At the exhibition “Ban hung ca Dien Bien Phu tren khong”. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Over 300 documents, photos andartifacts relating to the victory of the Dien Bien Phu in the Air Battle are ondisplay at an exhibition in downtown Hanoi to celebrate the 45th anniversary ofthe victory (December 18, 1972).
The exhibition, namely “Ban hung ca Dien Bien Phu trenkhong” (Epic Dien Bien Phu in the Air), was opened at the Vietnam MilitaryHistory Museum on December 18 in an effort to educate military officers andpeople on the country’s revolution and inspire the love for the country andnational pride among them.
It includes four sections. The opening section and thesection No.1, entitled “The historical confrontation”, showcase a number ofphotos and objects reflecting strategies and operation plans of the Party andVietnamese military high command and air forces to defeat the US’s strategicbombing campaign by B-52 aircraft in Hanoi, Hai Phong and other northernprovinces.
"The epic Dien Bien Phu in the Air" is thetheme of the section No.2, demonstrating resilience, ingenuity and braveness ofthe people and air forces the defend the US bombing, prompting the US to thenegotiating table in Paris and finally sign the peace accords to restore peacein Vietnam.
The sectionNo.3, namely “The resounding victory song”, showcases the widespread influenceof the victory that led to the liberation of the entire southern Vietnam and onthe national building.
Hanoi, HaiPhong and their vicinities were heavily bombarded in an aerial raids inDecember 1972, known in Vietnam as "Dien Bien Phu in the Air” and in theWest as the 1972 Christmas bombing.
It was the last USmilitary campaign during the war and lasted for 12 days from December 18 to 29.
Over12 days and nights, the Hanoi air defence grids and all across the north ofVietnam shot down 4,181 airplanes, including 34 expensive B52s.-VNA
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