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Friday, October 18, 2019
Nightmare Up North–B-52s Over Hanoi in Linebacker II
Via Wirecutter
Truly it was “one of the most awesome armadas ever assembled,” as Major
Bill Stocker, in command of the lead B-52, later described it. The roar
could be heard and vibrations felt 10 miles away when our 78 giant
bombers went to full throttle on all eight turbojet engines, one after
the other, over 2 1/2 hours, and took off from Andersen Air Force Base
in Guam.
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