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Haiphong Havoc,
by Robert Bailey
In the summer of 1972, A-4 Skyhawks and
A6 Intruders complete an Alpha Strike, laying MK 2 and DST Destructor mines
in the approach to Haiphong Harbor, North Vietnam. U.S. Navy aircraft
launched from several carriers in the Northern Gulf of Tonkin laid thousand
of mines in the harbor during this period. The international shipping at
Haiphong were unloading tons of munitions which were going down the Ho Chi
Min Trail to be used against U.S. Forces in the south. These mining strikes
put an effective stop to such enemy activity.
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