High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Thanh Hoa Bridge (Vietnamese: C?u Ham R?ng, Ham R?ng Bridge), spanning the Song Ma river, is situated 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Thanh Hoa ( listen), the capital of Thanh Hoa province in Vietnam. The Vietnamese gave it the nickname Ham R?ng (Dragon's jaw). In 1965 during the Vietnam war, it was the objective of many attacks by US Air Force and US Navy aircraft which would fail to destroy the bridge until 1972. In their first air combat, a small force of seemingly mismatched MiG-17s inflicted significant losses on much larger and more advanced American F-105 Thunderchief and F-8 Crusader fighters at a cost of 3 of their own, with an F-100 Super Sabre claiming the first probable American kill of the conflict. This would lead to significant changes in American tactics, training and fighter design, and a return to dogfighting in air combat doctrine. Eventually, in 1972, the bridge was destroyed by A-7 Corsair bombers using laser-guided...

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