{"id":8407620,"date":"2026-08-01T09:12:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T07:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/son-tay-raid-1970-empty-pow-camp\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T10:13:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T08:13:15","slug":"incursione-di-son-tay-nel-1970-campo-di-prigionia-vuoto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/son-tay-raid-1970-empty-pow-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Son Tay: il raid che non ha salvato nessuno"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style><p>Fu la missione di salvataggio pi\u00f9 meticolosamente pianificata nella storia militare moderna degli Stati Uniti, eppure non salv\u00f2 nessuno. Nel buio prima dell&#039;alba del 21 novembre 1970, una forza d&#039;attacco congiunta dell&#039;Esercito e dell&#039;Aeronautica si spinse per 37 chilometri nel Vietnam del Nord, oltrepassando le difese aeree pi\u00f9 fitte di Hanoi, per colpire un piccolo campo di prigionia chiamato Son Tay, dove si credeva che decine di americani stessero morendo di tortura e fame.<\/p><p>Tutto funzion\u00f2 alla perfezione. Un elicottero atterr\u00f2 in modo controllato nel piccolo cortile, le sue pale tranciarono alberi alti dodici metri. I Berretti Verdi si riversarono fuori e, colti completamente di sorpresa, sgomberarono ogni blocco di celle in pochi minuti. Poi arrivarono le parole che nessuno aveva previsto: le celle erano vuote. I prigionieri erano stati trasferiti mesi prima.<\/p><p>I membri dell&#039;incursione tornarono a casa in un silenzio attonito, dopo aver portato a termine un&#039;operazione perfetta per nulla. Eppure la storia avrebbe definito Son Tay un &quot;fallimento di successo&quot;, perch\u00e9 ci\u00f2 che accadde tra quelle mura vuote cambi\u00f2 il destino di ogni prigioniero di guerra americano nel Vietnam del Nord.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px;color:#222\">Informazioni rapide<\/p><table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Data<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">21 novembre 1970 (prime ore)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Obiettivo<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Salvataggio dei prigionieri di guerra americani a Son Tay, 37 chilometri a ovest di Hanoi<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Comandanti<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Generale di brigata LeRoy Manor (comando generale); Colonnello Arthur \u201cBull\u201d Simons (comando a terra)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">forze di terra<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">56\u00b0 Reggimento Forze Speciali dell&#039;Esercito degli Stati Uniti (Berretti Verdi)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Aeromobili<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Elicotteri HH-3E e HH-53, MC-130 Combat Talon, A-1 Skyraider, F-105 Wild Weasel, F-4 Phantom<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Risultato<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Il complesso \u00e8 stato sgomberato senza intoppi, ma i prigionieri di guerra erano stati trasferiti mesi prima.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">vittime statunitensi<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Nessun morto; due feriti lievi. Un HH-3E sacrificato per cause di sicurezza; un F-105G perso a causa di un missile terra-aria (equipaggio recuperato).<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 12px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Tempo trascorso sul posto<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Circa 27 minuti<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Perch\u00e9 hanno rischiato tutto<\/h2><p>Nel 1970, centinaia di americani erano tenuti prigionieri, molti per anni, e i servizi segreti segnalavano un numero crescente di morti per percosse, torture e fame. Le ricognizioni indicavano che a Son Tay, sul fiume Song Con, si trovavano forse sessanta prigionieri in condizioni di estrema necessit\u00e0: la cifra prevista era di circa 61, con stime che variavano dai cinquantacinque ai settanta.<\/p><p>Il presidente Nixon voleva delle alternative. La proposta del Pentagono era audace: far sbarcare una forza d&#039;assalto nel territorio nemico, sgomberare l&#039;accampamento e andarsene prima che Hanoi potesse reagire.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=419387722  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/son-tay-cia-model-barbara.jpg\" alt=\"Modellino in scala della CIA raffigurante Barbara del campo di Son Tay\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Il modellino in scala &quot;Barbara&quot; della CIA, utilizzato per simulare il raid fin nei minimi dettagli, dall&#039;aeronautica militare statunitense.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Mesi di prove a Eglin<\/h2><p>Gli agenti si addestrarono in segreto presso la base aerea di Eglin, in Florida, utilizzando una replica a grandezza naturale del campo, realizzata in tessuto e legno, e un dettagliato modellino in scala della CIA, nome in codice &quot;Barbara&quot;. La squadra di terra si esercit\u00f2 a entrare e a bonificare il finto complesso numerose volte, per lo pi\u00f9 di notte.<\/p><p>Gli equipaggi aerei hanno totalizzato pi\u00f9 di mille ore perfezionando un delicato balletto aereo: elicotteri, aerei a elica <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/aerei\/a-1-skyraider\/\">A-1 Skyraiders<\/a> per il supporto aereo ravvicinato, gli MC-130 Combat Talon guideranno la formazione e, schermando il tutto dalle difese di Hanoi, <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/aerei\/f-105-thunderchief\/\">F-105 Donnole selvatiche<\/a> E <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/aerei\/f-4-phantom-ii\/\">F-4 Phantom<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bhJdGP04dnE\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Un documentario narrato sull&#039;Operazione Costa d&#039;Avorio.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">L&#039;assalto andato a buon fine<\/h2><p>Arrivati nelle prime ore del mattino, i soldati illuminarono l&#039;accampamento con dei razzi illuminanti. Gli elicotteri d&#039;attacco bersagliarono le torri di guardia; un HH-3E si schiant\u00f2 deliberatamente nel cortile, sacrificandosi per permettere alla squadra d&#039;assalto di atterrare all&#039;interno delle mura. Il piano prevedeva proprio questo.<\/p><p>Un elicottero \u00e8 atterrato brevemente presso un complesso dall&#039;aspetto simile nelle vicinanze, dove gli assalitori hanno vinto un violento scontro a fuoco, un&#039;eventualit\u00e0 per la quale si erano esercitati. La sorpresa \u00e8 stata totale, ovunque. Nessun assalitore \u00e8 rimasto ucciso.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cSiamo americani. Tenete la testa bassa. Questa \u00e8 un&#039;operazione di salvataggio. Siamo qui per tirarvi fuori.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Capitano Richard \u201cDick\u201d Meadows<\/strong> \u2014 Capo della squadra d&#039;assalto, all&#039;ingresso del complesso<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=696873271  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/a-1e-skyraider-vietnam.jpg\" alt=\"Douglas A-1 Skyraider sul Vietnam\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Gli A-1 Skyraider fornirono supporto aereo ravvicinato al raid, stazionando a bassa quota sopra l&#039;accampamento. Aeronautica militare statunitense.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Le celle vuote<\/h2><p>Cella per cella, le squadre di due uomini giungevano alla stessa conclusione: nessun prigioniero. I prigionieri di guerra erano stati trasferiti mesi prima, molto probabilmente a causa di un&#039;alluvione che aveva contaminato i pozzi del campo, in un altro sito pi\u00f9 vicino ad Hanoi. Gli incursori si erano addestrati a tutto tranne che a una prigione vuota.<\/p><p>Nel giro di circa ventisette minuti, tutto era finito. Le truppe si ritirarono e fecero ritorno a casa, ogni uomo era stato identificato e ogni cella era vuota alle loro spalle.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SuA1Da_wCHA\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Come fecero i predoni ad arrivare e a trovare l&#039;accampamento vuoto.<\/p><h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Il fallimento che ha salvato vite umane<\/h2><p>Nonostante non abbia liberato nessuno, il raid ha scosso Hanoi, spingendola a riunire i prigionieri sparsi in carceri centralizzate, una sorta di &quot;Hanoi Hilton&quot;. Per la prima volta dopo mesi, gli uomini ebbero dei compagni di cella. Il trattamento si fece pi\u00f9 delicato, iniziarono ad arrivare posta e pacchi, e la vita carceraria organizzata \u2013 con corsi, funzioni religiose e assistenza medica \u2013 divenne possibile.<\/p><p>Soprattutto, i prigionieri appresero che il loro paese aveva rischiato un attacco nel cortile di casa di Hanoi per raggiungerli. Il morale sal\u00ec alle stelle. Il raid perfetto non aveva salvato nessuno, ma aveva cambiato tutto.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>\u201cIl tentativo di salvataggio del Son Tay ha fugato ogni dubbio: non eravamo stati dimenticati; il nostro Paese si prendeva cura di noi.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Un prigioniero di guerra rimpatriato dell&#039;era Son Tay<\/strong> \u2014 Ricordando gli effetti del raid (NMUSAF)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FwES-3vNA1M\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#777;font-style:italic;text-align:center;margin-top:-12px\">Il racconto di prima mano di uno dei partecipanti all&#039;incursione di Son Tay.<\/p><p style=\"font-size:14px;color:#666;font-style:italic;margin-top:20px\">Fonti: Wikipedia (Operazione Costa d&#039;Avorio); Museo Nazionale dell&#039;Aeronautica Militare degli Stati Uniti, &quot;Tentativo di salvataggio: il raid di Son Tay&quot;; CV Glines, Air &amp; Space Forces Magazine (1995).<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Post correlati<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/un-1-skyraider-zar-sabbioso-vietnam-bernard-fisher\/\">\u00c8 atterrato nel bel mezzo di una battaglia<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/it\/operazione-linebacker-ii-b52s-hanoi-1972\/\">Undici giorni di Natale ad Hanoi<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Il raid di Son Tay fu eseguito in modo impeccabile a 37 chilometri da Hanoi nel 1970, ma ogni cella era vuota. 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