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Operation Barrel Roll was a covert interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos by the United States military between 5 March 1964 and 29 March 1973, concurrent with the Vietnam War. During the operation, U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 dropped 260 million bombs on Laos. [1]
14 December 1964—22 February 1973: Operation Barrel Roll, in MR 2; 31 January 1965: 1965 Laotian coups, in MR 5; 3 April 1965–11 November 1968: Operation Steel Tiger in MR 3 and MR 4; Late 1965: Operation Star (Laos), in MR 3; 5 December 1965–end of 1968: Operation Tiger Hound in MR 3 and MR 4; 17 February 1966: Battles of Nakhang, in MR 2
Barrel Roll, Steel Tiger and Tiger Hound operational areas. In eastern Laos, U.S., Royal Laotian, and VNAF aircraft continued their attacks on traffic along the Ho Chi Minh Trail. During 1967, B-52s flew 1,718 sorties in this area, almost triple their 1966 record. The major targets were trucks which had to be hunted down and destroyed one-by-one.
Operation Barrel Roll: Laos, Mu Gia Pass: Radar intercept officer on an F-4B #151412 that was hit by enemy fire [165] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] December 29: Rawsthorne, Edgar A: Commander: US Navy: VF-92, USS Enterprise: Operation Barrel Roll: Laos, Mu Gia Pass: Pilot of F-4B #151412 that was hit by enemy fire [166] Killed in ...
Operation Barrel Roll: Laos, Ban Vangthon: Bombardier/navigator on a B-57B lost on a night strike mission on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Search and rescue forces located the wreckage, but could find no sign of the crew [36] Presumptive finding of death [3] February 14: Hills, John R: Major: USAF: Operation Barrel Roll: Laos, Saravane Province
On 14 December 1964, the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) "Operation Barrel Roll" carried out the first systematic bombardment of the Hồ Chí Minh Trail in Laos. [ 11 ] : 44 On 20 March 1965, after the initiation of Operation Rolling Thunder against North Vietnam, President Lyndon B. Johnson approved a corresponding escalation against the trail system.
Operation Barrel Roll [14] [15] The bombing of Laos by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Lao Army and CIA-trained Hmong: Laos: Dec 27–29: Operation Dan Chi 100-50 [16] ARVN operation against the VC 207th, 303rd, 306th, and U Minh I Battalions: 15 km east of Sóc Trăng, Ba Xuyen province
Operation Barrel Roll: Laos, Xiangkhouang Province: Pilot of F-4D hit by enemy fire on a strafing run and crashed, no ejection observed. The remains of the weapons system operator 1Lt. Donald B. Bloodworth were identified in 1998 [109] Presumptive finding of death [3] July 25: Gregory, Paul A: Lieutenant: US Navy: VF-92, USS America: North ...