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42 U.S. Planes, ’CopiersDestroyed in Vietnam Warliy GKORGE KSPBU Associated Press Writer SAIGON lt;AP) - forty-two more American planes and helicopters were lost In Vietnam in the pist week, raising the total for the war to .',,388, the U.S. Command announced today.The weekly summary of aircraft losses said the toll for the week Included 2? helicopters and 15 fixed-win*: aircraft shotIIIMIHIINHIIltlllllllHat a (fianceHilHtMIIMHMIIHIIIIIIIilUlllimi5 SatellitesCAPK KFNNKIlY, Flu. (AP)— An Air Force I lian 3 rocket today drilled a bundle of five military satellites into space. Including two Sentry spacecraft to guard against any sneak violations of the nuclear test lan trcatv.down, destroyed un the ground by enemy shelling or lost to other causes. Tbo lotul was six less than the week oefore, when -111 hcl ledgers and eight planus were destroyed.A total of 2,713 flxcd-wlng planes and 2,075 American helicopters now have been lost since Jan. 1, 1961. Military sources estimate tholr total value at 85-6 billion.Among the casualties in die past week were two §2 million F4 Phantom fighter-hombors and a four-engine KCIJO tanker lost in a collision during refueling operations off (he comtl last Sunday. Right crewmen were killed.Two of the helicopters wore shot down Thursday northeast and northwest of Saigon. Two Americans were killed ami emu was wounded in the crashes.As usual, the U.S. Command said It could give no explanation for the heavy aircraft losses.One siaikcsman said Die largest weekly loss of helicopters was in the week of June 12-18, 19CH, when 37 were shed down or otherwise destroyed.Pm pretty sure the rule of loss is no higher now than It has ever been, the spokesman said. We’ve got more helicopters titan a year ago and the enemy has proportionately more weapons titan a year ago.Meanwhile, scattered ground fighting wits reported In the war and U.S. 1152 bombers maintained their pressure on North Vietnamese buildup areas north of Saigon and In the Central lligliland.s near link To.Seven waves of the giant SlratofortrosNus dropped in o r o than 1,200 tons of bombs In the continuing campaign to harass enemy troops anlt;r prevent them from massing for a major drive.Some of the bombers hit urge la 55 miles northwest of Saigon. (illiers zeroed In on jxisl-llons 34 miles northeast of S*witli Vietnam’s eaplul city.Another wave of 1152s ul-tacked enemy base camps near l);ih To, 275 miles norUieusl of Slogon, where fresh North Vietnamese trixips reportedly have infiltrated from Laos and Cam-liodia.
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Estherville Daily News
Estherville, Iowa, US
Fri, May 23, 1969
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