00518243 3-5917 UNCLASSIFIED 2441012 03-01-1971 2441042 03-31-1971

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18929 K7260 1850 2056 2451650 04-15-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 ATTACK SORTIES FLOWN IN LAOS BY UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF), UNITED STATES NAVY (USN), AND UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS (USMC) AIRCRAFT INCREASED. BARREL ROLL, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT SHIFT IN TARGET EMPHASIS IN SUPPORT OF FRIENDLY GROUND FORCES AS USAF F-4 AND F-1 GUNSHIPS PROVIDED CLOSE AIR SUPPORT. TACTICAL AIR AND B-52 ARC LIGHT SUPPORT WERE GIVEN TO REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM FORCES ENGAGED IN OPERATION LAM SON 719. ENEMY SUPPLY INPUT INTO THE LAOTIAN PANHANDLE INCREASED. FOUR ATTACKS ON SEVEN AIR BASES CAUSING DAMAGE TO 17 AIRCRAFT. TOTAL SORTIES FLOWN BY ALL SERVICES DECREASED. ENEMY ATTACK ON THE KOMPONG SOM OIL REFINERY FORCED THE CAMBODIAN GOVERNMENT INTO RELIANCE ON COMMERCIAL SOURCES OF PETROLEUM, OIL, AND LUBRICANT (POL) PRODUCTS. USAF TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SORTIES OVER NORTH VIETNAM INCREASED. FIVE NEW SURFACE TO AIR MISSILES (SAM) SITES LOCATED BY RECONNAISSANCE PHOTOGRAPHY. ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEEN 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 0249399. SUMMARIZES UNITED STATES AIR FORCE OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA FOR MAR 1971. INCLUDES STATISTICAL CHARTS AND GRAPHS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000