They were then utilized in the first sustained bombing of North Vietnam since late 1968 (see Operation Linebacker).

With the communist invasion of South Vietnam in 1972, a new bombing campaign was instituted: Operation Linebacker.

He served his second tour later in the war as an F-4 pilot and fought in Operation Linebacker.

The bridge was eventually destroyed by laser-guided smart bombs during separate raids on April 27 and May 13, 1972, as part of Operation Linebacker.

October 23 - In Vietnam, Operation Linebacker concludes.

During Operation Linebacker, the resumed bombing of the north starting in April 1972, the targets included the Hanoi area.

But American airpower came to the rescue with Operation Linebacker, and the offensive was halted.

Operation Linebacker I brought the communists back to the negotiations.

Also prompting the president toward some form of rapid offensive action was the cost of the force mobilization that had accompanied Operation Linebacker.

These operations involved the resumed bombing of North Vietnam above the 20th parallel and was an intensified version of Operation Linebacker.