00518251 3-6610-2 UNCLASSIFIED 2441318 01-01-1972 2441348 01-31-1972

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18930 K7261 1178 1375 2451653 04-18-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 AIR ACTIVITY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (SEA) AFFECTED BY WEATHER. TOTAL ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. LAOS: AIR ACTIVITY INCREASED. ATTACK SORTIES FLOWN IN SUPPORT OF GEN VANG PAO. FRIENDLY GROUND FORCES REGAINED CONTROL OF THE SKYLINE RIDGE. UNITED STATES ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. ENEMY DEFENSIVE ACTIVITY INCREASED. TWO UNITED STATES AIRCRAFT DOWNED. SOUTH VIETNAM: ENEMY ACTIVITY LOW. ENEMY PREPARED TO ACCELERATE ACTIVITY DURING TIME PRESIDENT RICHARD NIXON WAS SCHEDULED TO VISIT MAINLAND CHINA. ARC LIGHT AND FIXED WING SORTIES INCREASED TO PREVENT VIET CONG FROM LAUNCHING MAJOR OFFENSIVE. CAMBODIA: OPERATION TOAN THANG (CROSS-BORDER) OPERATION) OFFICIALLY TERMINATED 11 JAN. ARC LIGHT MISSIONS LOW. NORTH VIETNAM: MIG (JET AIRCRAFT) THREAT TO AIRCRAFT OPERATING OVER LAOS HIGH. AIRCRAFT LOSSES INCLUDED FIXED WING, ROTARY WING, F-4E STORMY FAC (FORWARD AIR CONTROLLER), RF-4C PHOTO RECONNAISSANCE, A-7E, AND HELICOPTERS. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACAF. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0275302. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING JAN 72. CONTAINS STATISTICAL CHARTS, GRAPHS, MAPS, AND WEATHER SATELLITE PICTURES INDICATING CLOUD PATTERNS OVER SOUTHEAST ASIA. 2451655 04-20-2000 'p' 2451655 04-20-2000