hercules F-4 Phantom II MC-130 Combat Talon |
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:Richard_Meadows
gptkb:Dick_Meadows Benjamin H. Purcell Elliott P. “Bud” Sydnor Jr. John Gargus |
| gptkbp:notableUnit |
gptkb:US_Army_Special_Forces
USAF 16th Special Operations Squadron USAF 1st Air Commando Wing USAF 1st Special Operations Wing USAF 315th Tactical Airlift Wing USAF 333rd Tactical Fighter Squadron USAF 374th Tactical Airlift Wing USAF 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron USAF 388th Tactical Fighter Wing USAF 39th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron USAF 432nd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing USAF 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron USAF 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing USAF 4th Tactical Fighter Squadron USAF 553rd Reconnaissance Wing USAF 56th Air Commando Wing USAF 56th Special Operations Wing USAF 602nd Special Operations Squadron USAF 8th Tactical Fighter Wing |
| gptkbp:numberOfTroops |
56 raiders
|
| gptkbp:objective |
rescue American prisoners of war
|
| gptkbp:operator |
prisoner rescue
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Navy |
| gptkbp:plannedBy |
gptkb:Joint_Chiefs_of_Staff
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
intelligence reports of POWs at Son Tay
|
| gptkbp:result |
no prisoners found
no POWs rescued |
| gptkbp:significance |
demonstrated US special operations capability
|
| gptkbp:supports |
over 100 aircraft
|
| gptkbp:target |
Son Tay prison camp
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Son_Tay
gptkb:Operation_Kingpin gptkb:Arthur_D._Simons |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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