VFA-82
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VFA-82, Strike Fighter Squadron 82, known as the Marauders was a U.S. Navy strike fighter squadron formerly based at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, established in 1967 and deactivated in 2005. Its rad
VA-82 A-7C over Vietnam
VA-82 A-7C over Vietnam c.1972
"CAG Bird" F/A-18C from VFA-82 in 2004
Thanh Hóa Bridge
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The Thanh Hóa Bridge, spanning the Song Ma river, is situated 3 miles northeast of Thanh Hóa, the capital of Thanh Hóa Province in Vietnam. The Vietnamese gave it the nickname Hàm Rồng. In 1965 during
VFA-82
…from June 1972 to March 1973 aboard USS America for a ten-month combat cruise. On that deployment, VA-82 played a role in the attack that destroyed the Thanh Hoa Bridge, a vital link in the North Vietnamese Army supply lines and a target that seemed indestructible during the Vietnam War. Four A-7Cs from VA-82 successfully…
Thanh Hóa Bridge after it was hit by laser-guided bombs
F-105Ds en route to North Vietnam.
A North Vietnamese MiG-17 in 1972.
416th TFS F-100Ds at Da Nang, 1965