Operation Linebacker - U.S. Air Order of Battle

U.S. Air Order of Battle

  • Task Force 77
USS Constellation, Carrier Air Wing 9 (F-4, A-6, A-7)
USS Coral Sea, Carrier Air Wing 15 (F-4, A-6, A-7)
USS Hancock, Carrier Air Wing 21 (F-8, A-4)
USS Kitty Hawk, Carrier Air Wing 11 (F-4, A-6, A-7)
USS Midway, Carrier Air Wing 5 (F-4, A-6, A-7)
USS Saratoga, Carrier Air Wing 3 (F-4, A-6, A-7)
USS America, Carrier Air Wing 8 (F-4, A-6, A-7)
  • Seventh Air Force
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon RTAFB, Thailand (F-4)
+ two Constant Guard squadrons from 4th TFW, Seymour-Johnson AFB. North Carolina
49th Tactical Fighter Wing, Takhli RTAFB, Thailand (F-4)
56th Special Operations Wing, Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand (A-1, HH-53)
366th Tactical Fighter Wing, Danang AB, RVN (F-4)
+ one Constant Guard squadron from 3rd TFW, Osan AB, Korea
388th Tactical Fighter Wing, Korat RTAFB, Thailand (F-4, F-105G)
+ one Constant Guard squadron from 23d TFW, McConnell AFB, Kansas
432d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Udon RTAFB, Thailand (F-4), RF-4)
+three Constant Guard squadrons
--one squadron from 405th TFW, Clark AB, Philippines
--one squadron from 31st TFW, Homestead AFB, Florida
--one squadron from 33d TFW, Eglin AFB, Florida
43d Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam (B-52)
72d Strategic Wing (Provisional), Anderson AFB, Guam (B-52)
307th Strategic Wing, U Tapao RTAFB, Thailand (B-52)

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