The Air Force in the Vietnam War - Air Force Association
The Air Force in the Vietnam War - Air Force Association
The Air Force in the Vietnam War - Air Force Association
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Photo via Mart<strong>in</strong> W<strong>in</strong>ter<br />
<strong>The</strong> Route Packs<br />
Laos<br />
5<br />
Red Ri ver<br />
In December 1965, US Pacific Command<br />
divided North <strong>Vietnam</strong> <strong>in</strong>to “route<br />
packages.” Route Pack 6 was later<br />
divided <strong>in</strong>to 6A and 6B. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Air</strong> <strong>Force</strong><br />
route packs were 5 and 6A. Navy packs<br />
were 2, 3, 4, and 6B. Route Pack 1, <strong>in</strong>itially<br />
assigned to <strong>the</strong> Navy, was placed<br />
under operational control of MACV <strong>in</strong><br />
April 1966.<br />
<strong>The</strong> F-100 Super Sabre performed<br />
close air support.<br />
Railroad l<strong>in</strong>es<br />
3<br />
4<br />
Hanoi<br />
✪<br />
● Thanh Hoa<br />
● V<strong>in</strong>h<br />
2<br />
6A<br />
Phuc Yen<br />
Thai Nguyen<br />
●<br />
● Kep<br />
Son Tay<br />
●<br />
Thud Ridge<br />
●<br />
1<br />
6B<br />
● Haiphong<br />
Railroad l<strong>in</strong>es<br />
Ch<strong>in</strong>a<br />
Gulf of Tonk<strong>in</strong><br />
An RF-101 took this reconnaissance<br />
photo while pass<strong>in</strong>g over North <strong>Vietnam</strong>ese<br />
AAA batteries.<br />
An F-4 was armed with a new weapon<br />
that would change warfare—<strong>the</strong> laser<br />
guided bomb.<br />
Photo via Mart<strong>in</strong> W<strong>in</strong>ter
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