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- 44 AIRFIELDS HAVE BEEN STRUCK AT LEAST ONCE AND MANY AT LEAST TEN
  TIMES
  -- AT LEAST 13 ARE NON-OPERATIONAL/VERY LIMITED OPS. 37 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 THE GROUND


- MAJOR FOCUS NOW ON DESTROYING HARDENED SHELTERS WHICH HIDE AND
  PROTECT REMAINING AIRCRAFT/WEAPONS

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

     THE GROUND
         WE CAN CONFIRM AT LEAST 22 THE NUMBER IS MORE LIKELY
         BETWEEN 68 AND 130 DUE TO AIRCRAFT DESTROYED IN SHELTERS
  -- 206 HARDENED SHELTERS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED OR HEAVILY DAMAGED
     AND IRAQI AIRCRAFT ARE RUNNING OUT OF PLACES TO HIDE
         NOVING TO ROADS AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS NEAR AIRFIELDS


- 100 AIRCRAFT HAVE FLOWN INTO IRAN (INCLUDES FRONT-LINE F-i

  MIRAGES AND MIG-23 FENCER)


- WE NOW MAINTAIN AIR SUPREMACY (INEFFECTIVE DEFENSE)


LOC1 S


                TOTAL flRXDGZS TARGZTZD           41
                        HIGHWAY           35

                        RAILROAD           6


                TOTAL BRIDGZS ATTACKED            Al
                        HIGHWAY           35

                        RAILROAD           6


               TOTAL SORTIES JLOWM                865


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