More Missiles In Vietnam
(N.Z. Press Association —Copyright) SAIGON, March 8. United States planes evaded exploding surface-to-air missiles in another devastating raid on supply lines from China yesterday, United Press International reported.
American marines struck a further blow when they killed an estimated 1100 North Vietnamese regulars trapped in a valley 330 miles north-east of Saigon. Air Force and Navy pilots spotted at least six of the Russian-supplied S.A.M. rockets.
They dodged heavy conventional' ground fire also, in dumping tons of explosives on
railway lines, storage areas and supply routes in North Vietnam. The Americans flew 71 missions in all, most by Air Force FlO5 Thunderchiefs and Navy and Marine Phantom jet aircraft from 7th Fleet carriers. It was the second successive day missiles were fired by Communist batteries, but none of the United States aircraft was reported lost. The 5000 Marines and Government troops in “Operation Utah” trapped the North Vietnamese Army’s 36th regiment in a narrow valley five to 10 miles north-west of Quang Ngai city, during the weekend.
They reported wiping out at least half of it.
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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31004, 9 March 1966, Page 13
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180More Missiles In Vietnam Press, Volume CV, Issue 31004, 9 March 1966, Page 13
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