March 1969. HQ MACV Summary Overview for March Operations/Air South

U.S. Air Force pilots flew 10,112 tactical air sorties against  enemy military targets, Marine Corps pilots flew 4,736 sorties, and Navy pilots flew another 735 for a total of 15,583 tactical air sorties during the month. Of the total sorties flown, 5,828 were immediate, and 2,777 were flown in direct support of ground troops in contact with the enemy. The air crews were credited with killing more than 800 enemies destroying or damaging 878 supply craft, numerous fortifications, and igniting more .than 2,800 secondary explosions and sustained fires. [284] additionally, two hundred and seventy-four missions were flown during the month by Air Force B-52s. Of these missions,16 were directed against ene~ targets in the I Corps Tactical Zone, 35 in II CTZ, 208 in III CTZ, and 15 in IV CTZ. [284] *