BOMBING VIETNAM
Estimated Tonnage
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) SAIGON, Jan. 2. The United States Air Force today estimated it dropped 23,610 tons of bombs in more than 10,000 sorties against
North Vietnam in 1965. A strike sortie was defined as a flight by one aircraft attacking at least one enemy target Results of these raids included 35 bridges destroyed, roads cut at 2050 points and railway lines smashed at 286 places. Losses were put at 80 planes with 55 airmen listed missing, eight known dead and six captured in North Vietnam. Rescue crews picked up 48 downed airmen. The Air Force said 50,000 strike sorties were flown over South Vietnam and 56,670 tons of bombs dropped.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19660103.2.120
Bibliographic details
Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30948, 3 January 1966, Page 10
Word Count
113BOMBING VIETNAM Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30948, 3 January 1966, Page 10
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in