BOMBING RAIDS CONTINUE
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SAIGON, Feb. 2.
United States planes bombed North Vietnam for the second day after the end of the five-week bombing pause and also made hundreds of strikes south of the border yesterday.
Yesterday’s air attacks > against targets in North Viet-1 nam were concentrated in the southern section of the coun-' try as were Monday’s. Pilots flying through low overcast clouds dropped 7501 b j bombs with the aid of radar I on the Ben Thuy port facilities about five miles south south-east of Vinh. Other Air Force and Navy, pilots flying FlO5 Thunder-, chiefs and F 45 Phantoms struck bridges, roads and supply areas, with none of the targets nearer than 70 miles from Hanoi. A spokesman said three planes were lost during j attacks on Monday but only]
; one pilot was reported missing. ! The Communists claimed ‘that five planes were shot ' down.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 30975, 3 February 1966, Page 13
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