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1965: Escalation of the War and the Start of Rolling Thunder

Below are the Sidelines associated with this period in the Air War in Vietnam:

  • 1965 US Aircraft Strength (Jan 1965)

  • Rolling Thunder (Mar 1965)

  • The Ho Chi Minh Trail (Apr 1965)

  • North Vietnamese MIGs (Apr 1965)

  • The C-130 Hercules (Apr 1965)

  • The B-52 in Southeast Asia – Deployment/Early Ops (Jun 1965)

  • The F-104 Starfighter (Jun 1965)

  • The Grumman A-6 Intruder (Jul 1965)

  • The 481st TFS/the Nature of Temporary Duty (Jul 1965)

  • The SA-2 SAM (Jul 1965)

  • Search and Rescue – II (Jul 1965)

  • The B-66 Variants in Southeast Asia (Oct 1965)

  • Search and Rescue – III (Nov 1965)

  • Route Packages (Nov 1965)

  • Skoshi Tiger (Dec 1965)

  • AC-47 Gunship I (Dec 1965)

  • Wild Weasel I (Dec 1965)

  • The First Bombing Halt (Dec 1965)

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