Vietnam War on the aircraft carrier Good Man Richard.

After returning to China, Goodman Richard stayed in the coastal area for training. On April 21, 1965, Good Richard left Alameda and went to the western Pacific to participate in the Vietnam War. Later, Goodman Richard and Independence practiced in Hawaii, then went to subic bay and arrived on May 18th. Later, the good man Richard went to Vietnam and began to be on duty off the coast of Vietnam on the 28th.

At this time, the aerial bombing of the US military has gradually escalated; Operation Flaming Dart, which started at the beginning of the year, has been upgraded to operation rolling thunder in the first and second phases. Operation Steel Tiger against Ho Chi Minh Trail in southeastern Laos also began in April. Good Richard first went to the foreign base station to perform duties and sent planes to participate in various air strikes. However, all targets must be approved by the president of the United States before the front-line US troops can attack; In addition, Zhan Sen has set up no-attack zones in Hanoi and Haiphong, which makes the air raid efficiency extremely poor. At the same time, North Vietnam's air force and air defense strength continued to increase. With the assistance of the Soviet Union and China, North Vietnam began to build S-75 air defense missile positions near Hanoi and transported more fighters to North Vietnam Airport. However, Zhan Sen has not allowed the navy and air force to attack these targets, so the navy and air force can only add electronic jamming equipment to the aircraft for passive defense. On June 1st, an F-8 fighter of Goodman Richard was shot down by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns.

Later, Goodman Richard was transferred to Dixi Station off the coast of South Vietnam to carry out air raids on Vietnamese troops hiding in the central highlands of South Vietnam, and at the same time, it provided close air support for the US and South Vietnamese troops. On June 3th, an F-8 fighter plane of Goodman Richard was shot down by the North Vietnamese army in South Vietnam, which was the first plane shot down by the navy in South Vietnam. On July 2, the good Richard went to the port to rest.

On July 19th, Goodman Richard returned to Vietnam to fight. On 24th, an air force F-4 was shot down by an S-75 air defense missile, which was the first aircraft shot down by a missile in Vietnam War. This enabled Zhan Sen to finally allow the air force to attack several designated air defense missile positions in Hanoi, but the effect was extremely bad. Good Richard stayed at Dixi Station to cover the ground troops of the United States and South Vietnam, and then went to the port for rest on August 1th. The next day, an A-4 attack plane of Midway was shot down by an S-75 missile. The navy was immediately allowed to attack the missile position, and attacked the anti-aircraft missile position in Hanoi on the 12th and 13th, respectively. However, six planes were shot down by anti-aircraft guns, and no ground anti-aircraft missiles were destroyed. To this end, the navy tried to improve its combat tactics and transferred some marine fleets to aircraft carriers to help interfere with radar facilities in North Vietnam. These anti-air defense missile operations gradually evolved into Operation Iron Hand.

On September 11th, Goodman Richard returned to Dixi Station to fight again. At this time, North Vietnam's air defense firepower continued to strengthen. By the end of the month, three planes of the Good Man Richard were shot down by the anti-aircraft guns of the North Vietnamese army. Later, Goodman Richard switched to the foreign base station for duty, attacked the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, and went to subic bay for rest on September 3th.

On October 4th, Goodman Richard returned to the offshore of Vietnam to fight, and sent planes for many times to support the Marine Corps in Operation Dagger Thrust, searching for Vietnamese guerrillas hiding in South Vietnam. On the 17th, Independence destroyed an air defense missile position in the northeast of Hanoi, which was the first success of Operation Iron Hand. However, the US military's anti-missile operations have not achieved remarkable results. On the 27th, an F-8 fighter of Goodman Richard was shot down by an anti-aircraft missile in North Vietnam, and the pilot was captured. On 28th, Goodman Richard went to Hong Kong for rest.

On November 14th, Goodman Richard returned to the offshore of Vietnam to perform various bombing missions, and occasionally provided air support for the ground troops in South Vietnam. North Vietnam's air defense firepower continues to threaten the attendance of American aircraft. From November to December, five more planes of Good Richard were destroyed by anti-aircraft guns. On December 16th, Goodman Richard left Vietnam, passing through subic bay, Hongkong and Yokosuga, and returned to Alameda on January 13th, 1966. After returning to China, Goodman Richard entered the Long Beach Naval Shipyard for renovation on the 26th, and at the same time improved a number of on-board facilities. In September, Goodman Richard completed maintenance and returned to her home port of San Diego. However, during the voyage, an engine of Goodman Richard broke down, forcing Goodman Richard to enter Long Beach again for maintenance on October 1th. In order to make the good Richard resume duty as soon as possible, the navy dismantled the engine of Bunker Hill, which was about to be borrowed, and replaced it with the good Richard. On November 2, Goodman Richard completed all repairs, carried the 21st Air Corps and began training in the offshore. On January 26th, 1967, Good Richard left Alameda and went to Vietnam to fight again. Later, Goodman Richard passed through Pearl Harbor and subic bay and began to be on duty at the foreign base station on February 26th.

earlier on February 14th, the U.S. military began the fifth stage of operation rolling thunder, adding several targets, and was allowed by Zhan Sen to air strike Taiyuan iron and steel factory. On the 23rd, the navy began to lay mines in the North Vietnam River, and at the same time, it was allowed to cut off some designated roads and transportation systems in North Vietnam to gradually isolate Hanoi and Haiphong. However, the no-attack zone set by the two places in 1964 still remains, so many targets in the two places have not been attacked. Good Richard began to step up its attack on the supply line of North Vietnam, and its A-4 attack aircraft took the lead in using AGM-62 TV guided missile on March 11th, and successively attacked the Phu Dien Chau Bridge (located in Yanzhou County) and Sam Son's military camp. The next day, the fleet of Goodman Richard attacked the Qinghua Bridge with a new missile, but the attack power of the missile itself was weak, so the bridge suffered little damage. On 21st, Goodman Richard went to sasebo to rest and arrived on 26th. Later, Goodman Richard went to Yokosuga, Hongkong and subic bay for vacation respectively.

On April 18th, Goodman Richard returned to the foreign base station for duty. At this time, the navy stepped up its attack on industrial facilities and supply lines in North Vietnam. North Vietnam's air force further threatened the attendance of American troops; On 25th, an A-4 attack plane of Goodman Richard was shot down by MIG. However, the fleet of the Good Man Richard returned fire to North Vietnam a few days later; On May 1st, an F-8E fighter of Goodman Richard and an A-4 attack plane each shot down a MIG -17. Among them, the A-4 attack plane shot down the MIG with a Zuni air-to-ground rocket, which became a anecdote for the navy. On the 7th, Goodman Richard went to subic bay to rest and arrived on the 9th.

On May 15th, Goodman Richard returned to the foreign base station to fight, and on the 19th, she sent another plane to use AGM-62 missile to attack the thermal power plant in Hanoi. Under the cover of Kitty Hawk fleet, Goodman Richard's attack fleet destroyed many facilities of thermal power plant, greatly weakening the output power of power plant; Anti-aircraft guns and missiles near the power plant destroyed two planes of Good Man Richard. When the fleet of Goodman Richard returned home, the MIG -17 of North Vietnam came from behind and fought fiercely with the fleet of Goodman Richard. Good Richard * * * shot down four MiG-17s in North Vietnam, but it was not damaged. Later, Goodman Richard continued to air raid many industrial and supply facilities in North Vietnam, while North Vietnam's air defense firepower continued to increase. From May to mid-June, Goodman Richard was shot down with 12 planes by anti-aircraft guns or anti-aircraft missiles. On May 23rd, Zhan Sen reiterated that the 1-mile area in the center of ha noi is a no-attack zone. On June 18th, Goodman Richard went to subic bay to rest and arrived on the 2th.

On June 28th, Goodman Richard returned to the foreign base station to fight. Unable to attack the center of ha noi by American troops, the navy switched to double cutting off the supply route connecting Hanoi. Good man Richard continued to carry out various bombing missions and left Vietnam on July 3, and was ready to return home. On August 25th, Good Richard returned to Alameda. After returning to China, the Good Man Richard changed to carry the Fifth Air Corps and stayed in the coastal area for training. On January 27th, 1968, Goodman Richard went to the western Pacific again, first to subic bay. On the 29th, the U.S. military began a three-day Vietnam Spring Festival ceasefire order. However, on the same day, North Vietnam abandoned guerrilla warfare and launched a large-scale Spring Festival offensive, trying to capture South Vietnam in one fell swoop. The navy immediately suspended the Kitty Hawk's vacation; And extend the service time of Coral Sea, and at the same time greatly increase the number of attacks of various aircraft carriers to attack the North Vietnamese army.

As the situation turned sharply, Goodman Richard stopped in subic bay in February, and began to fight at foreign base stations on the 21st. However, under the heavy bombing of the US military, the North Vietnamese offensive has begun to collapse; On February 26th, Zhan Sen even approved the US military to attack the port of Hanoi. Soon, due to the strong monsoon, the weather was bad, forcing the US military to reduce the number of aircraft attacks, and the US and Vietnam negotiated a ceasefire again. On March 25th, Goodman Richard left Vietnam and entered subic bay for rest on March 27th.

On April 7th, Goodman Richard returned to the foreign base station for duty. Earlier, Zhan Sen announced that he would not be re-elected as president, and on March 31, he ordered the navy and air force to stop attacking the North Vietnamese target north of 2 degrees north latitude, and only attack the attacking forces of North Vietnam and South Vietnam; On April 3rd, Zhan Sen moved the no-attack zone southward to 19 degrees north latitude. This greatly reduced the number of attacks by aircraft carriers such as Goodman Richard, and only resumed Operation Steel Tiger to attack the supply line of Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos. At the same time, attack the fuel facilities and hangar in Rongcheng. Later, the good man Richard and others concentrated on attacking the supply line from North Vietnam to South to prevent North Vietnam from attacking again. On April 21st, Goodman Richard left Vietnam again and entered sasebo for rest on April 24th.

On May 1th, Goodman Richard returned to the foreign base station to fight, and continued to attack the Ho Chi Minh Trail and the North Vietnamese army south of 19 degrees north latitude to force it to withdraw from South Vietnam. Good Richard will continue to be on duty until May 3th, and then go to subic bay for rest. On June 5, North Vietnam demanded that the United States stop bombing unconditionally; On the 6th, Goodman Richard arrived in Singapore and took a few days off.

On June 15th, Goodman Richard returned to the foreign base station to fight. Due to the poor progress in the negotiations between North Vietnam and the United States, the US military continued to air strike the Ho Chi Minh Trail and many ground troops in North Vietnam. On June 26th, an F-8 fighter of Good Richard shot down a MIG -21 fighter. On July 6th, Goodman Richard went to subic bay to rest and arrived on the 8th.

On July 23rd, Goodman Richard returned to the offshore of Vietnam to continue various bombing missions, and its fleet shot down a MIG on August 29th and 1st respectively. On August 17th, Goodman Richard went to subic bay to rest again.

On August 28th, Goodman Richard resumed operations at the foreign base station and carried out various bombing as usual. Because the good man Richard and others have not sent planes to fight north of 19 degrees north latitude for a long time, few planes were shot down by North Vietnamese anti-aircraft guns. On September 13th, Goodman Richard left Vietnam for Yokosuga to rest and prepare to return home. On October 1th, Good Richard returned to Alameda. On November 1, Zhan Sen stopped all bombing of North Vietnam and suspended operation rolling thunder; Richard nixon won the presidential election on the 6th. On March 18th, 1969, Goodman Richard left Alameda for the Western Pacific again, and visited Yokosuga and subic bay successively. On April 15, North Korea shot down an EC-121 reconnaissance plane of the US military, killing 31 US troops, and the situation on the Korean peninsula became tense again. The United States immediately sent a fleet to demonstrate off the coast of North Korea. However, the good man Richard did not set off with him, but went to the foreign base station and started duty on May 17th.

Under the Vietnamese policy, the US military gradually withdrew from Vietnam and handed over the defense to the South Vietnamese army. Therefore, the number of attacks of Good Man Richard was greatly reduced, and it turned to roll and steel tiger operations, shifting its target to Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos, and sending planes to North Vietnam for photo reconnaissance and Blue Tree reconnaissance missions. Later, Goodman Richard went to sasebo, Yokosuga and Hongkong for vacation, and was on alert near the Sea of Japan, and returned to Alameda on October 29th.

After returning to China, Goodman Richard stayed in the coastal area for training. On April 2, 197, Good Richard left Alameda for the last cruise in the Western Pacific. On May 2nd, Goodman Richard began to be on duty intermittently at the foreign base station. At this time, the US military further withdrew from Vietnam; In this relatively peaceful environment, no plane of Goodman Richard was shot down by North Vietnam during the whole cruise, and only two planes were accidentally damaged. During the cruise, Goodman Richard visited subic bay, Hongkong, Yokosuga and Singapore successively, and returned to Alameda on November 12th. Then the navy prepared to retire the good Richard.