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What was the typical height and attack speed of a typical B52 bombing mission in Laos during the Vietnam War?
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In the Vietnam War, normal SOP for Arc Light missions were cells of three stratoforts (3 planes per cell) flying at 30,000 feet at roughly 600 mph. Altitude & speed varied based upon ground and air defense systems (MiG21s or SAMs). MiG17s/19s were not usually threats to B52s only the MiG21s.
Additionally, whatever their altitudes no GI on the ground ever saw a B52 flight (unless it was a specially clear day & still you might want to check his credentials!). Maybe (maybe!) a vapor trail...and maybe (maybe!) the long string of dots falling from the sky (750lb H-E bombs); but guaranteed you would see the long line of black clouds (with balls of fire inside each cloud) exploding seemingly making a road, then the sound of an earthquake (rumbling noise).
For the A-1 Skyraider dive bomber question, nearly all fighter bombers (A1 Sandy/Spad propeller driven, or F4, F100, jets etc.) came in at near horizonal level, apparently counting on their speed to avoid the exploding bombs. Although some air strikes were observed by dive bombing with the US aircraft coming down from what appeared to be nearly a 80% angle of dive before pulling out of his dive bombing. A point of interest, some US aircraft made several dive bombing runs (rocket attack, bomb attack, gun attack) while others might make only one bombing run delivering all of their ordnance on their single run and then keep going (fly away).
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