00518242 3-5892-1 UNCLASSIFIED 2440984 02-01-1971 2441011 02-28-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18929 K7260 1635 1849 2451650 04-15-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 DAILY ATTACK SORTIES FLOWN BY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF), UNITED STATES NAVY (USN) AND UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) IN LAOS INCREASED. BARREL ROLL, AIR FORCE TACTICAL AIR (TACAIR) SORTIES STRUCK MAIN INTERDICTION POINTS. LARGE NUMBER OF TRUCKS WERE DESTROYED BY AC-130 AND AC-119 GUNSHIPS AND B-57G AIRCRAFT. NINE ATTACKS BY FIRE ON FIVE AIR BASES DESTROYED ONE C-130 AIRCRAFT AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO ONE C-130, ONE EC-47, AND TWO C-7A AIRCRAFT. ENEMY ACTIVITY IN CAMBODIA WAS PRIMARILY IN REACTION TO FRIENDLY ACTIVITY IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTRY. OPERATIONS TOAN THANG 1/71, A 20,000-MAN SOUTH VIETNAMESE OPERATION, LAUNCHED 4 FEB. OPERATION TOAN THANG ATTEMPTED TO DESTROY BORDER SANCTUARIES AND DISRUPT ENEMY LOGISTICS ALONG THE SOUTHERN MEKONG APPROCAH TO THE CAPITAL. TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE OVER NORTH VIETNAM LIMITED BY WEATHER. THIRTY-FIVE OF THE 65 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) SORTIES FLOWN WERE SUCCESSFUL. TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE ESTABLISHED COMPLETION OF NEW EXTENSION TO THE PETROLEUM, OIL, LUBRICANT (POL) PIPELINE WHICH CONNECTED VINH WITH THE QUANG KHE PIPELINE AND SERVED THE LAOTIAN PANHANDLE. SIXTY-ONE UNITED STATES AND VIETNAM AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT LOST TO ENEMY ACTION. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACIFIC AIR FORCES PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0251293. SUMMARIZES UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR FEB 1971. INCLUDES STATISTICAL CHARTS AND GRAPHS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000