00518238 3-5749 UNCLASSIFIED 2440861 10-01-1970 2440891 10-31-1970

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18929 K7260 736 967 2451650 04-15-2000 06 51 2451646 04-11-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 SUMMARIZES AIR OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA. ENEMY INITIATED ACTIVITY IN SOUTH VIETNAM REDUCED. MOST ENEMY UNITS ENGAGED IN RECONNAISSANCE AND LOGISTIC ACTIVITY. WEEKLY ENEMY INITIATED INCIDENTS DECREASED. COMBAT SKYSPOT (MSQ-77 AND SST-181 CONTROLLED BOMBING) SORTIES INCREASED. ENEMY ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA INCREASED. TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE MISSIONS FLOWN OVER NORTH VIETNAM INCREASED. RECONNAISSANCE ASSETS REDUCED BY DEPARTURE OF RF-4C AND RF-101 SQUADRONS. ATTACK SORTIES FLOWN IN LAOS INCREASED. NUMBER OF BEECHCRAFT QU-22B AIRCRAFT INCREASED. OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION OF PAVE PHANTOM F-4D AIRCRAFT COMPLETED. B-57G AIRCRAFT FLEW SORTIE MISSIONS. GROUND SITUATION IN SOUTHERN LAOS ENTERED CRITICAL STAGE WITH MAJOR ENEMY OFFINSIVE ON THE EASTERN RIM OF THE BOLOVENS PLATEAU. TWENTY AIRCRAFT WERE LOST TO ENEMY ACTION. NONE PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0246035. INCLUDES STATISTICAL CHARTS AND GRAPHS ILLUSTRATING COMBAT AND COMBAT SUPPORT SORTIES, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) COMBAT SORTIES GENERATION RATE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA, TOTAL FIXED WING ATTACK SORTIES, TOTAL TONS OF ORDNANCE DELIVERED, USAF AIRCRAFT ORDER OF BATTLE, AND COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF)/UNITED STATES NAVY (USN)/UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) SORTIES OPERATIONS. INCLUDES WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES TAKEN TO INDICATE CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000