Battle of Đồng Hới

Name: Battle of Đồng Hới
Start: 1972

1972 CE.

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The Battle of Đồng Hới was a clash between United States Navy (USN) warships and Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) MiG-17F fighter bombers and shore batteries on 19 April 1972, during the Vietnam War. This was the second time U.S. warships faced an air attack since the end of World War II, excluding the USS Liberty incident, which was officially recorded as an attack by mistake. The Battle for Đồng Hới Gulf involved fierce firefights when Navy ships attempted to stop North Vietnamese troops and supplies transiting the coast highway in North Vietnam from reaching the battle front in Quảng Trị Province. The air raid described here marked the end of daylight raids by the Navy.

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Text from the Wikipedia article Battle of Đồng Hới (revision 1370602997), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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