Accession Number:

ADA586295

Title:

Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. The EC-121 Incident, 15 April 1969

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

PACIFIC AIR FORCES HICKAM AFB HI CHECO DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Barnes, William C.

Report Date:

1970-03-15

Pagination or Media Count:

65.0

Abstract:

This CHECO report addresses the events leading to the shootdown of the Navy EC-121, immediate U.S. Air Force reaction, search efforts, and retaliatory planning. The insidious nature of the current North Korean Government continues to pose a serious threat to the security of South Korea, and to the policy of the United States. Its actions, while not directed by an overall Asian Communist policy, must be evaluated in relation to the threat imposed by all Asian Communist countries. Results obtained from incidents such as the destruction of the EC-121 have in the past given North Korea considerable prestige and recognition among Communist nations, and are used to justify its requests for more economic and military aid. There are no indications the policy will change. On-going studies in the realm of Joint Command and Control are being conducted within all military services in the Pacific Command to optimize the Allied posture to counter North Korean tactics. A lectern for surveillance, these plans could be tested again.

Descriptors:

• *AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
• *AIR FORCE OPERATIONS
• *DOWNED AIRCRAFT
• *NORTH KOREA
• ELECTRONIC AIRCRAFT
• ELECTRONIC RECONNAISSANCE
• LESSONS LEARNED
• MILITARY HISTORY
• SOUTHEAST ASIA
• VIETNAM WAR

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE