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United States Bombers Launch Heavy Cambodian Attacks
American B52s and F111 swing wing bombers mounted the heaviest air assault of the Cambodian war, with all B52s in Southeast Asia taking part. The strikes aimed to force Khmer Rouge and North Vietnamese forces toward peace talks, while Hanoi radio denounced the raids as criminal. Executed from Guam and Thailand, the raids extended into areas near Phnom Penh and supported a rare Cambodian government offensive on the Kirirom Plateau.
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