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Encyclopedia > Viet Cong attack on Pleiku airbase
Viet Cong attack on Pleiku airbase
Part of Vietnam War
Date February 6, 1965
Location Pleiku, South Vietnam
Result Viet Cong tactical victory,
United States launched Operation Flaming Dart in retaliation.
Combatants
Viet Cong United States
South Vietnam
Casualties
U.S casualties: 8 killed, 109 wounded and 20 aircraft destroyed or damaged.

The Viet Cong attack on Pleiku airbase occurred on the night of February 6, 1965. The attack left eight Americans dead, and it prompted the United States to launch Operation Flaming Dart against North Vietnam in retaliation. Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Pleiku is a town in central Vietnam seated in the central highland region. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... During the Vietnam War, United States President Lyndon B. Johnson in February 1965 ordered a series of reprisal air strikes after a number of attacks on U.S. bases, particularly on a U.S. installation at Pleiku. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809 km² N/A Population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ... February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN), or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was proclaimed by Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi, September 2nd1945 and was recognized by the Peoples Republic of China and the...


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