Operation Papillon

Operation Papillon was a large scale air and ground assault on the Viet Minh at Hòa Bình by the French Army and Air Force in April 1947, during the early stages of the First Indochina War.^[1][2]

Operation Papillon
Part of the First Indochina War
A Bearcat of the Aéronavale drops napalm on Viet Minh positions
Date April 1947 Location Hòa Bình Province, French Indochina
Belligerents
French Union France French Indochina	Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Minh