4:40am 19th of December 1972
Night-1, Wave-3 of the Linebacker-II raid against Hanoi.
Targets:
Kinh No Industrial Complex - 6 cells of B-52s (18)
Gia Lam Rail Road Yard - 4 cells of B-52s (12)
Hanoi Radio - 7 cells of B-52s (21)
Supporting force:
36 F-4 Phantom-II
6 F-105G Wild Weasel
2 EB-66B Destroyer
2 EA-6B Prowler
1 EC-135 Looking Glass
1 EC-121H AWACS.
SA-75M Dvina
12:17, V-750VKU 11DKU Missile launched on Channel-1
Target distance: 35km
Target azimuth: 303°
Target elevation: 24°
Target altitude: 14.6km
SNR mode: 55km
Missile guidance method: T/T (Three Point)
12:49, Missile exploded on Channel-1
F-4 number 2 of pair-1 blocking Noi Bai airfield killed by SAM. (miss distance: 24m)
13:38, V-750VKU 11DKU Missile launched on Channel-2
Target distance: 35km
Target azimuth: 309°
Target elevation: 29°
Target altitude: 17.2km
SNR mode: 55km
Missile guidance method: T/T (Three Point)
14:05, Missile exploded on Channel-2
F-4 number 1 of pair-1 blocking Noi Bai airfield killed by SAM. (miss distance: 24m)
15:13, V-750VKU 11DKU Missile launched on Channel-3
Target distance: 35km
Target azimuth: 319°
Target elevation: 16°
Target altitude: 9.8km
SNR mode: 55km
Missile guidance method: T/T (Three Point)
16:00, Missile exploded on Channel-3
16:19, V-750VKU 11DKU Missile launched on Channel-1
Target distance: 35km
Target azimuth: 319°
Target elevation: 20°
Target altitude: 12.5km
SNR mode: 55km
Missile guidance method: T/T (Three Point)
16:34, B-52 number 1 of cell-2 bombed Hanoi Radio.
16:49, B-52 number 2 of cell-2 bombed Hanoi Radio.
16:57, Missile exploded on Channel-1
17:05, B-52 number 3 of cell-2 bombed Hanoi Radio.
17:20, V-750VKU 11DKU Missile launched on Channel-2
Target distance: 35km
Target azimuth: 316°
Target elevation: 28°
Target altitude: 16.6km
SNR mode: 55km
Missile guidance method: T/T (Three Point)
17:35, B-52 number 1 of cell-1 bombed Kinh No Industrial Complex.
17:50, Missile exploded on Channel-2
17:53, B-52 number 2 of cell-1 bombed Kinh No Industrial Complex.
18:07, V-750VKU 11DKU Missile launched on Channel-3
Target distance: 35km
Target azimuth: 308°
Target elevation: 37°
Target altitude: 21.4km
SNR mode: 55km
Missile guidance method: T/T (Three Point)
18:09, B-52 number 3 of cell-1 bombed Kinh No Industrial Complex.
19:05, B-52 number 1 of cell-4 bombed Gia Lam Railroad Yard.
19:09, B-52 number 2 of cell-4 bombed Gia Lam Railroad Yard.
19:14, B-52 number 1 of cell-3 bombed Hanoi Radio.
19:29, B-52 number 2 of cell-3 bombed Hanoi Radio.
19:36, B-52 number 3 of cell-4 bombed Gia Lam Railroad Yard.
19:44, B-52 number 3 of cell-3 bombed Hanoi Radio.
Total, SNR On Air Time: 5sec