U.S. planes continue heavy raids in South Vietnam and claim to have killed 580 guerrillas. U.S. Phantom jets, escorting fighter-bombers in a raid on the Yen Sen ammunition depot northwest of Hanoi, engaged North Vietnamese MiG-17s. Capt. Thomas S. Roberts with his backseater Capt. Ronald C. Anderson, and Capt. Kenneth E. Holcombe and his backseater Capt. Arthur C. Clark shot down two MiG-17s with Sidewinder missiles. The action marked the first U.S. Air Force air-to-air victories of the Vietnam War.
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Jul 10, 1965:
MiGs shot down as bombing of North Vietnam continues
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This Week in History, Jul 10 - Jul 16
- Jul 10, 1965
- MiGs shot down as bombing of North Vietnam continues
- Jul 10, 1967
- Heavy fighting continues near An Loc and the Central Highlands
- Jul 11, 1966
- Public opinion approves bombing of North Vietnam
- Jul 11, 1967
- Senators debate U.S. policy in Vietnam
- Jul 11, 1969
- Thieu challenges NLF to participate in free elections
- Jul 12, 1965
- First Marine wins Medal of Honor
- Jul 12, 1966
- North Vietnam urged to treat U.S. POWs better
- Jul 13, 1968
- Rockefeller announces new peace proposal
- Jul 13, 1969
- Wallace criticizes Nixon's handling of the war
- Jul 14, 1964
- North Vietnamese regulars are fighting in South Vietnam
- Jul 14, 1968
- Clifford visits South Vietnam
- Jul 15, 1964
- Goldwater nominated for president
- Jul 15, 1971
- Nixon announces a visit to China
- Jul 16, 1965
- McNamara visits South Vietnam
- Jul 16, 1973
- Senate begins investigations into secret bombing of Cambodia
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