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AS WE SWITCH TO BATTLEFIELD PREPARATION, RISKS TO OUR
AIRCRAFT BECOME GREATER
- AIR TO AIR COMBAT
-- WE HAVE DESTROYED 29 IRAQI FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
F-15'S HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR 24 OF THE 29 AIR-TO-AIR KILLS
WITH NOT ONE SINGLE AIR-TO-AIR LOSS
NOT A SINGLE IRAQI AIRCRAFT HAS PENETRATED COALITION
AIRSPACE SINCE THE WAR BEGAN
-- AT LEAST ~ COALITION PILOTS HAVE 2 IRAQI AIR-TO-AIR KILLS EACH
(FOUR U.S. AND ONE SAUDI)
-- LAST SEVERAL DAYS THE IRAQI AIR FORCE HAS NOT FLOWN AT ALL!
OUR DEEP F-15 CAPS HAVE STOPPED FLOW OF IRAQI AIRCRAFT TO
IRAN
- SINCE WE DECLARED AIR SUPERIORITY, NOT ONE IRAQI AIRCRAFT HAS
RISEN TO CHALLENGE ANY COALITION OPERATION. THE IRAQI AIR FORCE,
FOR ALL PRACTICAL PURPOSES, APPEARS DEFUNCT.
- ONLY THREAT TO COALITION PILOTS IS FROM LIMITED SAM AND AAA FIRE
AT LOWER ALTITUDES
AIRFIELDS
TOTAL AIRFIELDS TARGETZD 44
PRIMARY 16
DISPERSAL 28
TOTAL AIR FIELDS ATTACKED 44
PRIMARY 16
DISPERSAL 28
TOTAL SORTIES FLOWN 1~7OO
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