00518261 3-7434-2 UNCLASSIFIED 2441623 11-01-1972 2441652 11-30-1972

PACIFIC AIR FORCES

K717.3063 18932 K7262 689 884 2451653 04-18-2000 06 51 2451652 04-17-2000 2451655 04-20-2000 BOMBING RESTRICTION IN NORTH VIETNAM CONTINUED INCREASING SORTIES. MONSOON ENABLED ALLED FORCES TO EFFECTIVELY UTILIZE INCREASED AIR EFFORT. ATTACK SORTIES INCREASED. SOUTH VIETNAM: COMMUNISTS FAILED TO INCREASE OFFENSIVE POTENTIAL DUE TO COUNTER-OPERATIONS AND ALLIED AIR STRIKES. TACTICAL AIR (TACAIR) AND GUNSHIP SORTIES INCREASED. CAMBODIA: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) TACAIR INCREASED. NORTH VIETNAM: ATTACK AND SUPPORT SORTIES DECREASED. DECREASED TACAIR ATTACK EFFORT OFFSET BY INCREASED NUMBER OF B-52 SORTIES STRIKING TARGETS. AIRCRAFT LOSSES INCLUDED B-52, F-111, FIXED-WING, AND ROTARY-WING. NONE DIRECTORATE OF OPERATIONS ANALYSIS, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF/OPERATIONS, HEADQUARTERS PACAF. PROJECT CORONA HARVEST DOCUMENT 0581434. SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA DURING NOV 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