1965
US conventional forces arrived in '65. Rolling Thunder was an AIR CAMPAIGN against North Vietnam! Had nothing to do with the ground war in South Vietnam.
In 1965, on the ground at the Ia Drang, and in the air with operation Rolling Thunder.
With a failure of bombing in the north, the American were forced to send in ground troops. Operation rolling thunder failed as the VC ( vietcong ) where well hiden in the tree canopies and so bombing was pointless.
No way to tell for ground personnel; Rollling Thunder was an AIR CAMPAIGN over North Vietnam from 1965 thru 1968. Statistics taken from USAF & USN airmen (discounting jet losses) would have to be counted, to obtain US killed during Rolling Thunder.
Operation Rolling thunder was an air campaign directed against NORTH Vietnam. Nape was predominately used against ground troops in SOUTH Vietnam.
The Tet Offensive proved to be way more successful than Rolling Thunder, because we got most land back that was occupied by the enemy. However, rolling thunder was futile, for the Vietnamese operated under ground, we most likely caused more civilian casualties with Rolling Thunder.
The Term Rolling Thunder is used to describe the sound the car makes at idle if I'm not mistaken. Because it sounds very much like the sound of carpet bombing the B-52's have done. And if you were not at ground zero when that was happening it sounded like Thunder walking from Point A to Point B. Hence Rolling Thunder. As to Jeff Gordon, maybe it's in one of the books or video's available. I have also seen a line of toddler clothing available with Jeff's Car Number on them. Hope This Helped.
no it does not it comes from the sky THE THUNDA COMES FROM THA SKY@!
This was a war fought between the USAF/USN air units and the North Viet AF and North Viet Ground Defense Units. Another words Rolling Thunder was an air war fought by air units (and anti-air units). The USA & USMC & USN Riverine units fought the ground war in South Vietnam (RVN). US Army & US Marine Corp aviation units as a rule stayed out of the air war over the North.
It would keep rolling.
Ground ozone is formed by thunder and lightening. It is a pollutant.
The sound of thunder is the sound of te lightning hitting the ground but just delayed.