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From: Charles.K.Scott@dartvax.dartmouth.edu (Charles K. Scott)
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Subject: Re: Air losses in the Gulf
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Date: 12 Apr 91 17:07:03 GMT
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From: Charles.K.Scott@dartvax.dartmouth.edu (Charles K. Scott)


In article <1991Apr4.042557.13016@amd.com>
smpod@venus.lerc.nasa.gov writes:

> I find this loss hard to  believe since Rolling Thunder was a campaign over
> North Vietnam that lasted only a few weeks.  Most U.S. air losses were rotary-
> wing losses over South Vietnam.   Are there any references that would confirm
> the 900 losses?

I just looked up the official beginning and ending dates of "Rolling
Thunder" in an Air Force history book.  They quote the beginning date
as March 65, and the ending date as November 68.  That's two years and
eight months.  The 900 losses figure I've seen often, but it's usually
referred to as the figure for total losses during the entire war. 
Scary enough though.

Corky Scott