WebIn June, 1967, he was assigned to Detachment 15, 1st Combat Evaluation Group, located in the Republic of Vietnam. Here, he was assigned as the Administrative Superintendent for the Detachment as well as overseeing operations administration for the ground-directed bombing "Skyspot" radar sites in the theater. WebThese detachment provided radar controlled ground direction to aircraft engaged in bombing targets at critical locations. Mobile vans and specially trained crews directed B-26, C-47, B-29, F-80, and F-84 aircraft on all-weather missions against enemy airfields, troop concentrations, key buildings, and other difficult targets.

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WebJan 9, 1999 · This type of mission was called Ground Directed Bombing (GDB). The radar portion of the AN-MSQ-77 was capable of tracking aircraft anywhere within 200 miles of the radar system, so one radar system could cover the whole of North Vietnam and South Vietnam. To reflect this GDB role, the AN/MSQ-77 was originally called the "Radar … WebThe first COMBAT SKYSPOT sites were deployed to Vietnam in March 1966. Soon ground directed bombing became the much preferred method of dropping bombs, not only by tactical aircraft, but also the B52’s. COMBAT SKYSPOT sites were utilized somewhere in excess of 75% of all B52 strikes, which were called ARC LIGHT missions. WebCombat Skyspot was the ground-directed bombing (GDB) operation of the Vietnam War by the United States Air Force using Bomb Directing Centrals and by the United States … compactness gerrymandering