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- THREAT TO COALITION PILOTS IS REDUCED, YET SPORADIC SAM AND AAA
  FIRE AT LOWER ALTITUDES REMAIN A HAZARD.


AIRFIELDS


               TOTAL AIRFIELDS TARGETED            51

                        PRIMARY           16

                       DISPERSAL          35

               TOTAL AIR FIELDS ATTACKED           51

                        PRIMARY           16

                        DISPERSAL         35

               TOTAL SORTIES FLOWN              3,085


- 51 AIRFIELDS HAVE BEEN STRUCK AT LEAST ONCE AND MANY AT LEAST TEN

  TIMES

  -- AT LEAST 51 ARE NON-OPERATIONAL/DEGRADED OPS. 51 HAVE BEEN

     NON-OPERATIONAL, FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME

  -- PURPOSE OF OUR ATTACKS WAS NOT TO RENDER ALL AIRFIELDS

     INOPERABLE BUT TO ISOLATE AIRCRAFT ON THEiGROUND


- CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON DESTROYING AIRCRAFT IN HARDENED SHELTERS

  AND DISPERSED AROUND AIRFIELDS THROUGHOUT IRAQ.


- EMPHASIS ON HELOS WHICH COULD BE USED IN SUPPORT OF IRAQI GROUND

  FORCES.

  -- VARYING REPORTS ON HOW MANY AIRCRAFT HAVE BEEN DESTROYED ON

     THE GROUND

         WE CAN CONFIRM AT LEAST 45 COMBAT AIRCRAFT.   THE NUMBER IS

         MORE LIKELY BETWEEN 122 AND 200 DUE TO AIRCRAFT BEING

         DESTROYED IN SHELTERS


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(INFoRMATIo~ CURRENT AS OF 27 FEB 1991)

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