Operation Pocket Money
1972 U.S. blockade of North Vietnamese ports by naval mining / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Operation Pocket Money was the title of a U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial mining campaign conducted against the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) from 9 May 1972 (Vietnamese time), during the Vietnam War. Its purpose was to halt or slow the transportation of supplies and materials for the Nguyen Hue Offensive (known in the West as the Easter Offensive), an invasion of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), by forces of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), that had been launched on 30 March. Pocket Money was the first use of naval mines against North Vietnam.
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A-7E of VA-22 | |||||||
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United States | North Vietnam | ||||||
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Damon W. Cooper |
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