▁some ▁support ▁personnel , ▁were ▁deployed . ▁At ▁Anders en ▁A FB , ▁the ▁wing ▁fle w ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁miss ions ▁over ▁Vietnam , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁C ars well ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁▁ ▁B - 5 2 ▁cre ws ▁were ▁sent ▁through ▁an ▁int ensive ▁two - week ▁course ▁on ▁the ▁B - 5 2 D , ▁making ▁them ▁el ig ible ▁for ▁duty ▁in ▁S out heast ▁Asia . ▁B - 5 2 s ▁assigned ▁to ▁combat ▁duty ▁in ▁Vietnam ▁were ▁painted ▁in ▁a ▁modified ▁cam ou fl age ▁scheme ▁with ▁the ▁unders ides , ▁lower ▁fus el age , ▁and ▁both ▁sides ▁of ▁the ▁vertical ▁fin ▁being ▁painted ▁in ▁a ▁gl oss y ▁black . ▁The ▁US AF ▁serial ▁number ▁was ▁painted ▁in ▁black ▁on ▁the ▁fin ▁over ▁a ▁horizontal ▁red ▁stri pe ▁across ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁fin . ▁▁ ▁The ▁B - 5 2 ▁effort ▁was ▁concentr ated ▁primarily ▁against ▁sus pected ▁V iet ▁Cong ▁targets ▁in ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁but ▁the ▁Ho ▁Chi ▁Min ▁Tra il ▁and ▁targets ▁in ▁La os ▁were ▁also ▁hit . ▁During ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁K he ▁San h , ▁un bro ken ▁waves ▁of ▁six ▁aircraft , ▁attack ing ▁every ▁three ▁hours , ▁dropped ▁bomb s ▁as ▁close ▁as ▁ ▁from ▁friendly ▁lines . ▁Camb odia ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁bom bed ▁by ▁B - 5 2 s ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁on ward . ▁▁ ▁Rot ational ▁deploy