In the summer of 1972, A-4 Skyhawks
and A-6 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.
Ships 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.
Signed by: Lt. Commander Fred Ferrazzano USN - Commander Bob
Arnold USN - Commander T.R. Swartz USN |